emeril2k1
10-28-2006, 03:35 AM
My Step Father bought a SONY 37" LCD HDTV and upgraded to an HR10-250 back in August. DirecTV sent an installer out an hooked up the HR10 and TV.
Last weekend I was over to watch a football game, and had my first chance to watch the new TV for more than 5 mins.
After watching for a while my step father asked how he could hook up better speakers to the TV.
So, I got a flashlight and looked behind the TV to see which audio connections were present. I quickly forgot all about the audio.
I discovered the following:
The TV had an HDMI connector but had nothing connected to it.
The TV had component inputs available, but nothing was connected to it.
The TV had S-Video inputs, but nothing was connected.
The TV was hooked up with a composite cable!!!!!
So, we pull out the HR-10 box that the installer left behind, and inside are both HDMI and Component cables!
I wonder how many more people that don't know anything about hooking up a TV have shiny new HDTV's hooked up with a NON-HD cable?
Where do they get these CLUELESS installers?
Last weekend I was over to watch a football game, and had my first chance to watch the new TV for more than 5 mins.
After watching for a while my step father asked how he could hook up better speakers to the TV.
So, I got a flashlight and looked behind the TV to see which audio connections were present. I quickly forgot all about the audio.
I discovered the following:
The TV had an HDMI connector but had nothing connected to it.
The TV had component inputs available, but nothing was connected to it.
The TV had S-Video inputs, but nothing was connected.
The TV was hooked up with a composite cable!!!!!
So, we pull out the HR-10 box that the installer left behind, and inside are both HDMI and Component cables!
I wonder how many more people that don't know anything about hooking up a TV have shiny new HDTV's hooked up with a NON-HD cable?
Where do they get these CLUELESS installers?