Dish on a UK TV

[quadruped]

OK, I arrived from the UK with 2 flat screen TVs (one a Panasonic TX-32LMD70) which are set to receive a PAL terrestrial signal. Just signed up to DISH but would like to use one of my not so old UK TVs to watch dish. I am assuming the output signal from my DISH box is NTSC. I have tried to tune one TV but only get a very grainy B&W signal on channel 60. Clearly the simplest answer is to get another US TV. But I would like to exhaust the potential of getting use out of my UK TVs. Any suggestions of how to do this? I have a DISH box set for 2 TVs and want to connect my UK TV onto the TV2 outlet. I have the aerial connector adapter to change US coax to UK coax

[boba]

OK, I arrived from the UK with 2 flat screen TVs (one a Panasonic TX-32LMD70) which are set to receive a PAL terrestrial signal. Just signed up to DISH but would like to use one of my not so old UK TVs to watch dish. I am assuming the output signal from my DISH box is NTSC. I have tried to tune one TV but only get a very grainy B&W signal on channel 60. Clearly the simplest answer is to get another US TV. But I would like to exhaust the potential of getting use out of my UK TVs. Any suggestions of how to do this? I have a DISH box set for 2 TVs and want to connect my UK TV onto the TV2 outlet. I have the aerial connector adapter to change US coax to UK coax

Sorry but your SOL PAL625 is not compatible with NTSC/ATSC broadcasts. That B&W picture is as good as it gets unless your TV is multi format which is doubtful.

[Tampa8]

I would think one of these should work?


http://www.220-electronics.com/pal-ntsc-secam-video-converter.htm

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[TNGTony]

There are NTSC/PAL/SECAM converters out there starting at about $100.

http://www.world-import.com/samar.htm

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(NOT AN ENDORSEMENT) is the cheapest one I found that goes NTSC>PAL but it is definitely not HD. The HD converters out there are pretty pricey.

[whatchel1]

OK, I arrived from the UK with 2 flat screen TVs (one a Panasonic TX-32LMD70) which are set to receive a PAL terrestrial signal. Just signed up to DISH but would like to use one of my not so old UK TVs to watch dish. I am assuming the output signal from my DISH box is NTSC. I have tried to tune one TV but only get a very grainy B&W signal on channel 60. Clearly the simplest answer is to get another US TV. But I would like to exhaust the potential of getting use out of my UK TVs. Any suggestions of how to do this? I have a DISH box set for 2 TVs and want to connect my UK TV onto the TV2 outlet. I have the aerial connector adapter to change US coax to UK coax

You didn't say what type of Dish sat receiver you are trying to use. If it is a VIP then you may be able to use the HDMI input on the set. You will not be able to use the RF input w/o the adapters mentioned (PAL or NTSC).

[quadruped]

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Thanks (and to Tampa8), I bought a box load of voltage converters from these sort of folks. OK, here comes the dumb question. I have a coax connector coming out of the wall, feeding from the Dish box several rooms away (just another issue of compatibility, I need an adapter to go from satellite coax to the UK standard coax, which I now have). None of these converters will take a coax input, they all want HDMI, component or one of the other video standard inputs. Is it possible to use an adapter to morph the coax to a useable input (I remember having a s-video to Scart adapter)? My Panasonic will take a wide range of inputs and can actually accept a NTSC signal through most of the 'video' inputs, just not through the antenna. Some of these converters are starting to get expensive and I can get a refurbished Visio 32" for just over $200 and save the headache. Maybe I just need to bite the bullet