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digital swithchover and old tv
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any of you ABers out there who already have had the switchover can you help please?
We have a couple of old, but still working well tvs. However they have no scart sockets with which to deal with the connection of a freeview box....any ideas?
TIA
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We have a couple of old, but still working well tvs. However they have no scart sockets with which to deal with the connection of a freeview box....any ideas?
TIA
XX
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Good news - there is apparently a solution - you will still have to buy a digital box but get one with a *RF modulator* built in - the digibox will then be plugged into the tv aerial socket.
More info here:-
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/faqs/what/will_i_ha ve_to_throw_out_my_tv,_especially_if_its_old
More info here:-
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/faqs/what/will_i_ha ve_to_throw_out_my_tv,_especially_if_its_old
I've already answered this question on your other post. (Thanks for the reply, by the way).
However, I'd like to urge caution when reading CF's reply. As I explained on my other post, a few Freeview boxes have built-in modulators. The 'RF out' on these boxes can be fed to a TV's aerial socket, so that you can view digital TV. (Exactly as CF says).
However, many 'ordinary' Freeview boxes also have a socket labelled 'RF out'. This socket only provides 'RF loopthrough', i.e. what comes out of that socket is exactly the same as the what comes down your aerial. (If you connect it to your TV's aerial socket you'll be able to get analogue reception, but not digital).
My point is that, just because a Freeview box has a socket labelled 'RF out', it doesn't mean that it's got that all-important modulator inside it. Look for the word 'modulator' on the box (or in the description on a website). Don't assume that 'RF out' is a sufficient description.
Chris
However, I'd like to urge caution when reading CF's reply. As I explained on my other post, a few Freeview boxes have built-in modulators. The 'RF out' on these boxes can be fed to a TV's aerial socket, so that you can view digital TV. (Exactly as CF says).
However, many 'ordinary' Freeview boxes also have a socket labelled 'RF out'. This socket only provides 'RF loopthrough', i.e. what comes out of that socket is exactly the same as the what comes down your aerial. (If you connect it to your TV's aerial socket you'll be able to get analogue reception, but not digital).
My point is that, just because a Freeview box has a socket labelled 'RF out', it doesn't mean that it's got that all-important modulator inside it. Look for the word 'modulator' on the box (or in the description on a website). Don't assume that 'RF out' is a sufficient description.
Chris
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