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Retro telly
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I have an old telly in perfect working order, is there anyway i can use a freeview box with it as it hasnt got anywhere to plug the freeview box in on the back, is there a "connector" i can buy ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.You need one with an RF modulator built-in so you can tune a spare channel on your TV into the freeview box output - just like a VCR before the days of SCART leads.
I don't know which models have this feature - most don't but there are some. Alternatively you could buy a separate SCART -> RF converter to convert the SCART output of a freeview box.
Hope that helps.
BillyNoMates has provided an excellent answer.
A separate RF modulator will probably cost as much as a Freeview box so it's not really an option, so your best option is to seek a box with an RF modulator built-in. These can be relatively pricey but there's a reasonably priced one here:
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/Content/Products/details/i ndex~modelcode~INV-IDL3000T~dt~Televisions~st~Freeview+D igital+Box~make~Inverto.htm
Chris
(PS: If your TV has got 'AV' phono sockets, you can buy a Scart to AV lead from Tesco Extra for a couple of pounds and use a normal Freeview box. I've helped an elderly friend set up his almost equally elderly TV to receive Frreview this way. My own Freeview box also uses one of these leads to feed to an ancient Commodore computer monitor!)
A separate RF modulator will probably cost as much as a Freeview box so it's not really an option, so your best option is to seek a box with an RF modulator built-in. These can be relatively pricey but there's a reasonably priced one here:
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/Content/Products/details/i ndex~modelcode~INV-IDL3000T~dt~Televisions~st~Freeview+D igital+Box~make~Inverto.htm
Chris
(PS: If your TV has got 'AV' phono sockets, you can buy a Scart to AV lead from Tesco Extra for a couple of pounds and use a normal Freeview box. I've helped an elderly friend set up his almost equally elderly TV to receive Frreview this way. My own Freeview box also uses one of these leads to feed to an ancient Commodore computer monitor!)