Connecting it all up
Help with Television sets?
Friday, 15 July 2011
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Sid Barnett5:16 PM
Thanks jb38
Did just as you suggested and it works great.
Thanks again.
Sid
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Tuesday, 19 July 2011
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Alice2:29 PM
Hi. My mother-in-law has a new HD ready TV which is connected to both a DVD player and a VCR. The picture quality from her DTV is poor, and I'm wondering if its because the ariel signal is weak? The TV receives the DTV channels via the ariel which comes from the wall via the VCR.
Another problems is that her VCR (which is ancient...) cannot record from her TV. Is this because it is connected with only one scart lead? She can only record on her VCR the terrestrial channels received by the video player itself. She can only watch videos and record these 5 channels.
Is there a way of connecting her ancient VCR so that it records DTV? I looked at the AV connections and it doesn't seem to recognise the DTV input. Is this because it's only got one scart connection connected to the TV? I'm baffled because I would have thought it would pick up the AV signal from the DTV? Do I need to manually search for this incoming channel???
Is there a way of making the DTV picture clearer or is it because her flat has a rubbish ariel position / connection??
And is there a way of connecting her TV to the dark-ages VCR so that it records from her DTV?
I'm encouraging her to buy a recordable DVD and possibly new VCR.....
Thanks so much!!!!
Alice x
Thanks so much.
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KB Aerials Sheffield
11:46 PM
11:46 PM
Alice: suggest buying a PVR with a hard drive built in so much easier than trying to tackle an old vcr but if you really want to go down that route you should be able to connect the tv to the vcr and select the av input but the problem there is you can only record whats on the tv its not a good way of doing it
as for aerial reception we really need to know where you are - i know sheffield and the surrounding area its very difficult to answer reception problems without a knowledge of the locality
Keith
KB Aerial sheffield 07946481125
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Thursday, 21 July 2011
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Alice8:02 PM
KB Aerials Sheffield : Thank you Keith. When I select the AV input, it says "no signal". Does this mean I have to tune it in to the DTV signal? On the TV itself, it seems to display the VCR films she plays on it. But the problem is the other way round - how can she see what's playing on the DTV in order to then record it?
Re the aerial reception - my m-in-l is based in Chigwell, Essex. (No Essex jokes please...!)
Thanks,
Alice
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Friday, 22 July 2011
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Chintan11:52 AM
I have a Samsung LCD TV - is a freeview TV as advertised.
How am I able to connect to freeview channels -? will I be able to get all channels available in UK freeview list?
I will have disconnected broadband line (cable) - can I connect using this cable ?
please advise what will I need.
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Chintan: You can't use a cable TV connection with a Freeview TV, you need a connection to a rooftop aerial.
It is impossible to say what services you would get without a full postcode.
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KB Aerials Sheffield
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
Alice: it depends on the tv and the vcr - seriously its an outdated way of doing it and for someone who isnt technically savvy quite difficult set up - the tv has to have an output via the scart socket (some tvs are wired as output on both sockets others on just one- some send the signal automatically some have to be configured via the setup menu - spend £100 on a PVR - asda currys comet sainsburys tesco etc all stock some kind of pvr (pve by the way stands for Personal Video Recorder) the aerial would connect into the pvr you would then connect the pvr to the tv with either a scart lead or a HDMI cable - as well as a fly lead to carry the aerial signal through to the tv- as for Essex sorry but I know nothing about reception there apart from watching Birds of a Feather -- Hows Doreen???? (sorry Couldnt resist) -- will have to hand over here to any one who installs aerials in Chigwell?--- Anyone????
Keith KB Aerials Sheffield 01142514389 07946481125
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KB Aerials Sheffield
8:33 PM
8:33 PM
Chintan -- HI - the signal varies from area to area - you can guarantee electricity gas and water but aerial reception is another thing all together what Briantist says is quite correct we need a postcode to even begin to unravel what you can or cant get
Keith KB Aerials Sheffield 01142514389 07946481125
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
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dud5ers10:19 AM
I have a non-digital Sony TV (3 scarts), a Panasonic DVD recorder (2 scarts), Sky (not plus, not HD) digibox (2 scarts) which work fine together. Analog TV has switched off here so I want to add a Thomson Freeview box (2 scarts) so I can watch or record from 2 sources. Is there an arrangement that would work, please?
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dud5ers: If you want to "watch and record" from Freeview, use a Freeview+ or Freeview+HD box, attach it to the spare SCART input on your TV.
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