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You usually can't get the VCR to use the TV's Freeview tuner, just as you can't get a VCR to record using the analogue tuner in a old-fashioned TV.
You need to use the first SCART socket on your TV to connect the DVD, as this will have the required "RGB" connection, vital for the best quality pictures from DVD. (If the DVD has a HDMI output and your TV has an HDMI input, you may wish to use a HDMI cable instead).
Connect the VCR to the second TV SCART socket. If you want to record from the analogue service you will need to connect the aerial to the VCR first, and then onto the TV.
If you want to record from Freeview, you will need either another Freeview box, or you should consider buying a Freeview PVR or Freeview PVR/DVD-writer combo as this makes the whole recording a very simple process.
12:05 AM
Swansea
i have an lg tv i was told it has freeveiw buit in, how do iget it on?
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7:39 PM
Perth
I hope to end my Virgin Media package shortly. As my TV has inbuilt Freeview, how do I go about connecting it up. Do I re-tune? or what..
Thanks
Regards
M. MacLeod (Perth, Scotland, UK)
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M. MacLeod: You will need to connect your TV to a rooftop aerial to receive Freeview. If you had one of these before, unless it has sustained damage whilst you used Virgin it should provide you with a Freeview signal for the "Freeview Light" channels.
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7:56 PM
Re useing TV as tuner for recording device
check out this web site
http://www.js-technology.….pdf (study details for pins 1-3-19)
Once in mid 90's I had home made skart lead for a now scrapped Sasio CRT set that would feed vidio & audio to VCR input and could have recorded whatever Sasio tuner was turned to had I needed to. However I never used mode as all recording devices had built in tuners at time.
At this time I had a split home made skart lead used to connect two sattelite recievers (Stearable dish) & (fixed dish D2MAC) to Sasio TV & found if I took a skart connector from either of the sattelite tuners rear skart sockets and inserted it instead into one of the skart connectors on rear of the sasio TV and place the skart connector that normally fed sat video opto TV into VCR video input the VCR was able to see Sasio's tuner op and used second TV with RF input set up from VCR to monitor restult - This was nothing more than an experiment to see what would happen. It was of no real use to me & set up was reverted to normal running after experiment.
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8:04 PM
NB:- Re using TV as tuner for externail recorder
My current sony LED 32" fst will send video to correctly attached recoder (Skart lead)
Again mode not used.
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8:37 PM
I have a TV with built in Freeview and a separate Freeview+ Recorder, at the moment I watch the TV throught the Freeview+ Recorder Box connected to the TV but I would like to watch the TV through the built in Freeview in TV but still be able to record with the Freeview+ Recorder so how do I connect both so I can record still, if I connect aerial to TV I can watch Freeview with the built on TV but I lose the Recorder, if I connect the aerial to the Recorder I cannot watch the built in Freeview on TV just Freeview on Recorder what do I do to be able to watch and use both at the same time. What connectors do I need. Thank you.
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Jane: The Freeview recorder should have an aerial in connector and an aerial out connector. Feed the aerial in to the Freeview recorder and then connect the aerial out to the aerial in on the TV. The recorder should have come with a lead for you to do this, or you may have one, for example one previously for a video recorder.
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7:41 PM
My mother has got a Freeview recorder as well as Freeview built into the TV. I have set up the recorder so she can watch/record Freeview channels however is it possible to also set up her existing VCR to record Freeview channels from the TV built-in Freeview - if so what would the connections have to be?
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11:18 PM
Gary:
Hi Gary, welcome to this forum. In short, the answer is no. The Freeview tuner in the TV doesn't present an output, it is just used internally.
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5:52 PM
Mother has just bought a tv with built in free view, she has a dvd vcr combo & sky box she has had someone to connect all these up, but there only seems to be the freeview channels available, no sky channels, yet she can record say, BBC1 onto vcr, while watching say ITV, is it possible for her to still receive sky channels? which she dosnt really need, but she is adamant on wanting to be able to record as she can now. head scrambled with it all now, new TV has only 1 scart socket.
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8:00 PM
Hi, I'm about to buy a new tv for my daughter that has inbuilt freeview. However she subscribes to NOW tv. Can this be used via a tv that has freeview?
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10:19 PM
debs: If your buying a new LG TV (which we all rather like at the moment), then NOW TV is included as part of the smart features, as is wifi, so you can just use your subscription in the same way, but on the TV.
Other Tv's don't have it, but you can see from this list Available Devices | NOW TV - Help that there are a fair number of devices that you can use to stream from. If you buy a smart TV you should be able mirror from an android phone. If not, but a Now TV box (less than £15) and plug it into the TV.
General advice on buying a new TV (this is what I say to my customers). Find the right size (3 times the size of the screen away from it is fine - so 40in x 3 = 120 = 10ft, for example). All TV's should have Freeview HD, be Full HD, be smart and have wifi. There are exceptions, but I can't see the point of not having smart functions, etc. You ultimately paying for the quality of the panel - a 400hz screen will look better than a 100hz screen (although the 100hz LG's, such as the 650, are excellent value), and 800hz better still. They cost more, but thats how it works.
I generally wouldn't have a problem with any of the four major brands (LG, Samsung, Sony or Panasonic). Please go to a proper shop, and ask questions and look at one before buying, if you can.
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10:49 AM
I have a HDMI Panasonic TV
and a Digiholme Freeview recorder
+ a Toshiba HDMI dvd/vcr freeview
How do I connect them up to receive freeview on all three??
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8:19 PM
Terry: Ok, I assume the TV has at least Freeview in it, so that makes three tuners you want connected.
There are couple of ways to do this:
1) get a four way splitter Online TV Splitters, Amps & Diplexers sales - a F fitting one with adapters for your pushin aerial leads would be fine.This is kind of the way I do my digibox and PVR, albeit with a 2 way split.
2) Loop through the signal via the various boxes until it gets to the back of the TV. The Toshiba should certainly be able to take the feed from the aerial, and then have an 'out' to connect the aerial to another device. If the Digihome has the same setup, do the same again, and then put an aerial lead in the back of the TV. This is the normal way of doing things.
The disadvantages of this approach can be a) If one of the boxes does not 'pass through' the signal when the box is off, then anything further down the chain has stuck without a signal, so make sure that there is always a signal.
b) The longer the chain, the more chance there is of a weak link.
The advantage is that its easy to set up, all you need are decent aerial leads, and its relatively neat.
3) If the Digihome does not have a loop though, then perhaps combine both ways (or just do it anyway). Get a two way splitter (a decent metal one is a fiver on Amazon), and have one section going one way, and then looping through just one box to the TV, and the other branch just feeding the one box.
Frankly, whatever works for you. Your signal strength should be fine for three devices, and the second method is the 'correct' one, with no need for any extra bits. If it doesn't work, try something else. As far as the HDMI connections are concerned, use them where ever possible, because you will probably get upscaling and less likelihood of interference.
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1:29 AM
i have tv with inbuilt freeview my friend has a freeview box that records can i connect this box to my tv also i have vcr that no longer records but the DVD player still works can i keep this hooked up as well
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7:23 AM
Mike:
A box that can TV record programmes is normally known as a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) and you can connect one to any TV set. It requires the aerial to be connected to the PVR aerial input and then the aerial output from the PVR is connected to the aerial input of your TV set to maintain the ability of that set to receive and show Freeview prgrammes. You can also connect the PVR to the TV set via either a SCART (old 21-pin system) or HDMI (modern system with High Definition capability). The DVD Player can remain connected, preferably via HDMI but SCART will still work if your TV has that already.
Your friend's box is, I assume, at a different location?
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12:06 AM
Have an old video with two scart plugs and red and white plug can l connect to a normal tv
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10:29 AM
Ann: I'm not sure what you mean by a 'normal TV (make/model would help). If you've got a normal scart in the back of the TV, just use the normal lead, and thats fine. Unless its got a digital tuner, dont bother with connecting it to an aerial - your wasting your time, so its only if you want to watch stuff on tape. If you've got a TV with apparently no scart, its probably still there somewhere - look at the manual. There will often be an adapter, etc, or you can use the RCA's - the red/white connections you spoke about, plus a yellow one as well - a cheap RCA/scart adapter is no more than a couple of pounds.
However, if you want to record, and its not digital, dont bother.
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7:07 AM
I have given a new freeview digital tv to the elderly lady next door, she still has a vcr that she wants to keep as she records from it. At the moment she has an old large backed tv, a freeview box and the vcr/dvd combo. I have brought a converter box to convert scart to hdmi. She has 2 scarts in the back of the vcr, 1 of which I am going to use the scart/hdmi converter for to connect to the tv. Is there a way I can set this up so she can still record from the vcr ?. Thanks
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dave: Basically, the answer is "no".
She will need to switch to using a box with a digital tuner, such as a Freeview+ or YouView box.
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9:17 AM
Dave: To follow on from Brian's answer, can I ask why you bought a scart/hdmi adapter?
It would help to have the make/model of the TV and VCR/DVD combi, but pretty much every TV still has an analogue input somewhere, even if its slightly obscure.
The VCR/DVD combi sounds like it might have a Freeview tuner, in which case all it needs to do is to be connected to the aerial (if it doesn't, then you could use the old freeview box). The old TV and digibox disappear, and the new TV connects via some sort of adapter (often in the box). Even the latest 4K TV still has RGB on the back (which often double up as RCA's), and an adapter for scart/RGB can be had for less than a fiver from Amazon InLine
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10:18 AM
Thanks for replies. She has a freeview box connected to her very old vcr/dvd combo. So from what I remember the ariel goes to her freeview box along with a scart lead to her vhs then there is another scart lead from vhs to crt tv plus an ariel cable vhs to crt tv. So I was hoping that the new scart/hdmi converter I brought will just replace the scart lead from vhs to new tvs hdmi socket. Should it work ?.
I will try and get model numbers when she is home. Thanks
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10:31 AM
dave: > Blaupunkt 22-Inch LCD TV and DVD Combination with Samsung Screen UX22 | | 123PriceCheck.com thats the tv. thanks
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1:35 PM
dave: Ok - she had the VCR rigged up using the freeview box as a digital source (which is a PITA), and then that fed the CRT - the aerial to the TV was kind of redundant.
The TV has at least Freeview, so the existing setup could continue. Now I have to admit as to having zero experience with that brand, so I have no idea what is on the back of it. If it has a manual, then look to see what connections it has. Its got 2 HDMI's, but almost certainly (for a TV from that brand and price) it should have either RCA phonos or RGB. If its either, you have zero need of that box. If it does not, I'd try to return the TV, since you spent 50 pounds or more trying to make that TV work, whereas I'm fairly sure I could find you a better TV for less than you paid for both, with a lot less hassle.
Yes, that box will work, because its basically taking a feed from the VCR (which is itself taking a feed from the digibox), converting it from analogue (which the digibox had converted from digital) to an digital form and a connection which you know the TV has.
To be perfectly honest, its not an elegant solution. If she really does need a video recorder, then she is going to have to put up with the existing setup, or find a digital one somewhere second hand, which would at least get rid of the digibox, and hopefully would have an HDMI on it.
Or scrap the lot and get a modern decent PVR with HDMI (Humax or Panasonic) - easier, and you'll be out perhaps another 80 notes after taking back the scart/HDMI adapter.
Best thing - look at the back and the manual, and tell us what you see. For purely academic interest, could I ask how much you paid for the TV and the convertor?
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8:48 PM
dave: Having read over everything said, why don't you just leave everything exactly as it is and use the new TV purely as a monitor? in other words, using (as you intended) the scart to HDMI convertor in place of the scart cable and with TV being permanently set on its AUX / HDMI input, no aerial connection into the TV being required as Freeview is still being received via the Freeview box.
Doing things this way would (or should) make life easier for the elderly lady in question, as about the only thing she would have to keep a check on is that the TV is always set on auxiliary input via the remote control.
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10:22 PM
jb38: Thanks that after having a think about it today that is what I will do. She is a lady of 93 and I offered her our year old tv as hers was really old , as she knows how to record things via vhs she wanted to keep it. Thanks for everyones help the hdmi converter cost me 18 so a cheap price to pay to put a smile on her face.
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11:38 PM
dave: 18 is very reasonable - hope it all works OK for her.
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5:08 PM
I have a flat screen tv that has only 2 scart outlets at the back (so, far from cutting edge, or modern) I have an long in tooth Freeview box, that is also scart. So, everything works, and has done for over a year. BUT I would like to buy from Argos a newer Bush Freeview box; THIS is going to be Hdmi only. Do I need a Scart to Hdmi convertor ?
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7:24 PM
Michael: If your TV has no HDMI connection and the box you're buying has no SCART connection, then yes you will need an adaptor. According to Argos's website, the Bush HD Set Top Box @ 39.99 has both HDMI and SCART connections on the back, although for the Bush Freeview Play Zapper Box @ 79.99 I couldn't see any information on what connections it has on the back (other than HDMI and ethernet).
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Michael: Tell us the make/model of the TV - its perfectly possible early flat screens didn't have HDMI, although it might have DVI, but scart should be fine.
If you want to just buy an HD box (I assume that would be the reason for an upgrade), then the Manhattan also has HDMI/scart (I've got one), and even if the TV just has scart, you can at least get the extra channels which only use a T2 tuner. But if your not worried about the extra channels, then unless your TV has an HDMI, your not really getting value for money.
Realistically, don't bother about the idea of a scart/HDMI adapter - the cost of one plus your HD box is getting on for sixty quid. Since you can buy a new 32in TV with an HD tuner for less than 200 notes (we had one that was reduced to clear at about 140 this weekend), and perhaps one with full HD and smart for 250 in a sale, you'd better better off saving your money and just buying a new TV in the long term.
If you want to buy a PVR (and I personally would be recommending Bush - try a marked down Humax instead for perhaps not much more money), then go ahead, they should still have analogue connections.
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11:05 AM
MikeB: Hello
Mike I have Panasonic tv with Panasonic with freeview recorder model no is DMR-EX97 I also have sky box can I recorder my sky on to my Panasonic recorder there is no scart on the new recorder but only hdmi how can use my sky to recorder on to my new box I can use scart on my tv to sky
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1:48 PM
john: Most Freeview PVRs don't have any means of recording from a Sky box (or any other non-digital source). From looking at the specifications, this appears to be the case for the Panasonic DMR-EX97.
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8:06 PM
john: Yes - old sky boxes did have a scart to allow that, and old PVRs had one as well.
Now, its no longer the case for either. But since the EX 97 has a freeview HD tuner, you can at least record programmes to dvd from that.
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9:13 PM
Hi,
I have an analogue VcR & digital Tv with Freeview built in.
I want to record tv channels. What are the connections if I can do this. Or do i need to buy Freeview box.
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10:28 PM
Tonu: Unless your TV can somehow output its picture to the VCR then you will need a box. You're probably better of getting a PVR which records programmes to a hard drive as you will get much higher quality recordings and will be much easier to set and play back recordings (just select the programme you want and press the record button on the remote) with most being able to record 2 or more channels at a time.
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5:13 AM
Tonu:
I agree with what StevensOnln1 has explained but if you really want to record on your VCR without a separate box you'd only be able to do it for the channel you are watching/tuned to at the time using a Scart/Component output from the TV if it has these - those being the most likely inputs on your Analogue VCR.
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