Freeview without SCART

Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?

Thanks

Simon

"Simon" wrote in message
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Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?

Thanks

Simon

See http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/rfmod.htm for info on a rf modulator.

"Simon" wrote in message
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Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?

Thanks

Simon

There probably aren't many these days that do have RF outputs. If you can't
find one, you could always get one of these
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?...source=15&SD=Y

TVonics?

Brian

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"Simon" wrote in message
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Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?

Thanks

Simon

See http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/rfmod.htm for info on a rf modulator.

Simon wrote:

Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?

TVonics MFR-200 http://www.tvonics.com/images/MFR-200.pdf

Available from Argos
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?searchTerms=5321375

TVonics also do a similar box with SCART in addition to RF, the
MFR-300.
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On 14 Jun, 08:38, "Malcolm H" wrote:
"Simon" wrote in message

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Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?

Thanks

Simon

Seehttp://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/rfmod.htmfor info on a rf modulator.

I was looking at an RF modulator in Maplin the other day. I think that
would definitely be a last resort! Well, I suppose buying a new TV
would be the ultimate last resort :-/

"Simon" wrote in message
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Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?

Humax F2 Fox T

Bill

Simon wrote:
On 14 Jun, 08:38, "Malcolm H" wrote:
"Simon" wrote in message

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Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?
Thanks
Simon
Seehttp://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/rfmod.htmfor info on a rf modulator.

I was looking at an RF modulator in Maplin the other day. I think that
would definitely be a last resort! Well, I suppose buying a new TV
would be the ultimate last resort :-/

Not got an old VHS video that you could use to modulate?

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On 15 Jun, 00:55, John Rumm wrote:
Simon wrote:
On 14 Jun, 08:38, "Malcolm H" wrote:
"Simon" wrote in message

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Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?
Thanks
Simon
Seehttp://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/rfmod.htmforinfo on a rf modulator.

I was looking at an RF modulator in Maplin the other day. I think that
would definitely be a last resort! Well, I suppose buying a new TV
would be the ultimate last resort :-/

Not got an old VHS video that you could use to modulate?

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Cheers,

John.

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That's an interesting thought...

However, it's only for a little 15" TV in the bedroom, so I didn't
really want to put any more kit up there. For some reason, my wife
complained when I used to have a Linux server in the bedroom...

I've decided to do something obvious and buy a direct replacement for
my old Freeview box on Ebay.

If you get a direct replacement off eBay, check that the "dead" one doesn't
still work with the new PSU. Another thought is I wonder if it suffers from
"dead capacitors"? If you Google for "badcaps" you will find that routers
and PC motherboards suffered from a batch of poorly made capacitors. If the
same brnad is in the Sagem, perhaps they've died.

Paul DS.

"Simon" wrote in message
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Hi there,
I had an old Sagem Freeview box that was connected via the aerial
input to an old TV that didn't have a SCART input. The box seemed to
brick itself last week, so I tried to get another one. I tried a
couple of cheap ones from Asda (another SAGEM and ONN), but they only
gave an output via SCART. Are there still any boxes out there that
will feed a signal in through the aerial?

Thanks

Simon