Have just bought a Goodmans GDR11 set top box and it works great on a CRT TV with a scart lead. But would also like to use it on an older CRT set which does not have a scart lead. The box comes with an RF lead and have followed the instructions, which are quite simple, but cannot figure out how to tune in. Can just about make out BBC2 through the snow but have tried everything - no success. Any ideas?
It does have an RF modulator,
BUT
, offers no advice on how you obtain an picture using the RF interface !
To the OP.
Remove the aerial connection going into the box, just leave the RF connection between the box and TV
Switch on the box, and run a tuning scan on the TV. It should find the box (there may well be weak phantom images so let the TV run a full scan) and you should see the welcome menu.
How old is the TV without a scart socket? Is it still in daily use or are you a museum curator or something similar?
You can get modern TV (less than 10 yrs old) incredibly cheaply on ebay.
I picked up a perfect condition Thomson 14inch TV (with Teletext, though that feature is unusable here now) for 99p.
Connected up a 20 quid Freeview box to its Scart i/p, and it works a treat in our garage, in front of the exercise bike. (Next step is to power the combo from the bike itself )
You probaly won't believe this! The older set is probably at least 20 years old, is white and get this - I can turn it on and off from my bed, so don't have to go on 'stanby' as everyone tells me standby uses up a lot of power? This old tele, being white, goes well with the bedroom fittings. With a power control by the bed, I can turn whole lot on and off the (digibox, VCR and tele) all together, and in the morning, when still half asleep, can turn it all on again without getting out of bed - the white set stays in the 'on' position even when the power is off, so swithes back on again without having to physically press the 'on' button. Just a bit concerned about the standby mode. Don't all laugh! At present, I have a silver CRT but have to get up in the morning and switch the bugger on - I know, what a lazy sod!
JJ
jjne
Either buffer the freeview box through an old VCR, or buy one of these:
Though the bit about it using UHF Ch 18 for the output is clearly b0lloc3s.
Not to worry, the OP seems to have lost interest anyway.
JJ
jjne
Yeah it's hard to say really.
I do have an Akura STB whose interface looks identical to that one (and also has the same buttons and headphone jack -- an unusual feature) -- it doesn't have RF out either. Again though that isn't conclusive as these things are made by a large number of OEMs.
You probaly won't believe this! The older set is probably at least 20 years old, is white and get this - I can turn it on and off from my bed, so don't have to go on 'stanby' as everyone tells me standby uses up a lot of power?
Okay, Mister C. Here is what you are going to do.
Throw away the white television set or donate it to a local orphanage.
Plug the above device in to the silver CRT. Now you can turn the television and the digibox off completely from the comfort of your bed and you don't have to worry about RF outputs and the like. I would guess that a television would be happier being turned off in this way too, you press the stand-by button on your remote and the television goes in to stand-by for 10 seconds or so. The device above then cuts power to the television and anything else you have plugged in to the device. This is probably better for a television than switching it off at the plug.
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