New Tvs. Do they still have analogue tuners.

New Tvs. Do they still have analogue tuners.

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V8A*ndy

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3,695 posts

191 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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My mum has $ky via RF in her bedroom and the telly has just gone on the blink.

So she needs a new TV but with an analogue tuner. Can you still buy such a thing or are they all digital now?

looks like I might have to dig out the VCR and a scart cable hehe

marshalla

15,902 posts

201 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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Hard to find these days.

You're more likely to have success with a wireless sender or one of these : http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/Triax_Unilink.htm (which does what you're proposing to do with the VCR).

pozi

1,723 posts

187 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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marshalla said:
Hard to find these days.

You're more likely to have success with a wireless sender or one of these : http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/Triax_Unilink.htm (which does what you're proposing to do with the VCR).
Really?? I just randomly check Samsung's website and everything from a top of the range 65" Smart TV to a 22" cheapo all listed analogue tuners.

The LG 47" I bought last week also has an analogue tuner so make of that what you will.

Edited by pozi on Thursday 22 January 18:32

wildoliver

8,780 posts

216 months

Thursday 22nd January 2015
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So's our new Sony 4k 3d tv.

bristolracer

5,540 posts

149 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Allthough we have gone digital tvs are made for many european an worldwide markets. So until all 50hz 220v countries have gone digital you will still have analogue tuners.
Sky have deleted the rf output on new boxes now, so she will be ok until the box goes pop and even if she changes the box there are bits of kit that allow you to watch elsewhere.

bristolracer

5,540 posts

149 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Allthough we have gone digital tvs are made for many european an worldwide markets. So until all 50hz 220v countries have gone digital you will still have analogue tuners.
Sky have deleted the rf output on new boxes now, so she will be ok until the box goes pop and even if she changes the box there are bits of kit that allow you to watch elsewhere.

megaphone

10,725 posts

251 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Every TV I have seen or fitted recently still has an analogue tuner.

TonyRPH

12,972 posts

168 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Could you not just use a SCART lead form the Sky box to the TV? (assuming the Sky box is local to the telly).

JimbobVFR

2,682 posts

144 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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TonyRPH said:
Could you not just use a SCART lead form the Sky box to the TV? (assuming the Sky box is local to the telly).
Presumably the bedroom TV that's gone pop is a 2nd TV fed by RF, the main TV will be scart or HDMI connected. Although we rarely use it we have a dinky little 17" LCD in our bedroom connected like this, its fine for our purposes.

talkssense

1,336 posts

202 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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bristolracer said:
Sky have deleted the rf output on new boxes now, so she will be ok until the box goes pop and even if she changes the box there are bits of kit that allow you to watch elsewhere.
You just buy an i/o link to add the RF out and magic eye functionality to the new sky boxes.

I have never seen a TV without an analogue tuner.

VEX

5,256 posts

246 months

Friday 23rd January 2015
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Even the 78" UHD Curved screen we fitted tonight still had an analogue tuner function.

V.