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[colinmcneill]

Hi everyone. I was wondering if any of you lovely people could help me. I'm looking at a new 12 volt TV but my existing TV is set up per the attached pictures with a scart lead into my easifind digital. If I purchase the new TV it has an HDMI cable and no scart socket on it.

Is there a quick way or a newer easifind digital that will leave all the setup the same and connect the new TV.

Thanks so much in advance

 

[f6c]

Welcome aboard

 

[Guigsy]

I assume that box is to give you digital Freeview TV? Newer TVs will have the Freeview decoder built in, just connect the aerial.

 

[colinmcneill]

Hi Guigsy.


Thanks so much for replying. This box is for my satellite dome on the roof. It's a cosmos. Would that still be the case

 

[David and Sally]

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[colinmcneill]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome

 

[Clivefog]

You can get a Scart to HDMI converter cable, Ebay or Amazon around £5.00

 

[Stonemags76]

Amazon product ASIN B01FM51PY2

 

[colinmcneill]

Thank you. Does this have to be a powered one as I don't have a socket to put the usb end in. Sorry totally clueless

 

[Guigsy]

Hi Guigsy.


Thanks so much for replying. This box is for my satellite dome on the roof. It's a cosmos. Would that still be the case

Can you get a FreeSat TV? I don't know if it's the same frequencies as you're using now?

Also, a lot of TVs have a USB socket on the back to power dongles. So that SCART adapter might still be ok. But you'd get a better picture and less points of failure and less remotes if you could bypass the old analogue stuff.

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[colinmcneill]

Also it's this type of scart thanks

 

[davidbaldam]

Hi and welcome to FUN.

 

[Itsmcb]

You need a scart to hdmi converter like the one below. Your existing scart cable that used to go to the TV goes into one end and a new hdmi cable would fit from the other end to the new tv. It will require a USB power supply, quite often the TV will have a usb socket which will power this.

 

[cmcardle75]

You might be better getting a TV with a built in satelite decoder, unless that box also controls the dish somehow. SCART is a 1980s abomination compared with modern digital systems and offers very low resolution with analogue artifacts on the screen (you'll still get the digital ones as it will be converted to/from digital at both ends).

 

[Itsmcb]

This might help if you have not yet bought the tv

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[AndyPK]

You might be better getting a TV with a built in satelite decoder, unless that box also controls the dish somehow. SCART is a 1980s abomination compared with modern digital systems and offers very low resolution with analogue artifacts on the screen (you'll still get the digital ones as it will be converted to/from digital at both ends).

....or even a cheap Freesat decoder, like the Manhattan SX .....?

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Then plug the LNB feed into the SX and use an HDMI lead to the new tv....

 

[wigster]

 

[Baldeagle7470]

Hi and another big Enjoy.
some questions answered it seems.

 

[Itsmcb]

I think that one needs a 230v power supply? (Post #16)

 

[AndyPK]

I think that one needs a 230v power supply? (Post #16)

No - it runs off a 12v dc supply too.....
Also, I forgot to say that it comes with an analogue RCA lead and scart adapter as well!