corsasport.co.uk
  Not logged in [Login - Register]  
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » TV / VCR / DVD / FREEVIEW Setup Help???


New Topic
New Poll 		  Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author TV / VCR / DVD / FREEVIEW Setup Help???
Elliot150
Member
Registered: 19th Feb 05
Location: Cardiff
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 19:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ok i have a DVD player, FreeView box, VCR and i wanna connect them all up to the TV. Currently i just have the tv setup with the freeview box. aerial into freeview box and scart socket from tv to freeview box! what do i need to do to get the dvd and vcr setup aswell??

TV has 1 scart socket, VCR has 2, DVD has 1 and freeview has 2 if that helps???
Mav 3000
Member
Registered: 16th Aug 01
Location: Leicestershire
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 20:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
buy a scart switcher box from Argos - cheap as chips and converts your one socket into three!!
Elliot150
Member
Registered: 19th Feb 05
Location: Cardiff
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 20:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes might do! but want to know if there is a way to do it with what i have got?? there must be! anyone?
Mikorsa16v
Member
Registered: 2nd Sep 02
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 20:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tv to freeview - if freeview has more than one scart then other freeview scart to DVD/VCR via scart switcher
Kif
Member
Registered: 13th Jan 05
Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I dont think there is any other way of doing it. You can do freeview to scart on you video and video to tv. just leaves dvd player i think
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 20:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
one in the bedroom has vid, freeview and dvd on. all links through one scart on the tv.

frontroom has vid and freeview one one scart and then dvd on sep scart.

however, the freeview boxes have 2 scarts on allowing the link through
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 20:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get one of those auto switch boxes from argos, eaby, maplin etc.

[Edited on 09-08-2005 by Peugeot Nut]
t_benn_1
Member
Registered: 28th Sep 04
Location: Shropshire
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 21:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Freeview box's have to scarts both going out one TV one Vid
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 21:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Vid to TV, Freeview to vid, DVD to Freeview. Mine works anyway like that
Sam
Moderator
Premium Member

Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 21:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Or failing that, a TV with more than one scart socket...
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 21:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Make sure it has more than one scart socket before you buy tho
Sam
Moderator
Premium Member

Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 21:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Peugeot Nut
Make sure it has more than one scart socket before you buy tho


@ your advice, like saying "if you're buying a car, make sure it has an engine!"...
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
9th Aug 05 at 22:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or at least make sure the engine works

 
New Topic
New Poll

Corsa Sport » Message Board » Off Day » TV / VCR / DVD / FREEVIEW Setup Help??? 22 database queries in 0.0096221 seconds