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Old 8th Sep 2011, 8:52 am   #1
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Default General help with TV please.

Hello there.

I recently bought an Ekco TV set and wonder if any one could answer a few questions for me please. Thanks very much in advance to anyone who can help.

What year was it made - its black and white if that's any help?
Could it be converted to colour?
Could a SCART socket be attached so it does not become a large ornament when the digital switch over comes?
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Old 8th Sep 2011, 12:29 pm   #2
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Default Re: General help with TV please.

Year: I think it's the early 70s Pye hybrid chassis (the vertical one) in there so thats the period.

Colour: No chance! Buy another set if you need that.

SCART: Again don't even try to convert it, buy an external modulator instead. The Labgear MOD111 is a good one, that will give you SCART functionality with a set like this.
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Old 8th Sep 2011, 12:46 pm   #3
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769 chassis?
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Old 8th Sep 2011, 2:49 pm   #4
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Default Re: General help with TV please.

This set has the 169 chassis in it and does indeed date from the early 70s. and I would go with what's already been said as far as wanting colour and that is to get another TV. Here's some pics of my one. Cheers Neil.
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Old 8th Sep 2011, 3:32 pm   #5
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Default Re: General help with TV please.

You can connect a Freeview box to it if it has an internal UHF modulator - some do, but most don't. You can connect any Freeview box via a VCR as almost all domestic VCRs have a modulator.
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