Using Freeview box on Sony KV1320 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

vishal.vora · 4th May 2007, 5:43 pm

Dear all,

I have two of these wonderful TVs, one mk1 and the other a mk2. I would like to get freeview on them, am looking into the Humax Fox 2 receiver. Has anyone experience of viewing FreeView on this type of old tv?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Best,

Vishal Vora
London

Tazman1966 · 4th May 2007, 5:51 pm

Hi Vishal and welcome to the forum.

There should not be a problem using these sets with a Freeview box. The only proviso is that there is a UHF modulator either in the box itself or externally fitted as neither of these sets will accept video entry.

You can of course connect the scart output of the Freeview box to a VCR and then tune the Sony to the RF (UHF) output of the VCR.

Good luck!

Tas

Dave Moll · 4th May 2007, 5:57 pm

As these will (presumably) not have a SCART (or similar) socket (at least, I can't see anything in the circuit diagram), you will either need a Freeview box with a UHF output which can be fed into the aerial socket of the TV (others may know whether your proposed Humax Fox 2 has this) or an external modulator (a VHS video recorder with a SCART socket will provide this function).

edit: I see I've just been beaten to it!

4th May 2007, 5:43 pm	#1
vishal.vora Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: London Posts: 1	Using Freeview box on Sony KV1320 Dear all, I have two of these wonderful TVs, one mk1 and the other a mk2. I would like to get freeview on them, am looking into the Humax Fox 2 receiver. Has anyone experience of viewing FreeView on this type of old tv? Any advice would be much appreciated. Best, Vishal Vora London

4th May 2007, 5:51 pm	#2
Tazman1966 Nonode Join Date: May 2006 Location: St Albans, Herts, UK. Posts: 2,193	Re: Sony KV1320 Hi Vishal and welcome to the forum. There should not be a problem using these sets with a Freeview box. The only proviso is that there is a UHF modulator either in the box itself or externally fitted as neither of these sets will accept video entry. You can of course connect the scart output of the Freeview box to a VCR and then tune the Sony to the RF (UHF) output of the VCR. Good luck! Tas

4th May 2007, 5:57 pm	#3
Dave Moll Dekatron Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Cumbria (CA13), UK Posts: 6,127	Re: Sony KV1320 As these will (presumably) not have a SCART (or similar) socket (at least, I can't see anything in the circuit diagram), you will either need a Freeview box with a UHF output which can be fed into the aerial socket of the TV (others may know whether your proposed Humax Fox 2 has this) or an external modulator (a VHS video recorder with a SCART socket will provide this function). edit: I see I've just been beaten to it! __________________ Mending is better than Ending (cf Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) Last edited by Dave Moll; 4th May 2007 at 5:58 pm. Reason: pipped at the post