LCD TV To DVD Combi

jocstrap · 04-09-2007, 11:37

Hello.im new to this forum i do hope that im in the correct place to ask this question,here goes anyway forgive me if im wrong.just bought a samsung 32ins lcd tvLE32R8,and also had a sony dvd/video combi RDR-VX420 which is about 6months old,on connecting the tv to the combi via scart leads etc, on the tv there are two scart sockets and two on the dvdcombi scart lead from the bottom scart on the tv to the bottom scart on the dvdcombi all is working fine good picture and can watch a dvd and video okay.But when it comes to record a freeview[forgot to say the tv has a built in freeview box] channel ie:5 when the tv is on it records okay but if i want to record a prog late in the evening while out or in bed i set the dvdcombi to come on to record the selected channel as soon as i put the tv into standby mode th recorder runs but the tape is blank have tried to swap the scart around still no joy can anyone suggest an answer to this. thanks

Nigel Goodwin · 04-09-2007, 12:30

Your VCR doesn't have a Freeview tuner, so you need your TV turned on to record from the TV's Freeview tuner. Easiest option is to buy a cheap Freeview box and connect it to the other SCART on the DVD/VCR.

broadz · 04-09-2007, 12:34

As Nigel says, in a nutshell, you can't record from something that's not switched on. It also means you can only record the Freeview channel that your TV is currently tuned to. To get round both of these short-comings, you need to feed the video with a separate Freeview signal - i.e. an STB. You can of course leave the STB switched on and tuned to the correct digital channel while you are out or in bed, because it doesn't have a big screen which lights up your living room. Your TV does.

jocstrap · 04-09-2007, 12:53

Thankyou both for your info,its a bit of a bummer buying a tv with built in freeview when one cant record from it.Thanks very much anyway.

jocstrap · 04-09-2007, 13:16

Nigel.Sorry but its me again.Been looking at your idea of connecting a seperate freeview box up to the dvd combi,just one matter if i take a scart from the dvd to the freebox what about the cables coming from the ariel socket they are noe connected to the lcd and dvdcombi the freeview box will need a signal is it possible that you could give some form of a wiring setup for this problem i would be most gratefull.Thankyou.

broadz · 04-09-2007, 13:22

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Originally Posted by jocstrap

Nigel.Sorry but its me again.Been looking at your idea of connecting a seperate freeview box up to the dvd combi,just one matter if i take a scart from the dvd to the freebox what about the cables coming from the ariel socket they are noe connected to the lcd and dvdcombi the freeview box will need a signal is it possible that you could give some form of a wiring setup for this problem i would be most gratefull.Thankyou.

A Freeview box (an STB) has an aerial in and an aerial out. Feed the aerial from your roof into the STB first, from there to your DVD/VCR box, from there to your TV. Connect a scart lead from the STB out to the VCR in.

Nigel Goodwin · 04-09-2007, 13:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocstrap

Thankyou both for your info,its a bit of a bummer buying a tv with built in freeview when one cant record from it.Thanks very much anyway.

Like in the other thread, it's NOT a problem with the TV, that's working perfectly - the problem is your recorder, you've bought an old analogue only recorder, if you bought a Freeview recorder (preferably a PVR), then everything would work as it's supposed to.

Even with analogue TV's you didn't record from the TV (a popular misconception), you recorded from the VCR's internal tuner - your recorder doesn't have an internal Freeview tuner, only an analogue one.

04-09-2007, 11:37	#1
jocstrap Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	LCD TV To DVD Combi Hello.im new to this forum i do hope that im in the correct place to ask this question,here goes anyway forgive me if im wrong.just bought a samsung 32ins lcd tvLE32R8,and also had a sony dvd/video combi RDR-VX420 which is about 6months old,on connecting the tv to the combi via scart leads etc, on the tv there are two scart sockets and two on the dvdcombi scart lead from the bottom scart on the tv to the bottom scart on the dvdcombi all is working fine good picture and can watch a dvd and video okay.But when it comes to record a freeview[forgot to say the tv has a built in freeview box] channel ie:5 when the tv is on it records okay but if i want to record a prog late in the evening while out or in bed i set the dvdcombi to come on to record the selected channel as soon as i put the tv into standby mode th recorder runs but the tape is blank have tried to swap the scart around still no joy can anyone suggest an answer to this. thanks

04-09-2007, 12:30	#2
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	Your VCR doesn't have a Freeview tuner, so you need your TV turned on to record from the TV's Freeview tuner. Easiest option is to buy a cheap Freeview box and connect it to the other SCART on the DVD/VCR.

04-09-2007, 12:34	#3
broadz Banned User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,313	As Nigel says, in a nutshell, you can't record from something that's not switched on. It also means you can only record the Freeview channel that your TV is currently tuned to. To get round both of these short-comings, you need to feed the video with a separate Freeview signal - i.e. an STB. You can of course leave the STB switched on and tuned to the correct digital channel while you are out or in bed, because it doesn't have a big screen which lights up your living room. Your TV does.

04-09-2007, 12:53	#4
jocstrap Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	Thankyou both for your info,its a bit of a bummer buying a tv with built in freeview when one cant record from it.Thanks very much anyway.

04-09-2007, 13:16	#5
jocstrap Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	Nigel.Sorry but its me again.Been looking at your idea of connecting a seperate freeview box up to the dvd combi,just one matter if i take a scart from the dvd to the freebox what about the cables coming from the ariel socket they are noe connected to the lcd and dvdcombi the freeview box will need a signal is it possible that you could give some form of a wiring setup for this problem i would be most gratefull.Thankyou.

04-09-2007, 13:22	#6
broadz Banned User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,313	Quote: Originally Posted by jocstrap Nigel.Sorry but its me again.Been looking at your idea of connecting a seperate freeview box up to the dvd combi,just one matter if i take a scart from the dvd to the freebox what about the cables coming from the ariel socket they are noe connected to the lcd and dvdcombi the freeview box will need a signal is it possible that you could give some form of a wiring setup for this problem i would be most gratefull.Thankyou. A Freeview box (an STB) has an aerial in and an aerial out. Feed the aerial from your roof into the STB first, from there to your DVD/VCR box, from there to your TV. Connect a scart lead from the STB out to the VCR in.

04-09-2007, 13:45	#7
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	Quote: Originally Posted by jocstrap Thankyou both for your info,its a bit of a bummer buying a tv with built in freeview when one cant record from it.Thanks very much anyway. Like in the other thread, it's NOT a problem with the TV, that's working perfectly - the problem is your recorder, you've bought an old analogue only recorder, if you bought a Freeview recorder (preferably a PVR), then everything would work as it's supposed to. Even with analogue TV's you didn't record from the TV (a popular misconception), you recorded from the VCR's internal tuner - your recorder doesn't have an internal Freeview tuner, only an analogue one.

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