scart plug based freeview

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

anyone had one of these freeview adapters that looks like litle more than a scart plug,
not a set top box as such. do they come with a remote still or how do you control it
as cant see how telly knows iwhats plugged in??? looking for a simple one for an old
analog tv in caravan, seemed a good idea as one less power source.

[zippy]

Originally Posted by Thomas-the-Terrano2

anyone had one of these freeview adapters that looks like litle more than a scart plug,
not a set top box as such. do they come with a remote still or how do you control it
as cant see how telly knows iwhats plugged in??? looking for a simple one for an old
analog tv in caravan, seemed a good idea as one less power source.

Hi there

I have the bush ibox which is a scart plug in as you say. It is good but my TV in the caravan does not allow it to plug fully in so i need a scart extension which defeats the purpose of it!

The ibox has a mains adapter but will take 12V if you are off hookup. It also has a remote control which plugs in to the main unit. Never lose the remote control because the unit is then useless.

Regards
Lee

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

you say remote plugs in, it a wired job then is it. if needs psu then apart from being small
isnt much of a saver as there are STBs little bigger than their remotes?

[jims-terrano]

I'm pretty sure the remote has a receiver that plugs in on a short wire and has a sticky pad that sticks on top of telly, it should only be a tiny little thing though.

Jim T

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

I'm pretty sure the remote has a receiver that plugs in on a short wire and has a sticky pad that sticks on top of telly, it should only be a tiny little thing though.

Jim T

oh like a magic eye, make sense as some iR doesnt like working round corners though
some remotes work facing backwards!

[zippy]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

I'm pretty sure the remote has a receiver that plugs in on a short wire and has a sticky pad that sticks on top of telly, it should only be a tiny little thing though.

Jim T

Sorry I didnt explain myself right, there is a remote receiver that plugs into the main unit. This receiver is on a lead which you can site on the front of the TV so that the remote control has a clear line of site. The remote control is then the same as any remote.

I would say that they are good for use in a caravan but only if you dont need the extension lead - you can then keep it permenantly connecte to the TV. In the house they are no better or worse than a standard set top box.

regards
Lee

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Originally Posted by zippy

Sorry I didnt explain myself right, there is a remote receiver that plugs into the main unit. This receiver is on a lead which you can site on the front of the TV so that the remote control has a clear line of site. The remote control is then the same as any remote.

I would say that they are good for use in a caravan but only if you dont need the extension lead - you can then keep it permenantly connecte to the TV. In the house they are no better or worse than a standard set top box.

regards
Lee

thanks Lee for coming back on that, was thinking in van is a space saver, wont need
to literally balance a STB on my tv or store at side. As you say providing fits neatly
and doesnt foul existing rear body of tv does form an upgrade. will check tv's profile and
prices. was following a 12v stb on a 'van dealers site, but 12v cable was missing so
would have needed to source or run via invertor.
tv is dual voltage but doesnt appear to want to work off 240. its an oldish crt with
vcr built in so bit heavy draw compared to mains lcd recently bought which can also
run invertor route and had dvb already.