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phhhh's avatar
phhhh
Joining in
2 months ago

new 360 box

Hi

I renewed my TV and broadband contract with Virgin recently and it all looks OK to start in the next week or so but he offered me a new 360 box to replace the Tivo box I already had. There was nothing wrong with this box but he said it a couple of times and said it was very easy to fit so I agreed.

I received the box last weekend and was going to look at it when I had time but in the meantime they've turned off the Tivo box. I opened the 360 box and it has HDMI cables to connect to TV etc but I have an older TV and HD DVD box with scart cables (One into Tivo, one into DVD box and two into the TV) so I'm worried that I'll have to replace TV and DVD player just for a box I didn't ask for and there isn't anything wrong with the TV or DVD player. The TV is about 20 yrs old but is working perfectly and the DVD box is about 12 yrs old so hardly ancient.

Can anyone help? I rang the helpline and we agreed I'll have to call back with best times for a technician to visit but will I need to replace everything? I can't say I'm good with technology so I'm a bit lost with it.  I've recently injured my knee so scrambling around looking at wires and sockets for something I didn't ask for is a annoying. I only rang them to renew the contract like they emailed to do not replace TVs etc.

thanks 

  • nodrogd's avatar
    nodrogd
    Very Insightful Person
    2 months ago

    In technology terms, what you are using now is positively "Stone Age". There are no longer any "analogue" connections on any modern TVs now apart from audio outputs. To use the new box with your old TV you would need a HDMI to Scart Digital/Analogue converter. With the modern HD channels now, the downscaling will look dreadful on an older TV. So it's your decision. Replace the TV or buy a converter?

     

    • phhhh's avatar
      phhhh
      Joining in
      2 months ago

      Are these the ones you can see on ebay etc for about £10 with one scart end, a hdmi end and a power cable connector? I can cope with it for a few months, I'm not fussed about HD TV, just didn't want to upgrade everything right now 

      • Matthew_ML's avatar
        Matthew_ML
        Forum Team
        2 months ago

        Hey phhhh,  thank you for reaching out and I am sorry to hear about your issue.

        As mentioned technology is changing all the time which can be frustrating with the cost side. 

        I would advise checking eBay for the short term but long term look into something which can support this.

  • nodrogd's avatar
    nodrogd
    Very Insightful Person
    2 months ago

    If you buy one you must ensure they are the correct type. Most are designed to convert Analogue to Digital (ie. SCART to HDMI to use old equipment with a new TV). You need a Digital in, Analogue out version, these are harder to source. You also need one that is HDCP 2.2 compliant to deal with the modern content protection in use on these boxes.

  • Roger_Gooner's avatar
    Roger_Gooner
    Alessandro Volta
    2 months ago

    I have experimented with these SCART converters and they don't work well - if they work at all. Bear in mind that recording is less important than it used to be as Catch-up is available on several channels.