Kirsty asked

7th June 2012

I have just got a Finlux HDTV which has built in Freeview but I haven't got a cable, is there any other way to re tune it with out a cable?

You need to connect your new HDTV to and aerial of some kind for the Freeview tuner inside to work. Ideally this should be a connection to an aerial outside you house for the best reception but your situation means you can't r aren't able to have an outside aerial you can try an indoors or amplified one. Your success will depend on the strength of the signal at your home and the size and position of the aerial you choose.

Ken asked

7th June 2012

I have recently purchased a Tvonics HD Freeview recorder and a Panasonic smart HDTV. Can I record two programmes simultaneously and watch another on the TV Freeview at the same time? Will I need an extra connection? If so what will I need?

You can certainly do this you just need to connect both devices, your HDTV and your recorder to your aerial so the Freeview tuners built in to each will work. If your recorder has an aerial pass-though on the back you can connect the recorder to the wall and your HDTV to the aerial output on the recorder. If you can't connect both devices this way all you need is a cheap 2-way aerial splitter to device the aerial at the wall to supply both devices.

Emmet asked

7th June 2012

I have a Samsung HDTV wirh Freeview and want to buy a recorder. All the ones I have seen come with Freeview installed will this mess up the televisions settings or not and can I just get a recorder without the Freeview option?

You absolutely want a recorder with Freeview (and probably Freeview HD) built in. There's no (practical) way to record from the Freeview tuner built in to your HDTV so you need your recorder to have tuners of its own. The other advantage of this is that you can record more than one thing at once and watch/record different channels on your HDTV and the recorder at the same time.

Brian asked

5th June 2012

Can I connect my Sony HDTV to my Humax PVR l950 which is terrestrial? The box has 2 SCART ports as has the TV plus the HDMI port, at the moment I just use the SCART ports and therefore cannot get HD.

I think the Humax device you have is most likely to be a PVR-9150T which is a is only a standard-definition device so means it's not able to playback or record in anything other than standard-definition and that your current SCART connection can't be improved upon with that device. Assuming your HDTV is also only contains a standard-definition Freeview tuner, in order to be able to watch the Freeview HD channels you will need a Freeview HD set-top box (or recorder if you want to record the HD channels) which you will need to connect with an HDMI cable.

Dave asked

5th June 2012

I have a problem with my new BUSH plasma HDTV. At the back it has a socket labelled as a SCART socket but it is not, it looks a lot like a HDMI socket but is a slightly different shape and a little bigger too, It is not a VGA or USB either. The instructions also show a SCART lead to this new socket but for the life of me I can not find out what cable I need for this. I can't even buy one. Can you tell me what this socket is known as so I can find the cable I need.

It seems this a semi-propriety socket sometimes known as 'mini-SCART' used by Bush and possibly also Samsung: I found some useful information here about where you might be able to obtain a cable to allow you to connect a regular SCART to your HDTV:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/lcd-led-lcd-tvs/1512078-odd-mini-scart-connection.html

Julian asked

15th May 2012

I have just brought a 22' Phillips HDTV with built in Freeview a few days ago. And when I watch movies or film an audio for people who cant see comes on. For example in an action movie it will say (John just walked into the door) and things like that. I have tried everything to switch it off as it is a pain as I cannot watch certain shows without it coming on. I have read the manual and it does not tell me how to switch it off. I have went to setting then audio but all it asks me is what language I want the audio on but not an option to put it off!

You should have an 'AD' button on your HDTV remote that stands for 'audio description' and toggling that should disable the feature.

Claire asked

15th May 2012

We have just bought a Sony 40" Smart HDTV with Freeview and upgraded to Sky+ HD. We have another TV upstairs with a "mouse" so we can receive Sky+ but we cannot get Freeview to work on the new TV. Also the volume has to be controlled with the TV remote, and will not work on the Sky remote. Is it connected up incorrectly? If so, what do we have to do?

All it sounds like you need to do is connect your Sky HD box downstairs to your aerial so that the Freeview signal passed though it and reaches your other TV via the coaxial connection that also feeds the Sky picture upstairs.

The volume issue you may be stuck with as it may be a feature the newer Sky HD box doesn't support, you can always contact the manufacture of the remote link for confirmation.

Martin asked

15th May 2012

I have a Toshiba 19DV501B HD television and I am trying to connect a Panasonic DMR-HW100EBK digital recorder without success. Can you advise on which connection cables I need.

You need to connect both devices to your aerial so the Freeview functionality in both is able to work. If your hard disk recorder has an aerial output or pass-though you can connect an aerial cable between the two, otherwise you will need a 2-way splitter so both devices can be connected to your aerial at the same time. Beyond that to watch programmes recorded on your hard disk recorder the best connection to use in an HDMI cable as this will carry both sound and video and give you the best picture.