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    1988 Vs 2009

    Hello all I am a bit of a retro junkie and found someone selling an Sega Mega Drive (16MB of gaming pleasure!) so I bought it.

    Overjoyed I rushed home to play it, there is only one problem, in 1988 HDTV, and S-Video and Scart wasn't around and my TV seems to be completely devoid of a RF socket (Though it has 3 HDMI sockets wich is overkill to be honest) but it does have AV sockets.

    Here is my question: Can you convert a RF feed to AV cables or Even a scart or am I completely goosed and have to get an old TV for my guilty pleasure?

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

    Definitely possible. Maplin might be able to help.
    I'm at work so I can't check, but a search on eBay for "megadrive scart" might do it.

    BTW, I love stuff like that. I'm sure there's an old Spectrum, Megadrive and PS1 kicking around somewhere...

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by Gav View Post
    Definitely possible. Maplin might be able to help.
    I'm at work so I can't check, but a search on eBay for "megadrive scart" might do it.

    Try here...

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by Clueless View Post
    Hello all I am a bit of a retro junkie and found someone selling an Sega Mega Drive (16MB of gaming pleasure!) so I bought it.

    Overjoyed I rushed home to play it, there is only one problem, in 1988 HDTV, and S-Video and Scart wasn't around and my TV seems to be completely devoid of a RF socket (Though it has 3 HDMI sockets wich is overkill to be honest) but it does have AV sockets.

    Here is my question: Can you convert a RF feed to AV cables or Even a scart or am I completely goosed and have to get an old TV for my guilty pleasure?
    Have you got an old VHS or digital recorder that has TV aral socket? If so you can use scart or video output from that. (and record your feats)

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

    I think Sky boxes and I would guess any Cable boxes will have an RF input. Mine does.

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

    We did try putting the RF through the skybox but had no idea how to get that onto the TV, any ideas?

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

    If your television is capable of receiving analogue TV it will have an RF input, the socket the TV aerial is plugged into...

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

    The TV doesn't recieve Anaolgue Tv it has a digibox built in and there is no Aerial going into the back of the tv.

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    Re: 1988 Vs 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by jiveclone View Post
    If your television is capable of receiving analogue TV it will have an RF input, the socket the TV aerial is plugged into...
    do pay attention 007... his TV does not have an RF input

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