Cheap Freeview + old tv

[ejayben]

I recently tried connecting an old Sony Trinitron to a cheap (and nasty) SEG freeview box I have.
The tv has no scart capability.
I was unable to get any hint of a freeview picture despite repeated efforts to tune it in.
Someone (I dont trust) said this was because the freeview box was too cheap.
Is this true and what can I do to remedy this?

[nodrogd]

Assuming the box has an RF modulator built in, there should be a facility to change the output UHF channel. Try changing the output channel and searching again as the current output channel may be masked by an analogue broadcast signal on the same channel.

[Kymmy]

Most freeview boxes don't have a modulator built in

[Pauls9]

Wasn't there a channel change a few years back which rendered older boxes obsolete?

[jb66]

Tv sounds obsolete too

[Kymmy]

Wasn't there a channel change a few years back which rendered older boxes obsolete?

It was a standards change that meant that some boxes couldn't scan in all the channels, you would at least get 80% of the channels with the rest being addable by manual settings if your freeview box allowed it..

If the TV has only a UHF antenna socket then you'll need to find a freeview box with a built in modulator, other than that you can buy an external modulator (ebay search for SCART MODULATOR and there's lots for under £20 delivered). Is there no component sockets on the TV??