Help needed please!! UE40c8000 Samsung TV

[Deleted User]

Evening,

Can anyone please help? This model TV I have has a tiny aerial socket for freeview. I need an adapter so I connect a normal aerial coaxial cable to watch freeview. Ebay and amazon are sold out and so far I've ordered 3 and there all wrong. Nobody seems to be able to advise.Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

Neil_Jones

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The aerial sockets are all standard and have been for years.  If you think you need an adapter to connect an aerial you're doing something wrong.

Post a picture of the connections on the back/side of the TV?

debitcardmayhem

Neil_Jones said:

???

The aerial sockets are all standard and have been for years.  If you think you need an adapter to connect an aerial you're doing something wrong.

Post a picture of the connections on the back/side of the TV?

And your aerial cable too

[Deleted User]

I know what an aerial cable is thanks.
Do you think I'm stupid google the tv model and 'aerial adapter'. In the meantime I shall try and post a pick although a simple googling of my request might help. Thanks

[Deleted User]

Deleted_User said:

I know what an aerial cable is thanks.
Do you think I'm stupid google the tv model and 'aerial adapter'. In the meantime I shall try and post a pick although a simple googling of my request might help. Thanks

I believe you, come across this before with super slimline TV's.

As per manual, contact whoever you bought it off if the cables didn't come in the box.

GDB2222

Neil_Jones said:

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The aerial sockets are all standard and have been for years.  If you think you need an adapter to connect an aerial you're doing something wrong.

Post a picture of the connections on the back/side of the TV?

I looked at the manual and Skidder may be right.

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1148297/Samsung-Ue40c8000.html?page=7#manual

It looks like a non standard connector, and the TV comes with a short adapter lead. 

shiraz99

As the OP mentions, the Samsung requires proprietary breakout adapters for some of it's inputs, including the RF aerial input.

I can't advise where else you can get them from other than ebay, Amazon etc as the TV is over 12 years old now.

GDB2222

There’s an antenna adapter showing on page 4 of the manual.

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] said:

Deleted_User said:

I know what an aerial cable is thanks.
Do you think I'm stupid google the tv model and 'aerial adapter'. In the meantime I shall try and post a pick although a simple googling of my request might help. Thanks

I believe you, come across this before with super slimline TV's.

As per manual, contact whoever you bought it off if the cables didn't come in the box.

Thank you for understanding and not throwing your toys out like some people. It was bought used and they said they lost the cable after I asked. No idea of it's name or a simple connector might do? Thanks for the illustration too. Much appreciated:)

[Deleted User]

GDB2222 said:

There’s an antenna adapter showing on page 4 of the manual.

I'm aware of that but not easy to find. If it's that easy I wouldn't have spent hours and 3 orders later and i'm still looking for it....

GDB2222

Deleted_User said:

GDB2222 said:

There’s an antenna adapter showing on page 4 of the manual.

I'm aware of that but not easy to find. If it's that easy I wouldn't have spent hours and 3 orders later and i'm still looking for it....

Quite!

A quick Google search doesn’t help either. 

The TV has a scart input, so do you have anything like a recorder with a scart output and coax input?