Is it possible to receive digital terrestrial television (TDT) channels on a Casio TV

[paulo]

I have a Casio TV-880 portable TV and I'd like to know if it's possible to receive digital DTT channels here in Portugal. I know it's an analog TV, but I'm curious to know if it's possible to pick up digital TDT channels.

[old_tv_nut]

What DTT standard is used in Portugal? Is it DVB-T?
You would need a converter box that receives the DTT signal and converts it to PAL analog.
A quick search online finds converters for the U.S. systems, but I don't see any for the system used in Portugal.

[paulo]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

What DTT standard is used in Portugal? Is it DVB-T?
You would need a converter box that receives the DTT signal and converts it to PAL analog.
A quick search online finds converters for the U.S. systems, but I don't see any for the system used in Portugal.

The system used in Portugal is DVB-T.

[old_tv_nut]

I don't know if there were any DVB-T to PAL converters made. I can't find any online.
Good luck on your search.

[jhalphen]

Hi to all,
Hi @old_tv_nut, @Paulo,

I live in France, so here is the situation on the French market :

Standalone DVB-T receivers are still sold to use older televisions with today's broadcast formats, current receivers all have inbuilt tuners.

Some DVB-T standalones only have an HDMI output but many still output analog signals, switchable between PAL/NTSC and RGB on a SCART connector.
Some models only have analogue composite on 3x RCA connectors (video + stereo audio).
For a standalone with only an HDMI output, use a HDMI to PAL dongle + an analogue RF modulator (System B/G for Portugal).

Some modulators have an HDMI input direct to RF UHF output.

Here is an example of a budget DVB-T receiver with HDMI & SCART outputs :

https://www.fnac.com/Decodeur-TNT-HD.../a16934530/w-4

Higher priced DVB-T receivers may include 2 tuners (watch one channel, record the other), facilities to record to a USB "Thumb Drive", and some have an inbuilt hard disk or SSD for mass storage or connection to an outboard storage device.

*caveat : depending on brand, some record in proprietary formats, others use standards such as MPEG4, H265,... useful for future editing/backup to a PC.

Hope this helps

Best Regards
jhalphen
Paris/France

[old_tv_nut]

Thanks, Jerome!

[Electronic M]

Do you want to use it out away from home or in the confines of your property. If your only using it on your property and your countries equivalent of the FCC isn't excessively strict on the matter you might want to take the audio video output of a converter box and feed it into a low power analog Transmitter... An old cable TV head end modulator with 40-60dBmV output power like the pal equivalent to a blonder tongue AM40 or AM60 works nicely... I can walk around my yard with a handheld battery portable and not have to also juggle a DTV converter box while doing so.