Anybody else out of work due to the beer disease?

[Uncle Gump]

As to everyone else....its a TV ive had for years and its in the spare bedroom. The wife dont like it so we got a modern set for tbe living room.

How does she feel about carburetors?

Or is that why you've been sent to the spare room?

 

[fastpakr]

As an example, you can walk into Best Buy here in town and grab a 32" LCD for about $100. By the time you get to $200 you're looking at 39-40" options with smart features built in. Might be worth consideration vs rigging up adapters.

 

[Dirtman]

Can you picture rusty going through the setup process of a modern smart T.V?

I don't mean the physically plugging it in part, I mean the 30 minutes you spend setting up wifi and email addresses and options. He'd throw a boot through the screen.

 

[fastpakr]

Yeah, one of us might need to swing by for that part.

 

[RonD]

Mines actually got a coax hookup with a switcher that is screwed into the TV where rabbit ears go. Ill take pics later. It dont have any RCA cable hookups.

As to everyone else....its a TV ive had for years and its in the spare bedroom. The wife dont like it so we got a modern set for tbe living room.

If you only have coax input then you need an RF modulator, takes Composite Video/audio and puts it on channel 3 or 4 so TV tuner can display it

Seen here: https://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-87631-RF-Modulator-W-Selectable-Channel-3-or-4-Output/17473923

An old VCR can often be used as a channel 3/4 modulator if it has yellow/red/white inputs on the back

You stll need the HDMI to composite converter

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

If you only have coax input then you need an RF modulator, takes Composite Video/audio and puts it on channel 3 or 4 so TV tuner can display it

Seen here: https://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-87631-RF-Modulator-W-Selectable-Channel-3-or-4-Output/17473923

An old VCR can often be used as a channel 3/4 modulator if it has yellow/red/white inputs on the back

You stll need the HDMI to composite converter

Link shows as out if stock....must be a lot of people out there with old tv's getting ready....lol.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I've got an tv older than Rusty's. It came with my RV. A whopping 12" B+W screen but comes with integrated vcr and operates on both 120V and 12V. Still works too. Just wish there was more OTA channels.

 

[RonD]

I think Radio Shack/The Source still sells RF Modulators

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[sgtsandman]

 

[Grumpaw]

Who's the weird looking guy on the right ???
Grumpaw

 

[sheep herder]

Who's the weird looking guy on the right ???
Grumpaw

Child molester.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

I screwed up.

Its actually a 1984 Sharp Linitron...

This aint the one but its just like it...

After closer inspection i need a HDMI to coax converter. My directv box is HDMI

 

[sgtsandman]

https://www.amazon.com/GANA-Composite-Converter-Adapter-Supporting/dp/B01L8GG6PW/?tag=959media-20

 

[fastpakr]

Rusty, is HDMI the only output available on your cable box?

 

[RonD]

The newer DTV Genies just have HDMI out but I think you can get a "breakout" cable for them, there is a DIN plug on the back

Seen here: https://www.ebay.ca/i/184006024915?...MIyZ3L8pel6AIV1h6tBh2JJwjpEAYYASABEgIbIfD_BwE

But would still need the RF Modulator for a coax in only TV

There is no HDMI to coax converter, lol, well not one that I would trust not to be a joke