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94_AcCoRd_EX 01-29-2004 04:14 PM

Simple (cheap) way to go from RCA --> Coax?
 
I'm trying to hookup a cheapo DVD player to a cheapo TV with no RCAs in. Does anyone know of an adapter to do this?

ebpda9 01-29-2004 04:17 PM

yeah, radioshack should have that adapter from anything to rf modulator. depending on th unit you want they run from 20 to 80 bux

94_AcCoRd_EX 01-29-2004 04:27 PM

Damn that's a lot of money. The TV and DVD player are hardly worth that :D Thanks

pdiggitydogg 01-29-2004 07:32 PM

Ive tried all combinations of adapters for this kind of thing
As far as I know, youre gonna have to shell out the cash for the adapter from radioshack unfortunately. But if you find something....I wanna know what it is. :)

94_AcCoRd_EX 01-29-2004 08:11 PM

I'll look into it a little more... then I might break down and buy one.

Anybody have a schematic for one? Maybe they are cheaper to build...

juvenile 01-29-2004 10:46 PM

Try Best Buy

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....5&type=product

That's the cheapest one it carries.

94_AcCoRd_EX 01-29-2004 10:51 PM

That one will probably work just fine. Thanks juv

ChrisCantSkate 01-30-2004 01:08 AM

im running my dvd player through a shitty vcr i had laying around to get the rca->coax

94_AcCoRd_EX 01-30-2004 01:09 AM

I actually have a VCR somewhere that might do the job, good idea.

HndaTch627 01-30-2004 01:55 AM

radio shack FM modulator for TV's

GT40FIED 01-30-2004 04:02 AM

Either way mentioned will work. I've used RF modulators (I think I paid about $40) and just run stuff through the VCR line in inputs. The VCR line in is great if you have stereo inputs (3 plugs) and easier/cheaper than buying an RF adapter. If you're not an A/V nut a mono (2 plug) setup will work fine on your VCR. RF modulators are just too damn expensive if you've already got an RCA capable VCR. You could probably build one with electronics warehouse parts...but it'd be a helluva lot more complicated than just breaking down and buying one.

94_AcCoRd_EX 01-30-2004 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by GT40FIED
If you're not an A/V nut a mono (2 plug) setup will work fine on your VCR.


I usually am an A/V nut, but this is just going in a bedroom on a 13" TV :D Hence me not wanting to spend too much money.

GT40FIED 01-30-2004 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 94_AcCoRd_EX
I usually am an A/V nut, but this is just going in a bedroom on a 13" TV :D Hence me not wanting to spend too much money.


I'm the same way. It's funny...I used to have this nice expensive 4 head VCR that I used for years and then suddenly everything was RCA and the VCR only had mono plugs. I didn't think it mattered and used it without fail for a few years. When it came time to get a new one I bought some cheap piece of junk with stereo plugs and was just about floored...I was hearing all this shit I'd never heard before cuz it was on the other channel. Lol.

armyguy5 01-30-2004 02:19 PM

hmmm digital to analog = ewww


chris

GT40FIED 01-30-2004 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by armyguy5
hmmm digital to analog = ewww


chris



Yes...necessary evil.:pukey

pdiggitydogg 01-30-2004 02:46 PM

I wasnt aware that you could connect a dvd through vcr's now...
The last time I checked...and tried...all I got was a totally scrambled signal. It was the copy protection built into the dvd player's hardware...I mean I got scrambled signal when there was no dvd in the tray too.

94_AcCoRd_EX 01-30-2004 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pdiggitydogg
I wasnt aware that you could connect a dvd through vcr's now...
The last time I checked...and tried...all I got was a totally scrambled signal. It was the copy protection built into the dvd player's hardware...I mean I got scrambled signal when there was no dvd in the tray too.



The VCR just acts as the converter, it shouldn't process the signal at all using this method. I'll try it out sometime soon and let you know if it works.


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