This is the RF Modulator I picked up to connect the new DVD player to the old Magnavox TV. You’ll have to connect the cable company’s input cable to ANT-IN and a new separate cable to TV-OUT on the modulator. If you purchase one of these, be sure you get a short coaxial cable to connect it to the television, as it doesn’t come with one. It gives you a good picture; the literature seems to suggest that a better picture may be gotten by using an S-Video cable to go from the DVD player to the modulator rather than the standard red, yellow, & white RCA plugs. I can’t compare, but the standard looks ok to me, at least on a 13″ screen.
I bought a new DVD player for the den today and I too had to run to the Radio Shack for a RF Modulator after much scratching of the head trying to figure the daisy chain of cable box, dvd player, vhs player, and television (also an older tv). I wound up taking the vhs player out of the chain and the RF Modulator worked like a charm.
Last Christmas I got my first DVD player and I hooked it up to the bedroom tv. Actually my son-in-law hooked it up because the connections were a complete mystery to me!
I have had vhs players for years, but I never had any desire to buy movies until I got the DVD player and now I usually buy a couple of movies a month, but only those which I really like. Sleepless in Seattle is one of them primarily for the background music (although I am a sucker for Meg Ryan). Legends Of The Fall is another of my favorite movies. I still need to add Catch-22 and Dr. Strangelove.
Have a Happy New Year–all of my family will descend on me on Jan 3 and I will get to see the grandkids again–I’m really looking forward!
Steve,
any hopes on getting a larger tv??
13 inches isn’t very big…some of us would have to be very upclose and personal to see that picture..
Ms. Toxic, the family room tv is the main one we watch; the 13″ one is the kitchen tube. It’s big enough for its auxiliary purpose most of the time, although I agree for movie purposes it would be nice to have a bigger one. If Mom & I can both agree on a movie (or whatever) we’ll watch in the family room.
Besides, once I get those new bifocals I’m sure I’ll be just fine. đ
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