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DVD connected through RF modulator to TV
I have been using DVD player connected to an RF modulator to an older
(obviously!) TV. It has worked fine for at least 2 years. Cable TV is connected to the RF modulator with no cable box needed. Now I can only get cable TV - when I use the DVD player, I just get a static screen on the TV. I'm certain that I have the correct channel on (3 or 4) and have tried both. To troubleshoot, I connected the DVD player directly to a newer TV and it worked just fine. I assumed the problem was with the RF modulator, so I bought a new one but have the same problem. Assuming it is highly unlikely that the old RF mod and the new one are both broken, I can't guess what the issue would be. The AV cables also obviously work since I used the same cables to connect the DVD player to the new TV. Also the DVD player is just that, not a recorder. I'm completely baffled and would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you in advance, Joe |
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I do have a VCR and will try this,
Joe Beloved Leader wrote: wrote: I have been using DVD player connected to an RF modulator to an older (obviously!) TV. Got it. Do you have a VCR available? Is it possible for you to connect the DVD player's output cables to the input jacks of a VCR? Then you can set the VCR's output on channel 3 or 4, whatever, to see if you can view DVDs on your old TV set. How does that work out? |
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DVD connected through RF modulator to TV
In article .com,
Beloved Leader wrote: Do you have a VCR available? Is it possible for you to connect the DVD player's output cables to the input jacks of a VCR? Then you can set the VCR's output on channel 3 or 4, whatever, to see if you can view DVDs on your old TV set. Many VCRs won't accept a line input from a DVD - the DVD's syncs are such as to confuse the VCR's AGC to prevent copying. -- *I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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DVD connected through RF modulator to TV
"Dave Plowman " ) writes:
In article .com, Beloved Leader wrote: Do you have a VCR available? Is it possible for you to connect the DVD player's output cables to the input jacks of a VCR? Then you can set the VCR's output on channel 3 or 4, whatever, to see if you can view DVDs on your old TV set. Many VCRs won't accept a line input from a DVD - the DVD's syncs are such as to confuse the VCR's AGC to prevent copying. I thought that was specifically Macrovision, which was intended to prevent the taping of prerecorded material. Whatever, it is true. I saw it happening, and it didn't give the tearing that I expected, but a deep fade to dark over a minute or so, which kept repeating. Michael |
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DVD connected through RF modulator to TV
birdbrain1957, how is the "cable TV" connected to the RF modulator? |
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DVD connected through RF modulator to TV
Cable TV is just regular coax, connected to the RF In. No cable box.
wrote: birdbrain1957, how is the "cable TV" connected to the RF modulator? |
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