I'm not that involved - really not even enough to say using one - with VCRs.
A friend of mine asked me about a project he has in mind. He has a LCD
"display". He wants to know if he could take the Tuner out of a VCR, hook up
the necessary voltages and cables for the Antenna in/out, as well as
video/audio - to the LCD display, to make it work like a TV? If not, any
alternatives?

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

RM

Wow...what a brilliant idea!!....so whatcha gonna call it ...a magic picture
machine?....or maybe a phantasmagorical moving picture projector???....or if
all else fails....maybe even a TV!!!.
So lets get this straight...you want to know how to build a lcd tv, using a
vcr as the tuner!!!!!!????????.
Ok, first spend a couple of months, and a couple of thousand $'s...or walk
down to wal-mart and buy one.
Kim
"Rambling Man" wrote in message
. verio.net...
I'm not that involved - really not even enough to say using one - with
VCRs.
A friend of mine asked me about a project he has in mind. He has a LCD
"display". He wants to know if he could take the Tuner out of a VCR, hook
up
the necessary voltages and cables for the Antenna in/out, as well as
video/audio - to the LCD display, to make it work like a TV? If not, any
alternatives?

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

RM

Hey, it wasn't "my" idea! I said I wasn't up on VCRs. I just asked the
question as posed to me to ask! With all the stuff I see in this newsgroup,
hell I thought maybe someone would have thought of such a thing. Oh well, I
suppose that idea was far fetched too!

RM

"Kim" wrote in message
...
Wow...what a brilliant idea!!....so whatcha gonna call it ...a magic
picture
machine?....or maybe a phantasmagorical moving picture projector???....or
if
all else fails....maybe even a TV!!!.
So lets get this straight...you want to know how to build a lcd tv, using
a
vcr as the tuner!!!!!!????????.
Ok, first spend a couple of months, and a couple of thousand $'s...or walk
down to wal-mart and buy one.
Kim
"Rambling Man" wrote in message
. verio.net...
I'm not that involved - really not even enough to say using one - with
VCRs.
A friend of mine asked me about a project he has in mind. He has a LCD
"display". He wants to know if he could take the Tuner out of a VCR, hook
up
the necessary voltages and cables for the Antenna in/out, as well as
video/audio - to the LCD display, to make it work like a TV? If not, any
alternatives?

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

RM

"Rambling Man" writes:

Hey, it wasn't "my" idea! I said I wasn't up on VCRs. I just asked the
question as posed to me to ask! With all the stuff I see in this newsgroup,
hell I thought maybe someone would have thought of such a thing. Oh well, I
suppose that idea was far fetched too!

It's an absolutely appropriate question. Ignore the responses that suggest
this is the most stupid ever asked.

Sure, it's easy to go and buy an LCD TV. It could be much more rewarding
to put one together from parts, even if it does end up looking like something
held together with duct tape and bailing wire.

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RM

"Kim" wrote in message
...
Wow...what a brilliant idea!!....so whatcha gonna call it ...a magic
picture
machine?....or maybe a phantasmagorical moving picture projector???....or
if
all else fails....maybe even a TV!!!.
So lets get this straight...you want to know how to build a lcd tv, using
a
vcr as the tuner!!!!!!????????.
Ok, first spend a couple of months, and a couple of thousand $'s...or walk
down to wal-mart and buy one.
Kim
"Rambling Man" wrote in message
. verio.net...
I'm not that involved - really not even enough to say using one - with
VCRs.
A friend of mine asked me about a project he has in mind. He has a LCD
"display". He wants to know if he could take the Tuner out of a VCR, hook
up
the necessary voltages and cables for the Antenna in/out, as well as
video/audio - to the LCD display, to make it work like a TV? If not, any
alternatives?

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

RM

I'm top posting this reply since I didn't want to water down either response
or my original!

I guess the old adage plays out.......... I can't recall the exact words (I
just woke up and it's been a "long" night!) - the only dumb/stupid
question - is the one that wasn't asked. One won't know unless they don't
ask. And as I said, I don't like to "assume", we all know where that gets
us! And I never claimed to know it all! So, I ask!

Thanks for the replies, I shall forward them. And next time, try to include
"ALL" info. I do apologize.

Thanks,

RM

"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
...
"Rambling Man" writes:

Hey, it wasn't "my" idea! I said I wasn't up on VCRs. I just asked the
question as posed to me to ask! With all the stuff I see in this
newsgroup,
hell I thought maybe someone would have thought of such a thing. Oh well,
I
suppose that idea was far fetched too!

It's an absolutely appropriate question. Ignore the responses that
suggest
this is the most stupid ever asked.

Sure, it's easy to go and buy an LCD TV. It could be much more rewarding
to put one together from parts, even if it does end up looking like
something
held together with duct tape and bailing wire.

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http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/
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http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm
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RM

"Kim" wrote in message
...
Wow...what a brilliant idea!!....so whatcha gonna call it ...a magic
picture
machine?....or maybe a phantasmagorical moving picture
projector???....or
if
all else fails....maybe even a TV!!!.
So lets get this straight...you want to know how to build a lcd tv,
using
a
vcr as the tuner!!!!!!????????.
Ok, first spend a couple of months, and a couple of thousand $'s...or
walk
down to wal-mart and buy one.
Kim
"Rambling Man" wrote in message
. verio.net...
I'm not that involved - really not even enough to say using one - with
VCRs.
A friend of mine asked me about a project he has in mind. He has a LCD
"display". He wants to know if he could take the Tuner out of a VCR,
hook
up
the necessary voltages and cables for the Antenna in/out, as well as
video/audio - to the LCD display, to make it work like a TV? If not,
any
alternatives?

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

RM

"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
...
| "Rambling Man" writes:
|
| Hey, it wasn't "my" idea! I said I wasn't up on VCRs. I just asked the
| question as posed to me to ask! With all the stuff I see in this
newsgroup,
| hell I thought maybe someone would have thought of such a thing. Oh
well, I
| suppose that idea was far fetched too!
|
| It's an absolutely appropriate question. Ignore the responses that
suggest
| this is the most stupid ever asked.
|
| Sure, it's easy to go and buy an LCD TV. It could be much more rewarding
| to put one together from parts, even if it does end up looking like
something
| held together with duct tape and bailing wire.

I've built more than my share of one-offs, prototypes etc. You have to know
what's really reasonable. You'd wind up with so much 'guts' from a TV or VCR
that it isn't worth hand building. At most I would try to add video and
audio outputs from a 12 V TV rather than try to scratch build.

"A man's gotta know his limitations" - Dirty Harry.

N

"Kim" writes:

Wow...what a brilliant idea!!....so whatcha gonna call it ...a magic picture
machine?....or maybe a phantasmagorical moving picture projector???....or if
all else fails....maybe even a TV!!!.
So lets get this straight...you want to know how to build a lcd tv, using a
vcr as the tuner!!!!!!????????.
Ok, first spend a couple of months, and a couple of thousand $'s...or walk
down to wal-mart and buy one.
Kim

For many people, walking down to Wal-Mart would be the obvious solution.
To those who strive for technical knowledge and a challenge, building a TV
out of salvaged parts is irresistible.

The answer to the original question is that it might be possible depending
on what the input signal format is for the LCD panel and how much effort
one is willing to put into the project.

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"Rambling Man" wrote in message
. verio.net...
I'm not that involved - really not even enough to say using one - with
VCRs.
A friend of mine asked me about a project he has in mind. He has a LCD
"display". He wants to know if he could take the Tuner out of a VCR, hook
up
the necessary voltages and cables for the Antenna in/out, as well as
video/audio - to the LCD display, to make it work like a TV? If not, any
alternatives?

Your thoughts?

Thanks,

RM

"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
...

| For many people, walking down to Wal-Mart would be the obvious solution.
| To those who strive for technical knowledge and a challenge, building a TV
| out of salvaged parts is irresistible.
|
| The answer to the original question is that it might be possible depending
| on what the input signal format is for the LCD panel and how much effort
| one is willing to put into the project.

I'm guessing they have an in car DVD system and want to add a tuner.

N