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[Marco-nix]

Originally Posted by targeteye

... I had to go find an old DVD player and fix it it first (the mechanisms were sticking from non use). Got it working and scrounged up an RF modulator I remember I stowed away "just in case I ever needed one ? ..........


Steve

What i don't understand , I have an old RCA 1979 B&W and i can't put a DVD to my tv !! is there some tricks or ??

[targeteye]

Originally Posted by Marco-nix

What i don't understand , I have an old RCA 1979 B&W and i can't put a DVD to my tv !! is there some tricks or ??

You need one of 2 things.

1. A DVD player with modulated RF output. I suspect not many of these were made... if any.
2. An external modulator such as the one in the picture. It takes composite video, and L/R Audio and modulates the information on to usually Channel 3 or 4.

The modulators were produced by the gazillions when things like DVDs and VCRs stopped installing internal modulators and folks still had old tv,s that excepted only RF input (or had a limited number of inputs). Just search Ebay for Television RF modulator. You can now get them for very little money.

Now .. like I said i'm brand new to the "old tv" scene. Is there something about a B&W set where this will not work? I don't think so but perhaps someone more knowledgeable will chime in. I vaugely remember something about copyright protection messing with the signal to prevent duplication but I think that was on VCRs.

Steve

[Marco-nix]

Originally Posted by targeteye

You need one of 2 things.

1. A DVD player with modulated RF output. I suspect not many of these were made... if any.
2. An external modulator such as the one in the picture. It takes composite video, and L/R Audio and modulates the information on to usually Channel 3 or 4.

The modulators were produced by the gazillions when things like DVDs and VCRs stopped installing internal modulators and folks still had old tv,s that excepted only RF input (or had a limited number of inputs). Just search Ebay for Television RF modulator. You can now get them for very little money.

Steve

Don't worry, my B&W tv's working fine.. i have the RF output but not the device in the picture. So i should buy one..i just can watch my tv with a VCR(VHS)...

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by targeteye

You need one of 2 things.

1. A DVD player with modulated RF output. I suspect not many of these were made... if any.
2. An external modulator such as the one in the picture. It takes composite video, and L/R Audio and modulates the information on to usually Channel 3 or 4.

The modulators were produced by the gazillions when things like DVDs and VCRs stopped installing internal modulators and folks still had old tv,s that excepted only RF input (or had a limited number of inputs). Just search Ebay for Television RF modulator. You can now get them for very little money.

Now .. like I said i'm brand new to the "old tv" scene. Is there something about a B&W set where this will not work? I don't think so but perhaps someone more knowledgeable will chime in. I vaugely remember something about copyright protection messing with the signal to prevent duplication but I think that was on VCRs.

Steve

Macrovision copy protection existed on both VHS and DVD. Only some recordings had it, some players and external boxes eliminated it. Older TVs (pre-1980) sometimes were bothered by it.