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| Hoopz:
--- Quote from: pbj on August 05, 2020, 04:04:32 pm --- Did none of you ever hook up a console to an old TV at your grandparents? No old VCRs laying around? Composite from your pi to an rf modulator will be your easiest route. Prepare yourself to spend $30 on something that's otherwise worthless. --- End quote --- I have 3 VCRs in the garage for stuff like this. And maybe a half dozen antenna connectors. Easy solutions. |
| BadMouth:
No experience with them, but cheap ($20-25+) digital tv tuner boxes usually have composite out and the ability to play video from a usb drive. They also have the RF modulator built in. (because their purpose is to make old TVs work with modern signals) Random examples that came up during a search: https://smile.amazon.com/Mediasonic-Digital-Converter-Function-HW130RN/dp/B081TPB6D7/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=digital+tv+tuner&qid=1596764030&sr=8-4 https://smile.amazon.com/Converter-Recording-Multimedia-Playback-Function/dp/B07Z3MC7G7/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=digital+tv+tuner&qid=1596764030&sr=8-11 EDIT: Just FYI, the FCC has been reassigning and reshuffling frequencies to sell off bandwidth to cell phone companies. An oddball old tuner may or may not get all the channels in your area if that was also a hope. SIDE NOTE: When T-Mobile advertises that their signal goes further, they are getting away with it because they bought the lowest frequency (circa 600mhz IIRC). Lower frequencies travel further=our signal goes further. It has nothing to do with actual coverage. :lol DOUBLE EDIT: This one has the Ch 3/4 switch so you know it's down with old TVs: https://smile.amazon.com/Mediasonic-Digital-Converter-Function-HW130RN/dp/B081TPB6D7/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1596765110&refinements=p_89%3AMediasonic&rnid=2528832011&s=electronics&sr=1-3 |
| BadMouth:
You'd still need a 300 ohm adapter like Osirus23 linked above. |
| nitrogen_widget:
--- Quote from: Hoopz on August 05, 2020, 05:42:52 pm --- --- Quote from: pbj on August 05, 2020, 04:04:32 pm --- Did none of you ever hook up a console to an old TV at your grandparents? No old VCRs laying around? Composite from your pi to an rf modulator will be your easiest route. Prepare yourself to spend $30 on something that's otherwise worthless. --- End quote --- I have 3 VCRs in the garage for stuff like this. And maybe a half dozen antenna connectors. Easy solutions. --- End quote --- I found a few VCR's I forgot about in a closet. never even thought about using them for things like this. was going to donate them. now i'll keep them for my CRTs. Also, I love how these old TV's look. Had someone offer me one for free they found in a barn yrs ago. but, all the tubes were missing and my NOW ex-wife threw a fit because I was thinking of bringing it home. |
| Vocalitus:
Go to a Goodwill. I tend to see the spade connector to coaxial switch boxes from time to time. Your mileage will vary. |
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