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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: Sanban on January 07, 2004, 02:54:16 am
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I'm trying to build a fully functional really small cabinet for a conversation piece or something(or maybe as a test run incase I ever want to do something bigger.) It's essentially an Nes board with a pro-wrestling cart. The screen I'm trying to use is a 5" or so b/w ntsc tv. The problem I have is that the only input to the monitor is the 3.5mm antenna jack, while the nes outputs video either as a coax or RCA composite. I seem to remember having an adapter from the 3.5mm to a dual lead antenna connection, but I don't think that worked with the nes. The other problem is that this TV does not have set channels, it's like a radio dial. I need the tv to be set at exactly channel 3 or 4. Does anyone see any easy solution to this or am I going to need to do some complicated modifications to the TV board?
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Radio Shack does sell a 3.5mm to F connector (coax) connector adapter. I'm almost positive if you use that connector with your RF switch (gray box) that came with the NES and tune the TV to VHF channel 3/4 you will get the signal you want. Just turn the NES on and hunt around for the signal with the dial while the TV is on the VHF band.