Connecting a Video player to an old TV set

[Vlad]

I have a friend that has an old TV set and wants to see videos using a
CD video player. Since the TV doesn't have a video input, the signal
must be converted toRF.
Can't I use the modulator on the VCR and tune the TV to channel 3/4 ?
I know they sell modulators for this application but, does she need
one?

Thanks

Vlad

 

[Ian Stirling]

I have a friend that has an old TV set and wants to see videos using a
CD video player. Since the TV doesn't have a video input, the signal
must be converted toRF.
Can't I use the modulator on the VCR and tune the TV to channel 3/4 ?
I know they sell modulators for this application but, does she need
one?

Essentially all videos in the UK have SCART inputs, which you can connect
the CD-video player to with the appropriate connector to.
Then you just tune the TV to the video output, and turn the video to "AV"
or whatever it calls its video input.

 

[Vlad]

Essentially all videos in the UK have SCART inputs, which you can connect
the CD-video player to with the appropriate connector to.
Then you just tune the TV to the video output, and turn the video to "AV"
or whatever it calls its video input.

Sorry, I made the common error of assuming that the Internet is an
American network ( It isn' t)
In this part of the world TV sets don't come with SCART connectors.
Thank you

Vlad

 

[Rich Grise]

Sorry, I made the common error of assuming that the Internet is an
American network ( It isn' t)
In this part of the world TV sets don't come with SCART connectors.
Thank you

If the VCR has a video input, you could plug the CD video's output into
it, and use the channel 3/4 output of the VCR to the TV antenna input.

I don't know what exactly SCART is -
Hmmm. I just figured out I have a browser too, heh. ;-) So I looked up
SCART, and lo and behold:
http://www.amabilidade2002.com/scart4.htm
will convert SCART to video and right & left audio, which could go into
the VCR, then the VCR's built-in modulator will give you channel 3 or 4
for the TV.

Of course, if the CD player has video and audio outputs, then just use
ordinary patch cables.

Good Luck!

 

[Ian Stirling]

Sorry, I made the common error of assuming that the Internet is an
American network ( It isn' t)
In this part of the world TV sets don't come with SCART connectors.
Thank you

Oh well. I thought they might, which was why I added the "UK".

 

[Joerg]

Hello Rich,

I don't know what exactly SCART is -
Hmmm. I just figured out I have a browser too, heh. ;-) So I looked up
SCART, and lo and behold:
http://www.amabilidade2002.com/scart4.htm
will convert SCART to video and right & left audio, which could go into
the VCR, then the VCR's built-in modulator will give you channel 3 or 4
for the TV.

SCART "adapters" are really only cables, plugs and solder joints. No
electronics, generally. It's basically a gussied up interface connector
that combines all those individual RCA jacks that you find on the
typical American gear into one large connector.

Vlad needs to somehow get the signal into the VCR to use its modulator.
Else, Radio Shack sells them separately. Cheap modulators are only
channel 3/4, the one we have is digitally programmable over the whole
UHF range.

Regards, Joerg