What would be my solution for this? (TV / video game / dvd connection)

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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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What would be my solution for this? (TV / video game / dvd connection)

Ok heres whats going on..

I've been using this 25'' ghetto Toshiba tv in my room for quite some time. It works fine it just the screen turns green randomly going from that back to normal color. Obviously thats friggin annoying and I just can't stand it anymore. This is how I have stuff connected right now:

Playstation cable > N64 cable > TV
DVD audio / video cable > TV


So my friend just gave me a 27'' Philips Magnavox tv for free. It still works and I can play my video games on it but they gay thing is its a wayyyy newer tv yet has no connection on the back for audio/video. WTF?? So is there any sort of adaptor for audio/video > cable? It just sucks cause thers nowhere for me to plug my dvd player in, ugh. So whats a way to get around this? Thanks..
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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There are some adapters out there for RCA (Video/left/right) to Coax (standard cable) which should let you connect your systems to your TV with ease. Check out radioshack, they should have em.
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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Checked with radio shack and they have it but gat dayam $30 for the stupid thing!! LOL Anywhere that would have it cheaper?
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 02:24 PM
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it's called an RF modulator.

i dont know if any of you remember the old atari 2600 or even the commdore 64 that came with the little box.

but in the last few years, the RF modulator is actually making a comeback due to newer devices and TVs not having the line level input...

check with all of the big stores like target and walmart too...
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 02:51 PM
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Checked with radio shack and they have it but gat dayam $30 for the stupid thing!! LOL Anywhere that would have it cheaper?
check fry's, they usually have that stuff much cheaper
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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buy a $30 VCR, that would do the trick also cuz they all have inputs as well and you can connect it to the TV via coax cable
Old Aug 29, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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Too bad I got rid of my pos vcr... didn't think I would need it till now, doh! Keep trying to call Fry's but their line's busy. Probably stop by tomorrow b4 class.

edit: finally got through at Fry's and the guy told me $25 to $30 for one.

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Old Aug 29, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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u don't really wanna run it on a vcr anyways... most of them are mono and yeah.... stero vcr's are more then u wanna pay
Old Aug 30, 2005 | 06:05 PM
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$30? i got mine from radio shack a while back for $15
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