TV to external stereo

[DFox]

Hi,

I have a fairly simple problem in concept, but I'm not sure what device to buy to fix it, although I can think of at least 1.

Anyway, the situation is pretty straightforward. I have a TV that takes a coax cable from the wall for basic cable. The TV just so happens to have NO outputs. My stereo takes an RCA audio input. So, the TV is making things difficult since it has no way of outputting the RCA to the stereo.

Anyway, it's pretty clear to me that the solution to this has to involve sending the coaxial cable signal from the wall into some sort of device which then outputs either coax or RCA to the TV, and also outputs RCA audio for the stereo. The main issue is I don't know what this device would be called or if it even exists.

The closest thing I can find is a Digital TV Tuner Converter Box, which I'm sure would work, but it does much more than I need it to do. I just need a box that will tune the signal and pass on the two outputs (video to TV, audio to stereo), not the whole conversion thing.

Anyway, does anyone have any thoughts on a device that would get this done?

Thanks for your time.

~David

 

[Adam]

David,

There are several devices that will do that. The converter boxes that you mentioned will, as will just about anything with a TV tuner. Do you have a VCR?

 

[DFox]

There are several devices that will do that. The converter boxes that you mentioned will, as will just about anything with a TV tuner. Do you have a VCR?

Wow, I feel so stupid. I didn't even think of a VCR, that'll be perfect and I have a few laying around.

Thanks so much!

 

[Adam]

Awesome! I'm glad that you have a VCR to hook up - those make a nice and inexpensive solution.

 

[markw]

Remember, all those external tuner/VCR cures will require that tuning (at least for the sound) be done through them, not the TV.

Don't all VCRs have only NTSC (anaog) tuners? Digital tuners use ATSC.

Personally, IIWY, I'd just blow the $40 - $60 (less with a $40 government coupon) on a one-piece digital converter box and be done with it. They do exactly what you say you want done, which is to take in a signal and send out video and analog audio signals. That IS the "conversion thing" you say you don't need.

 

[Adam]

If he has cable, though, a stereo VCR should work just as well.