How to Connect a Digital TV Converter Box to an Analog CRT TV - DTV Box to older television

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[@stanleybest8833]

TV station exciters, 200 watts, have occasionally turned up on air, especially in urban locations. They also run the old TV's well. I watched a few non-syndicated children's shows. Good content for all ages.

[@illkid86]

I love the old style tv more than the modern flat style

[@JuiceBoy-yt5oq]

We had a Magnavox with the with the motorized antenna that lasted a long time the big screens came out with projector screen that was crap the flat screens I can honestly say that the Vizio has better picture than the Roku Samsung Hitachi and all the other brands and including the old Magnavox📺📡

[@empireOfcHiNa8888]

Same, flatscreen lcds suck.

[@illkid86]

@@empireOfcHiNa8888 frfr

[@illkid86]

@@empireOfcHiNa8888 there's nothing wrong with analog tv they ao damn greedy to make money it's stupid af analog better than today's TV service including streaming

[@kazamshah4543]

Modern TVs suck.

[@KingdomOfDaylightsDauphin]

Thank you - what a great instructional video. Your tv may have died in the end, but along the way I learned a lot. I like that you gave more than just a simple setup tutorial. I learned about the different labels I might encounter and that some input ports may look different than others. That kind of information is so nice to have; now I won't be alarmed if my tv looks different than yours.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Glad the video was helpful, thanks so much for the kind comments, and for watching!

[@jaydenlampman904]

I'm sorry for the loss of your CRT tv I am more of a CRT guy myself and I rescued an older analog tv from being dumped in the scrap yard I dragged it home and plugged into my antenna and it was working perfectly with out a converter box on a older tuner it's weird that my analog tv was displaying NTSC for several years and the FBI never had any problems with my tv 😢

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I actually found another one shortly after that was in like-new condition!

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

As that Digital TV converter box looks like GMA Affordabox in the Philippines, most GMA (Global Media Arts) analog, cable and digital TV channels are now widescreen but still 4:3 aspect ratio. Logo display are still widescreen but some 4:3 non-widescreen programming are still stretched 4:3 (no black bars on the other vertical sides). GMA AFFORDABOX ISDB-T converter box only use NTSC for RCA, but you can use HDMI TO RF (PAL NTSC with menu and remote control)

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

For European PAL only TVs that accepts NTSC on SCART input, use RCA to SCART adapter. TVs in St. Pierre et Miquelon are mostly imported from Europe or France. You can use ATSC box in SPM to receive Canadian DTV channels nearby Canadian island but St Pierre and Miquelon used DVB-T(2).

[@sirbimsaranadirangaalmedaa403]

Analog television services are still working pretty much better in my country Sri Lanka although the people are using internet streaming to watch live tv including myself. crt tvs are kind of a decoration in every home in sri Lanka. We admire the old technology and use it too even while using the latest technology. From my point of view crt tvs are more durable than latest smart tvs. I have a crt tv too which my parents bought even before I was born, I'm 18 years old now and my crt is older than me. all functions are working excellently including the original remote controller. I don't often watch it but sometimes I turn it on and watch couple of programmes on analog tv it takes me back in time to my early childhood, The time i was an enfant.

[@kensmith5694]

Useful info. It works in Canada and the US just like that. I hear that in Australia, you have to turn the box upside down to make it work.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Must be the coriolis effect.☺️

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

2:59 also use as RF out loop for FM radio sound systems and or with your NOAA WEATHER RADIO.

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

Something I've never thought about, but it's a handy idea.

[@sparkystar8]

first and i love crt tvs more than new tvs!

[@Nicholas_Chris]

CRT last longer than modern TV. For example my Samsung CRT TV bought in 2004 work great even today I only connect my Digital TV Converter Box and the picture looks great and sounds better. My Samsung LCD TV P2270HD model bought in 2010 lasted until 2017. An inverter that powered the LCD screen broke and couldn't find a new one. Even worse in 2017 I bought a Philips LED TV and lasted until 2020, and the Philips TV wasn't used as much as both the Samsung TVs.

[@sparkystar8]

@@Nicholas_Chris here is a fun fact my dad's crt monitor lasted 30 years

[@sparkystar8]

I realized i posted this comment a long time ago but i wont comment first cuz ye

[@Nicholas_Chris]

For CRT TVs it is recommended to use the RCA or SCART connector for high quality picture. On RF the picture looks average, on RCA/SCART the picture looks excellent. Of course if the TV has RCA or SCART input. The European Converter Boxes no longer have RF output so you have HDMI out and SCART or RCA out, since our TVs use SCART connection, there are RCA to SCART adapters and work both ways, it has a button that switches between IN and OUT. There are some FHD and 4K receivers that have an AV output connector similar to jack 3.5 mm the same connector that older camcorders have. Happy New Year Northcoaster Hobby! 🧨🎇📡📺🎆

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Thanks Nicholas, Happy New Year to you!📡🎉

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

Using ATSC box on PAL TV, if there’s HDMI OUT, you can use HDMI TO RF and set with it’s HDMI TO RF remote control from NTSC-M to PAL-BG, PAL-I or PAL-DK.

[@nogyo]

That's because analog has that snowy picture, especially when your RF cable doesn't have good signal.

[@Nicholas_Chris]

@@nogyo Yes, I installed an RG6 trishield cable and solved the problem, picture looks great, but not as great as RCA or SCART. The advantage is that you can connect to multiple TVs, an amplified splitter is mandatory to have the best picture. I did this 15 years ago, when I only had CRT TVs, the signal was from my PC. We could watch movies in kitchen, bed room, living room. It's lika a private channel.

[@anavan7]

Considering buying a boombox with analog tv. This is helpful looking for a tiny digital converter that I can solder internally to the power, antenna, audio and tv.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Best wishes with your project!

[@robertgaines-tulsa]

You'll get a more fluid motion if you use 480i rather than 480p. This is because a CRT TV uses interlaced video which draws at 60 fields a second. Use progressive could combine or ship a field and just double it since it just has a solid frame 30 frames per second. A tube TV probably won't understand a progressive scan anyway. It's really for the later CRT TVs and early flat screens.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Thank you, I’ll keep that in mind.

[@GTAMan21]

Using 240p test suite you can see that CRT TVs also support progressive video signals not only interlaced but you need a game console and a cartridge/CD for this

[@gamingballsgaming]

@@GTAMan21 isnt that because it is using 1 of the 2 480i fields to generate a 240p image

[@idaholana]

@@NorthcoasterHobby invite also change the aspect ratio to classic 4 x 9 might look a bit stretched but at least you can see the full picture

[@retrodude6215]

The 8 bit guy has the exact same model of that crt!

[@nat1988]

thank you so much! I rescued an old tv and couldn’t figure out how to make it work.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Glad to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@dreamshooter90]

I'm sorry for your loss. :(

[@mihaillevarda9395]

it is unfortunate that the late 90s tv you have died. my grandmother has a orion crt tv from 1994 in romania, it still works and it has 2 mono composive video conectors

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

As luck would have it I just found another, almost new condition!

[@acbob]

I've been curious to know if you can convert all the signals from digital channels to analog and change the channel with the old tv remote if that were possible I would be very happy lol

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

You’ll need a series of modulators for both VHF and UHF to modulate each video/audio signal to a separate RF channel. RF Modulators: Make your own Private Analog TV Channels the Easy Way kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4HMfKhpeLipppI Making your own Home Cable TV System | analog channels using a UHF Modulator kzbin.info/www/bejne/epXVfpSXns15a9k Mini analog TV Channel Modulator works great to make your own home TV channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYa3eXxsrZ11Zq8 Make your own personal analog TV channels at home | UHF TV Channel Modulator | Video sender kzbin.info/www/bejne/epfMYp57mLKnac0

[@ElectroGehirn]

i ask my self if it can be possible to convert the signal like it would be the old, and i thinkt it can be possible, maybe with a little raspberry pi, that all old channels could also work, because you have more, it would be nice to use these as they where in the past, and not on one channel only and you need a remote control for the device but not for the tv, i would be also better to have only one remote control on the table

[@yourgirltoga9280]

I was trying to get it on my little box tv like yours but mine shows air or cable what would be the best choice on that

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Use ‘Air’. The signal can be received on channel 3 or 4.

[@carljones1141]

Need your help.i have a 1980s 5inch tv but can not set it up.i have a freeview box and a convertor box butust be wiring it wrong.i have tried to test the converter box first to find the channel for it but it has a coaxial lead in to the box but a hdmi lead out,is there a hdmi yo coaxial adapter lead/box i can buy ? .

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Here’s a couple of videos that might help you to a solution: HDMI to Coax on the Cheap | HDMI to Analog Coaxial Cable kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHqroZevoZarY7M Portable Black and White Analog TV - a cool thrift store find kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnnKo4SLrZqZbNU

[@Charlizzie]

2:34 Oooh. Same front same back. It can also be that Affordabox STB in the Philippines.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Most DTV boxes made today use the same software interface, and are branded differently.

[@bnewcol]

my cable company Spectrum, has sent new equipment to everyone and the digital converter box they had supplied years ago with the discontinuation of analog signal, no longer works. Does this mean they have done something to that signal that if I purchased a digital converter box of my own, the signal would still not work?

[@amandatolleson7740]

I’m interested to this answer as well.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Cable companies encrypt their signals. This means you would need to use a proprietary cable box (programmed by them) to receive the channels you are paying to have access to, depending on your cable package. A digital converter box would not work to receive these channels. You need a box from the cable company. You can purchase a digital converter box and a TV antenna to receive free over-the-air broadcasts, as an alternative to paying for cable TV, however. kzbin.info/aero/PLDX6gLCL4WMwwYv9WpCoGZtoXpI4ww-hM kzbin.info/aero/PLDX6gLCL4WMwMAycjBF3_ApXyAfwHNV4f

[@user-fi8rh2dz1r]

Hello, You have a clear explanation to connecting converter box to the TV. However, I put new batteries into my remote and my TV has snow, but the remote is not turning on my converter box. I have a Magnovox TB100MG9 converter box and TV. Why can't I get the converter box to turn on? There is no light when pointing the remote to the converter box?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Is there a power button on the converter box?

[@user-fi8rh2dz1r]

@@NorthcoasterHobby no

[@user-fi8rh2dz1r]

I have pics how do I send them. I am also connecting it to a VCR

[@user-fi8rh2dz1r]

@@NorthcoasterHobby No

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@user-fi8rh2dz1r How to Connect Your OTA Digital Converter Box to Your VCR to Record TV on Video Cassette kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4PXm6SXibOqqtk

[@amandatolleson7740]

This is so complicated! Wish someone could dumb it down. I am not in my home, living 4 hours away taking care of my elderly father. I pay so much a month for my Spectrum cable at my home. I cannot add an addition cable bill right now and am looking for a way to have access to some stations without getting cable.

[@amandatolleson7740]

Someone has let me borrow a flat screen an evidently a magnavox converter box that was bought at Walmart. Just need help figuring it out. The tv is a Vizio.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Use the red, white, yellow plugs. Out from the back of the converter box- into the INPUT plugs on the back or side of the TV. Match up colours. Select the AV or VIDEO input on the TV.

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

GMA AFFORDABOX (ISDB-T) in the Philippines. No RF modualtor built in (CH 3 and 4) but RF out loop to another DTV box or analog TV or FM radio for single antenna. That doesn’t have aspect ratio settings. 100V - 240V AC.

[@josephemmanuelluisbacus9163]

That TV Digibox Also Has The Capacity To Send Digital Audio Out To Your Speakers (S/PDIF Coaxial Out)

[@dishantenaservices2291]

5g fillter c band lnbf is effective on 5g signals

[@MystiqEevee]

Can you use a knob tv with uhf and vhf knobs? I'm trying to right now but it won't come in for some reason it tries to but doesnt

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Put the TV on channel 3 or 4.

[@MystiqEevee]

@NorthcoasterHobby tried that but wouldn't work I think it's cause by default the converter box outputs 1080p so I hooked it to my flat-screen first and downgraded picture to 480i 4:3 but it still won't show up on old tv with knobs so I think knob tvs are just to low of resolution to watch TV on nowadays I guess which is a shame cause it's a cool concept idk maybe I'll try a vcr sometime and use rca connection from vcr to converter box and then from that run a coaxial or something cause SOMETHING has to work its just not working with basic solutions

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@MystiqEevee How to Connect Your OTA Digital Converter Box to Your VCR to Record TV on Video Cassette kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4PXm6SXibOqqtk

[@MystiqEevee]

​@NorthcoasterHobby I'm not looking to record to vhs tho I'm simply looking to watch tv on a dial knob only analog tv that has no option for a remote unless using the converter box remote it tries to display the picture and it kinda does but it doesn't work properly it just flickers the screen black then goes to snow again

[@Prettyfacetash321]

I have a Roku tv and I put the antenna plug in to the rf in but it’s not working

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

You need to run a channel scan to load in the over the air antenna channels to the TV. I don't have a Roku TV, but I made a video with general instructions on how to run a channel scan for any TV model. I hope this helps you. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKfcdoWqn7iKrNk

[@acbob]

Are there any tuners like that but with dvbt2?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

There doesn't seem to be too many that receive DVB-T2, but I found one as a starting point: amzn.to/3IfsBNj Some FTA satellite receivers are combo units that receive DVB-S2 and DVB-T2. www.ebay.ca/itm/234081399711?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=hijcqwYYTAC&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY I would look around and do some research before buying anything. Many listings are not clear about the specs and it can get confusing.

[@acbob]

@@NorthcoasterHobby Thank you so much!

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@acbob You’re welcome.

[@dreamshooter90]

Can I use this box to play images from my PC? :)

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I know it will play files from usb drives; from a PC I'm not sure.

[@sandybridgelal-zf7zd]

Hi I have a cable box with only one rf and a old tv how do I connect to the tv and cable from the box

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Are there other plugs on the box? Any red, white, yellow RCA plugs? You can connect the box to the TV using those.

[@sandybridgelal-zf7zd]

@@NorthcoasterHobby hi no there are no place for any coloured wire I appreciate you answering me but I am getting one that can be used in an old tv

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@sandybridgelal-zf7zd 👍

[@GTAMan21]

How did your Samsung CRT TV die? Their TVs are amazing

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Not exactly sure. It just did.

[@i.m.2bizee569]

what do you do if you get a message saying no signal

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

It depends where the no signal message is from. If it’s from your TV, you might have the connections mixed up or you’ve chosen the wrong input on your television. If the message is from your digital converter box, then ensure your antenna is connected to the ‘ RF IN’ or ‘ANT IN’ and properly aimed.

[@i.m.2bizee569]

@@NorthcoasterHobby yes its saying that on the converter box problem is my outlets are far apart from each other so I'm doing my best to tighten the ANT IN socket not too successful on that one. The red/white/yellow cables are connected to a farther outlet but I can't be able to reach the antenna to connect to the back while having the colored cables connected at the same time. I'm most likely going to try it downstairs.

[@user-fi8rh2dz1r]

No not using the red/white/yellow. I want to know why my converter box does not go on when I point my remote to it. Every thing is hooked up correctly. It worked before. Is there something I could do?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Are the batteries in backwards? The remote will not operate if the polarity is reversed.

[@user-fi8rh2dz1r]

@@NorthcoasterHobby New batteries and in correctly

[@user-fi8rh2dz1r]

@@NorthcoasterHobby The converter box will not light up.

[@user-fi8rh2dz1r]

Question. If I just plug the wire from the box to an outlet does it light up?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@user-fi8rh2dz1r Normally yes, but it depends on the model.

[@timcat1004]

Red is always R+L if L is still unplugged at the source.

[@user-ps3dp4cn5p]

I connected my digital converter box and it just gives me some snow no image or whatsoever,can you tell me if you know why this happens

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Did you connect it with RCA (red, white, yellow) cables or with coaxial cable?

[@user-ps3dp4cn5p]

@@NorthcoasterHobby with the coxial cable also im from europe and maybe the converter box is defrent

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@user-ps3dp4cn5p Yes, possibly it is. Check to make sure the modulation is set correctly. The modulation must be set (at least in North America these channels are used) to channel 3 ‘on’ or channel 4 ‘on’, or no modulated analog signal will be output through the RF out port. Some boxes have a ‘Loop Through’ option- don’t use this as it simply passes the antenna signal through (the old TV cannot receive a digital signal). Try each channel and use the one with the best picture. This can be found in the channel search menu of the converter box. I hope this helps.

[@user-ps3dp4cn5p]

@@NorthcoasterHobby thsnks for the help i will try it

[@robertshade8631]

How to properly connect an old Toshiba tv with no rf or antennae connections to a digital converter box?No coaxial input on tv.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

The TV has no coaxial input?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Does it have 2 screw connections for an antenna?

[@jeffbaviera3693]

The TV should have at least a 300Ω (ohm) connection in back (2 screws). You'll need a 75Ω to 300Ω adapter at the TV then the coax to tuner.

[@robertshade8631]

@@jeffbaviera3693 thanks trying to connect to converter box and or Tablo system.

[@robertshade8631]

@@jeffbaviera3693 thanks for replying.So I also need a tuner items like rf modulator plus hdmi to rca or coaxial connection right?

[@supergamerandplushshow2]

what if we dont have rf in and rf out

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

On a converter box? No RF in or out?

[@user-zk3uj7dx6k]

DVB-T kutusu bu , Dogal olarak Digital karasal yayını yakalayıp analog RF çıkışıyla eski Televizyonda yayın seyretmeyi sağlıyor, Bende UHF taraması yapıyorsun zannedip atladı video ya

[@crazywarp36]

thats the same crt that the 8bit guy has!

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Nice!

[@pidinkreatif]

Bang ko mirip di Indonesia, sekarang disini lagi masa peralihan ke siaran digital .

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Semuanya sudah digital di sini.

[@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY]

@@NorthcoasterHobby TVs in Indonesia have analog tuners: PAL-B/G, I, D/K, SECAM-B/G,D/K and NTSC-M. They also have Chinese VHF 203 MHz RF MODUALTOR, sound carrier frequency can be adjusted with screw driver from 6.5 MHz D/K to 5.5 MHz B/G or 4.5 MHz M.

[@MatthewBriones2024]

Why Did you hide your tv screen when a show is inputed on the screen?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I try not to show copyright material.

[@MatthewBriones2024]

@@NorthcoasterHobby ob

[@supervisor360]

what is the name of this box?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Core Innovations OTA Digital TV Converter Box DVR Review - DTV Converter Box with PVR Recording kzbin.info/www/bejne/inyXeoh6np1mqJI

[@supervisor360]

@@NorthcoasterHobby do you have to use coax or can you use av cable?

[@JamesBalingitOfficial]

That box looks like GMA Affordabox

[@JeepLamboGaming]

I used to have that converter box BUT I BROKE IT LOL

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Unfortunate to hear.

[@FunkyStudios]

RIP CRT TV

[@kensmith5694]

I still have one. It still works. When it fails, I will need the help of 3 strong people to help me carry it out to the curb. It weighs a ton.

[@illkid86]

Hooked my sega game gear tv tuner up to a dtv

[@sewfantastic7257]

Secondary TV this is my main and only TV I don't like that new TV is bad on your eyes

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Fair enough.