Old TV playing digital signal

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Digital TV tuner from 2008 playing on a TV from 1994 #zenith #insignia

[@YourNotTrustySouthernNeighbour]

You can use your CRT TV again even after 2009 when analog signals were shut down

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Exactly! So old school!

[@nolingnnakadimension]

with digital converter box

[@IM_ROCKSHROOM]

@@nolingnnakadimensiondo I need to plug in an antenna tho or no?

[@rhnn9399]

@@IM_ROCKSHROOM yes you'll need that to be plugged to the converter box

[@OJJ3464]

Somehow I tuned my tv to analog and every channel work's

[@Tony-Jabroni]

CRT is still the best for retro cartridge gaming consoles. It’s definitely acceptable!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

100% agree! This CRT still runs my MAME system.

[@dougfisher1813]

I prefer CRT because modern LCD TVs are backlit with LEDs. I already get enough LED light from smartphone screen. CRT screens are a matrix of glowing phosphor dots, easier on the eyes.

[@xHypnoHousex]

And for PS2/Gamecube/Xbox

[@crazywarp36]

CRT's are far more reliable too.. And the quality isnt even that bad

[@MA-qu3hi]

@@crazywarp36they do wear out though. My grandma had a crt for I don’t even know how long, maybe twenty five years maybe longer, and it was dim as hell. But still lasts way longer than a led strip!

[@nicotorres5965]

Fun fact: The last CRT TV was manufactured in 2015 out of recycled parts by a company called Videocon.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

neat-o! does that count?

[@nicotorres5965]

@@UncleMikeRetro I’m pretty sure it counts as retro if that’s what you’re talking about.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

i mean new/used 2015 TV is interesting for sure

[@josha254]

There is a company - ONE company - still making CRTs, I believe.

[@itsdagas8187]

Did it have digital or analog signal?

[@frankierios07]

That's cool. You can still use it even after the shutdown of analog TV. In my home in SoCal I can only receive 1 analog channel but with this I can receive them all!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Heck yes! Still love that static noise!

[@VoltageNostalgia]

I like to be woken up by my Panasonic turning itself on, plays an alarm, and then when I wake up the news is already on TV

[@UncleMikeRetro]

neat-o!

[@Just-Imagination-Art]

CRT TV has a particular smells that I could not forget when I was a kid.... 🤭

[@UncleMikeRetro]

ah! the warmup ionization smells! 😎

[@channel91uhf]

Back in January I ordered a cheap magnavox crt off eBay for fun and used it for a bit. I don’t use it much anymore but it might be fun to move it to another room and get a converter box for it to watch live broadcasts.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

more fun to have people over for "the game" and see what they say 🤣

[@faizalsulthan]

In my home, we are still using CRT TV😅 but we're using set top box for digital signal

[@UncleMikeRetro]

just like this! Nice

[@Crazytesseract]

The set top box already has done the digital to analog video Signal conversion internally, else you could not view the video.

[@zerocal76]

Don't look at new TVs especially Oled. They are so much better you'll catch up to the times lol

[@triplez6691]

WOW I grew up with these Zeniths.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

darn right you did! 🤣 i got mine when i was already a little grown up, but it still has that emotional impact to me

[@geminibell98]

That Zenith Sentry II CRT was my childhood.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I spent a good chunk of my early years cherishing a black and white TV. and rabbit ears!

[@WalterKnox]

It is more than acceptable, it is better. You don't have to buy a new TV every 5 years when it craps out because the old ones just work and will continue to do so.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

well, "working" is a matter of opinion 😁

[@WalterKnox]

@@UncleMikeRetro functioning as intended. The new ones fail to do that pretty rapidly whereas the old ones function just fine after decades. Although the set in this video appears to have a weak CRT, which was common on those specific sets.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

It used to be much more vibrant and all. Plus, the signal is weakened going through 3 different connectors. It is slowing down much like myself.@@WalterKnox

[@oseasviewer7108]

Set top boxes work just fine - the bits that fall over are the hard drive which I used every day to record - never watched live TV always buffered my viewing through time shift function & jump fast forwarded through commercial breaks. Surprisingly there is a marvellous method of avoiding ads completely on KZbin.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I grew up with ads and never got into the skipping culture, but I get the tiresomeness of them 😁

[@Trancemaster90s]

Yes it's definitely acceptable, I sometimes watch tv on my old Goodman's 2002 crt tv my stepdads friend gave me still brand new in the box from 22 year's ago was the last CRT they had left of the 20 they brought still works, since the digital box for the tv doesn't have some channels that sky tv has cause im from the UK we have sky tv, I use my stepdads old VHS VCR player he recently gave me I record music channels on blank tape especially one's that play music from 80s, 90s and 2000s I play it back on the old tv and it plays it back in analog, it makes the video look old, brilliant love it, never gets old ❤❤

[@UncleMikeRetro]

That's a nice story! yeah, the static and analog screen look never gets "old" 😍

[@Trancemaster90s]

@@UncleMikeRetro absolutely I agree with you, I'm currently recording some programme on channel 5 here in UK on VHS and it's about the Spanish island gran canaria and will watch it on my 2002 CRT TV when I get back home 👍👍👍

[@UncleMikeRetro]

memories!

[@motionpictureman6535]

Of course this is normal and I 100% appreciate you and your zenith!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

The Zenith and I thank you 😎

[@deefay396]

I had this exact tv. Still worked when I donated it after about 12 years. I think it was just taking longer to turn on and had some lines that disappeared once on for a bit. They still sell the digital boxes on Amazon. Some can even record programs onto thumb drives or hard drives.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

"donated", huh? 🥰 I looked up the disposal cost the other day. over $100 by weight

[@FredJensen4745]

It’s your tv do what you want!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Right? Mine!

[@UnoriginalSonic]

All you need for that Insignia DTV tuner is a Insignia Universal Remote

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Man! Last thing I need is an Insignia household 🤣

[@UnoriginalSonic]

@@UncleMikeRetro And if you got any old consoles they'll go perfectly for that TV

[@UncleMikeRetro]

wife might object to more retro furniture but great thought!

[@rhnn9399]

i love to use crt tv bcz it give me something unique feelings. but a few show or movies I still watch it on an led tv

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I get a little warm and fuzzy too!

[@IM_ROCKSHROOM]

Facts

[@rhnn9399]

@@UncleMikeRetro trueee

[@HaroldAlexis-bb8sd]

As i am viewing this in 2024 I vstill have among my original converter box & my big 32" TV Medium Big Size still going strong. 💪 📺

[@UncleMikeRetro]

these are things you just can't ever replace. you know?

[@KoszTech]

In Russia, a lot of people still uses CRT TV with digital tuners. Some of them can’t switch to LCD due to lack of money, others just don’t wanna learn about new technologies, they need only putin and Ukrainian war.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

good way to put it! 🤣

[@johnoofsatchurch]

I found the exact one you got brand new in the box for seven dollars at savers! I can finally use my analog tv!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Nice! I WISH this one was in the box!

[@Smarttube01]

Nice! And it's very accepteble. I don't have a CRT but i do have an older samsung tv from 2009 wich i use as my main tv. My friend has an CRT with built in dvd player in his bedroom and i love it!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

It reminds me how far we've come. Plus nostalgia!

[@Jordansklar0698]

I love old crts with wood grain on them ❤

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I wish this one had that classic look

[@Jordansklar0698]

​@@UncleMikeRetroi used to have 1 but i gave it away when i moved from michigan to florida i couldnt fit it in my car lol it sucks but it is what it is

[@UncleMikeRetro]

i am saddened, but we can't keep everything. i didn't either

[@Rjz_Kickz]

Man when he turned that tv on idk man something inside me just clicked 😭 I think I miss the old days 😫😫😫😫😫

[@UncleMikeRetro]

it was like learning to live all over again 😒

[@randmiller88]

I had a Zenith one until a few years ago, it worked great when I needed it.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Right on. Zenith here too, of course. Real workhorse!

[@benjiocz]

I use CRT TV in 2023 and i love it ❤

[@UncleMikeRetro]

i am afraid to turn it on TOO much. one day pop and then darkness in my life

[@benjiocz]

@@UncleMikeRetro My CRT is in excellent condition after about 20 - 30 years of life.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

they die when they choose to die. condition means nothing at that age@@benjiocz

[@benjiocz]

@@UncleMikeRetro I know.

[@Fernito2016]

Im like this TV 😊

[@UncleMikeRetro]

ok, I'll ask: How's that? old and analog? 🤣

[@electrix4677]

Here in europe we have still analog signal in Bosna and herzegovina and Turkey.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

That makes sense until the telecom infrastructure catches up

[@The_Denchik.]

Nostalgic

[@UncleMikeRetro]

that is the point! 😁

[@thedailyhummm]

I miss those old tv, flat screens break too easily. I hate the tv antenna nowadays

[@UncleMikeRetro]

same. this is the only reason that I keep this beast alive

[@loringbush1455]

Yup! Still got my old-school 📺 and it still works!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

darn right it does!

[@YerayRomano22shots]

These TV's still being completely valid, if you're into retrogamimg they are actually mandatory if you want to play with the right imagine and not having input lag, old stuff is intended to be used with old stuff

[@UncleMikeRetro]

100% with you my friend!

[@user-st2ti4wy1w]

Strong set top box. Yes. Decoder.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

$3 find!

[@Dragonfire511]

That TV will last more years than those smart tvs.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

it has already outlived a few!

[@Dragonfire511]

@@UncleMikeRetro Amazing quality, my family had a Sony Trinitron Flat CRT that lived like for 15-18 years. Perfect TVs for playing PSOne games on it.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I use this one for my MAME gaming! same!

[@Dragonfire511]

@@UncleMikeRetro nice!.

[@illkid86]

Honestly id prefer this tv over the modern flat screen smart tv

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Ha! My TV thanks you!

[@illkid86]

@@UncleMikeRetro np

[@crazywarp36]

thanks BGRFHBHIFCCNVJNKXNK i eat lettuce okay if u bathtub then go wayw

[@crazywarp36]

sam says hi

[@Lottoboi100]

Put that CRT TV in the museum I just bought a brand new TV from Best Buy 50 inch, one of the best things I did in a long time, got it on sale too modern technology is best

[@UncleMikeRetro]

my home kinda is a museum. i should charge for admittance 😁

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

I found a DTV converter with an HDMI in port, so now I can hook up modern consoles to my CRT 😂

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I've never heard of that. Nice find!

[@JMMidwest321]

That’s crazy! I bought a new tv this year and was amazed there was no RCA plug on the back. Got so used to that always being an option! Now it’s HDMI, Digital Optical, and Bluetooth. Times have changed.

[@mysticaxolotl8215]

@@UncleMikeRetro Thanks! Sadly, it doesn't work, so I'm gonna need to see if I can repair it. My guess is that there are cracked solder joints somewhere

[@ethanSderrick]

Subscribed! Hopefully I can find a small analog TV and a digital converter at my Goodwill one of these days.

[@dominicus9891]

I still use a 13" sylvania tv for my kitchen, with one of these boxes (made by dish network). The benefit of the dish one is it has a program guide, like one of their satellite boxes would. It's called the "DTV Pal".

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I am surprised the channel guide still works.

[@dominicus9891]

ATSC broadcasts have information for a minimum of 24 hours ahead, but some go up to a week or two ahead. The info is picked up over the air by the box (or TV, or whatever) and displayed. @@UncleMikeRetro

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Dish cashing in on those sweet sweet government contracts/cash incentives!

[@abrahammonteropacheco7557]

Is fantastic tv old beautiful

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Runs like a champ too! 😁

[@evansullivanrichgels5531]

I mean RCA is an analog component, so naturally it’s gonna display a picture onto your tv.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

ha! You miss the point. Of course it WORKS. It's the fun of an old staticky TV set 😎

[@justindeleon9391]

CRT TVs are my CHILDHOOD❤️

[@UncleMikeRetro]

they were part of my ADULTHOOD too 🥰

[@computersales]

Best part of the swtich was not being able to watch TV because the signal was never strong enough. 😅

[@UncleMikeRetro]

and then we all switched to streaming TV 🤔

[@maxheadroomone]

CRT TVs are something alien these days. No one knows you can watch digital on them, or even how to hook them up. They think its something from the game FallOut

[@UncleMikeRetro]

They almost ARE!

[@dougbrowning82]

Anything built after 2007 has a digital tuner, regardless of the display technology. My GF has a 2010 CRT that can get digital or analog stations. Unfortunately, there is no analog here anymore.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

none? seems there are some somewhere, everywhere

[@gnj8541]

Where can I get one of those connections? I bought an 80’s TV and I’m trying so many way to link up my phone, normal TV stations but I can seem to find anything

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Which connection are you referring to? Glad to weigh in.

[@gnj8541]

@@UncleMikeRetro it only appears on the back of my TV an RCA Connection port of yellow white and black! (Black is for red). I usually use it to connect my NES and other retro games however there is an old NES connection cord that I have called ‘Nintendo RF Switch’ aka nes control dech, there is a connection of that on the back of the TV but nothing else. So what am I asking? I would love to connect a current computer next to the TV or have a small box that have other connections attached to that TV with HDMI ports to connect my Nintendo switch/PS5, to have access to Netflix, even regular channels on live TV, exactly like the main box for a digital TV today

[@niftyspock]

Still use a converter box and antennae on my old crt

[@UncleMikeRetro]

my man!

[@MarvinLucesisuga-gz4mc]

In Philippines analog tv is still on air until now

[@UncleMikeRetro]

until now or is it STILL on the air?

[@MarvinLucesisuga-gz4mc]

@@UncleMikeRetro yes sir... It's still on air

[@MarvinLucesisuga-gz4mc]

Tv system in my country Was NTSC 3.58 In digital Is Japanese technology Isdbt-t (not atsc 3.0)

[@dubberkoala]

I read an article days ago that they're shutting it down soon

[@hawkfeather6802]

We used an antenna from November 2022 to February 2023. We got 5 channels....it was really really really boring.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Lots of crap and shopping!

[@kensmith5694]

Yes, it works fine for most things. There is no need to spend a bunch of money. An old set of rabbit ears, a $40 converter box, and a TV you already own are just fine. I can get over 100 channels that way. Some of them even might has something I might want to watch.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

right? its not the picture, but the lack of content most days!

[@MattyzTech]

I still have a widescreem crt in my basement. I use it for playing with my old console

[@UncleMikeRetro]

same thing I use mine for!

[@Galaxy.Windows]

it is useful if you want to make your Monitor a tv

[@UncleMikeRetro]

For sure. Of course, you have to have an older monitor with RCA inputs though.

[@adinnugroho6544]

I think this box is Digital Set Top Box or Receiver. I have one, but mine is for Satellite TV. But now, I use Online Streaming TV on Laptop 😅

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I think they called them set top boxes back then

Happy days long live CRT

[@UncleMikeRetro]

The best

[@theretrokid1984]

Get a VCR, hook it up to your tv, get some blank VHS tapes and you can record shows off of television

[@UncleMikeRetro]

a! yeah. Sesame Street and Home Shopping! maybe not... 😮

[@Kirby7601]

nowadays, it comes with hdmi ports

[@UncleMikeRetro]

ha! yeah, nowadays 😏

[@danny_2339]

I like digital circus

[@UncleMikeRetro]

who wouldn't?

[@ScottSmiths-zp6sl]

Yes.... Very acceptable in 2024

[@UncleMikeRetro]

right?

[@alanvallazza9781]

Nothing lasts forever but your TV is going to be completely obsolete whenever ATSC 3.0 rolls out in your area. Not to worry because AT&T 1.0 will remain in most areas for a long time. The reason is because they're having trouble trying to convert over and it's just in the early stages. I mean it's going to get so bad that even some HDTV's won't work because you need to have an ATSC 3.0 tuner. But that's for another day I'm just saying that eventually you won't be able to pick up any signals.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

makes sense. remember, though, that us Retro Guys keep things no matter what

[@robertmileyjr442]

Awesome man!😎

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Thanks pal 😁

[@TheBrettMizer]

I remember you could get a coupon up to 2 of them to get it for free. And I use several addresses to get it

[@UncleMikeRetro]

oh yeah! the FCC "apology" for your lifetime inconvenience!

[@ADJLfanatic52]

Cool find.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Even better, I've had the TV since new. The Goodwill find, yes, superb for a few bucks!

[@Crazytesseract]

No Analog TV can play digital signals fed directly to it. Those digital signals must be converted to equivalent analog video signal before connecting the output to the analog TV. That is what has happened here.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Of course that is the case! But, you can still say it is playing digital signals as there are no analog signals on the air. Semantics, sure, but still fun to watch TV on an old set 😏

[@Crazytesseract]

@@UncleMikeRetro Yes

[@teressawilliams8679]

In 2024 still working no cable bills this way

[@UncleMikeRetro]

yes! But the selection is limited?

[@luisdacosta1541]

I still use in 2024

[@UncleMikeRetro]

same (as you can see)

[@luisdacosta1541]

@@UncleMikeRetro they're trying to make us more dependent on them, changing things in such a way to try to obsolete the things we had. For example light bulbs,the filament was made in a way to last forever,but because ppl only bought one,sales went down so they started to make the filaments thinner and whit lower grade materials,so that we had to by more. Another example plastic,we are hostages of plastic,the world doesn't work whit out plastic,the world as we know comes to an end,every thing uses plastic from our phones ,credit cards,cars,bikes,airplanes computers,trafic signs,shoes ,clothes,etc...

[@UncleMikeRetro]

i can't disagree. the first bulbs ever made, some of them, still work in odd places.

[@luisdacosta1541]

@@UncleMikeRetro yes its friend.. I've read about a firehouse somewhere in the states,same 10 ago still had the first one and only light bulb... But I'm not sure if I'm right,it was couple minutes back,and I don't remember

[@luisdacosta1541]

Sorry if my English ain't perfect I hope I did explain myself with out saying nothing offensive

[@O5RandDrMoss]

My god Buy that! It is an amazing TV DXing digital box. And a overly powered DTV box for locals!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I did buy it! and for $3.00

[@gabe_motherboard3355]

I got my first CRT at a thrift store a couple months ago and it only has an antenna port.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

That makes it harder to input signals. not impossible...

[@crazywarp36]

you can use a Vcr to use rca jacks

[@rhnn9399]

what i can tell you that u can use something like rf modulator or vhf uhf modulator if the converter box doesn't come with rf out

[@UncleMikeRetro]

@@rhnn9399 true, also my TV has coaxial input anyway, so that is an option too.

[@Iram.youtube]

Nice video ☺️ can you make a video showing a 90s television with lost signal grains and no signal colours? 😅

[@UncleMikeRetro]

hmmm. I may need you to guide me to something online like you are describing. I'd love to try if I understood the assignment better 😎

[@Iram.youtube]

@@UncleMikeRetro 90s television Screen static bars, no signal black and white grains and colour bars 😅

[@UncleMikeRetro]

imma try!

[@Iram.youtube]

@@UncleMikeRetro thank you ☺️

[@RetroTinkerer]

Hey it's back! 🎉

[@UncleMikeRetro]

yessir! they recovered it for me as I asked pretty please 🥰

[@RetroTinkerer]

@@UncleMikeRetro that is amazing, glad for you my friend!

[@damienkram3379]

Прикольно... Они, походу, только у нас всё еще популярны. Из интересностей: ресиверы не только для пузатых телевизоров нужны, даже достаточно старые LCD панели не умели в цифру. А еще на современных ресиверах есть HDMI выход, можно подключить, например, к компьютерному монитору.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

True and true. The only issue with the computer monitor is of course sound. On most monitors anyway. Thanks for the comment!

[@thedustmancometh]

I’m still using a CRT 33” , and my converter box has been out for a few days- gotta grab a new one, because new crap is designed to fail! TVs got a more rich picture than the new flats- December 2023- Merry CHRISTMAS!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

merry Christmas back at ya!

[@RaysGamingChannel2003]

Nice find on a converter box

[@UncleMikeRetro]

right! pretty pristine

[@900Yugo]

The first generation digital TV tuners were not made as well as current ones. The current digital tv boxes are much better made. The newer versions run cooler and less likely to overheat and malfunction.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

ya know, this one does get a little warm

[@900Yugo]

@@UncleMikeRetro I used to have the Dish network DTV PAL,that box had no ventilation holes,after a few hours of use the box would malfunction and a reset was needed.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

wonder if you could have drilled a few vent holes? hindsight is 20/20 of course. unless you were just renting it

[@900Yugo]

@@UncleMikeRetro It was bought. I had drilled some holes on the box,it lasted for another 5 years then it quitted on me eventually.

[@lockunknown5719]

If you need some company, it's acceptable.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

appreciate that!

[@visible9475]

Hello. I just subscribed. I will learn more about this technology thank you. I have a old Sony 📺

[@visible9475]

Do we need to connect the audio and video cables to both components or are there exceptions?

[@UncleMikeRetro]

thanks for subbing and I am here to try to help 😎

[@UncleMikeRetro]

@@visible9475 you would need to connect the video composite cable to the yellow connector, but as far as the audio, if you do not combine the red and white (right and left) channels into one signal to input into the TV, you will lose one whole channel and possibly critical audio information.

[@piney2245]

Show must continue

[@UncleMikeRetro]

no stopping it!

[@MegaAfterschool]

It’s not a player it’s a Digital tv analog converter.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

well, of course it is!

[@GerusalemmeCristiana]

Bravo bravo bravo

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Taking a bow for my retro thriftyness

[@DIGITAL_DECAY.EXE_]

Man I forgot that you use to have to wait for your CRT TV to warm up LOL😂

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Right? Too bad this one isn't the type to have that small bright dot in the center after turning it off too

[@dougbrowning82]

Now you have to wait for your smart TV to boot up. There was a period in the late 1960s early 70s where the tubes were kept warm. It was called Instant On. Caused a few house fires, so was later banned.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

i missed that back then. too young by a few years. just a few though

[@lord_beethoven1169]

I always find it tricky to tell the difference between an RF modulator and a cable box.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

wow, I never thought about that. very close.

[@evansullivanrichgels5531]

I’ve never experimented with it which is why I don’t know but I wonder if you used an Rf modulator for your companies cable box and plugged it into your vcr’s coaxial cable input, most likely you would have to set it to channel 3. Would you be able to record shows on VHS tapes. This works with any antenna with a set too box if you take the rca out of the set too box and put it to one of the inputs on your VCR, however if you’re using a company cable box many times you won’t be able to replicate the same because they have macrovision protection which prevents your VCR from being able to store the data displayed onto a VHS. But an rf modulator might work. Fun experiment for anybody who has too much time on their hands.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

maybe? i just don't have a cable company anymore!

[@austinbird8074]

I wish where I live I could get the antenna signal I live in Newburgh ny and I cannot get a signal 😢

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Nothing? Really?

[@urzamaster]

Awesome!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Old school static!

[@urzamaster]

@@UncleMikeRetro music to my ears!

[@user-pe2eo5dv8i]

Try it on a flat screen

[@UncleMikeRetro]

it won't have sound...

[@ImNumber35536]

LG still sell them brand new the ones with component

[@UncleMikeRetro]

nice! I am a fan of the $3.00 find though!

[@JessicaFEREM]

You could plug in a modern game console or PC with an HDMI to RCA or RF adapter. Just make sure if you're using a PC, scale up using display scaling not resolution if possible, and your GPU driver or OS should come with overscan configuration. Rokus should work good since they are made with big text and up until 2 years ago they still sold composite models, but not youll need an adapter.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I am finding more and more things to do with this old TV each day!

[@theawesometeg219]

When your trying to read the text it just says “ATION”

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I missed that

[@Titan_speaker_man2036]

Is that tv man 😲😲😲😲😲😮

[@UncleMikeRetro]

its a TV on a clean towel 😎

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

Of course it works; nothing to break, really...

[@UncleMikeRetro]

well, no, pretty solid state all things considered. Goodwill isn't always the best preserver of electronics though 😮

[@richardbunt2278]

Old technology looks better

[@UncleMikeRetro]

it feels that way to me too.

[@nicotorres5965]

I set up a converter box to my TV and since it didn't come with a remote, we ended up having to get one online. How do I set it up and scan for channels?

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I suppose it depends on what type of remote? is it programmable with a list of codes?

[@nicotorres5965]

@@UncleMikeRetro Apex Digital DT250, by the way I got mine from Goodwill too.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

www.ezdigitaltv.com/Buy_Remote_Controls.html this was interesting. Also, what is the make/model of your REMOTE?

[@Bfatman]

Cool!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Just like old times!

[@Sunflare-vq2uy]

Nice video.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Many many thanks

[@matthewsisk]

Do you recall the model number of the Zenith here? It looks mint condition!! Not a scratch

[@UncleMikeRetro]

it does have a few marks, not perfect. you know, no model, but just a serial.

[@camerons829]

Just curious if you have or know the model number for the tv remote that goes with that tv. I have the exact one and I really want the exact remote that would have come with it. I see lots of them on eBay, but they are all different models

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I have the remote, but I am missing the backplate for the battery compartment. here are all the numbers in it (inside the compartment): 343 14-17600 4196R1 (next line) 124-202-01 (next line) MBR 3440 hope that helps

[@camerons829]

@@UncleMikeRetro Thank you so much! I found the right one!

[@UncleMikeRetro]

suweet!

[@draxoronxztgs1212]

I say yes, unless the devices hasn't a best before date printed on their serial code label. I use a 32"crt from 2005 both for retro gaming and for watching regular tv and VHS tapes in my bedroom, whereas I use the 55" oled 4k 120Hz tv from 2020 in the living room for UHD/BD&DVD movies and modern consoles, and the desktop PC. (FYI. the VCR is a toploader JVC HR-7200EG from 1983, matches the style of the crt despite their huge year gap). Nothing wrong with that.😊

[@UncleMikeRetro]

feels like you are living on borrowed time. these devices WILL fail. I dread that day

[@draxoronxztgs1212]

@@UncleMikeRetro Some of them beside what I've mentioned has already failed, that's how I got them for cheap & free 10-20 years ago. But most of them have I brought back to life again, with the oldest ones dating as far back as 1893, and one radio from 1927 with triode tubes. After 25 years of experience in electronics, and 13 years as an electrician who have repaired switched psu's and a lot more, I'm not worried at all that my other vintage things will fail as I can just repair them again. Some of the appliances i fixed when I got them almost 2 decades ago still works, that is longer than a new device would've last unrepared and untweaked. It is true that nothing will last forever, but it can always last longer. And for another thing, whos time am I borrowing?

[@UncleMikeRetro]

ha! we all have only so much time allotted to us. even devices! but bully for you being able to self repair these

[@draxoronxztgs1212]

@@UncleMikeRetro You can also extend your own lifetime by eating healty, exercise if not moving a lot at work, and living well with good habits. So I don't view life like it has a set time in how long it gonna exactly last, because if so we would've been able to predict everythings death with 100% accuracy and never be wrong, and be totally unable to prevent it. Some people gets the chance to see their 100 years of age, whereas some don't even pass 30. So life is totally random and all dependent on the individual and background. As said before, nothing will last forever, but can always last longer.

[@draxoronxztgs1212]

@@UncleMikeRetro Also about being able to repair stuff, is a skill everyone with a deep technical interest and years of practicing can achive if they really want to. It only matters on what they spend their time for. I did this for fun in the past, now I do it because I live on it and need to, and it's a neverending job as there is always something to fix, and the pay is decent. The more I learn from the job, the less effort it takes to get it done and it becomes more as easy money. I can already tell that some computer parts made in the 1970's til early 2000's are much more worth as whole and working, than the amount of gold it contains, and can earn you 3-4 digits $ for a single part.

[@mattmc5069]

All you need is a DA convertor and your good to go I prefer watching 80s commercials on KZbin on CRT through ROKU. It looks more authentic

[@UncleMikeRetro]

CRT is always the retro way to go

[@mattmc5069]

@@UncleMikeRetro perfect for retro games too no lag due to upscaling

[@UncleMikeRetro]

never thought of that angle

[@JessicaFEREM]

Some older rokus natively supported RCA up until a few years ago. Too bad they don't make them anymore, you'd need a converter...

[@Doctor4Dimonds]

Nice zenith tv do you have a remote for it (plus I love zenith it’s cool that some of there old TVs work)

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Yes I do! Original remote working great.

[@CREEPER_CRAFT_YT]

Teacher: "and this is what people used to watch television on in the 1990s and early 2000s..." :some kid..BOOOORING! If you don't get what I'm saying I'll break it down...I'm saying in the future these old TV's and DVD and VHS players will be seen as relics from the distance past...

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Don't underestimate our ability to get your point 🤣 I think they are ALREADY relics to the next generation after the Zoomers

[@CREEPER_CRAFT_YT]

@@UncleMikeRetro maybe I'm just blinded by denial...cause I used VHS when I was a kid and don't want to admit it's as old as it actually is

[@UncleMikeRetro]

try being my age. we're all in denial. glad you liked my TV though, pal!@@CREEPER_CRAFT_YT

[@CREEPER_CRAFT_YT]

@@UncleMikeRetro I love these TV's theres a certain charm about them that I can't get enough of

[@Thetinkerer-hl1hg]

That is very cool

[@UncleMikeRetro]

It marvels me each time it powers on!

[@kevingaray1593]

If you use crt TV for HDTV channels, use the converter box to letter box format

[@UncleMikeRetro]

Good call. I forgot about that!

[@nogyo]

No, it looks ugly. If I wanted to watch 16:9 channels, I'd simply use an LCD or smart. It's way better on how it is being shown on the short video.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

@@nogyo Actually, this is why I showcased it in 4:3 format 😎

[@crazywarp36]

@@nogyo Lcd tv's and especially smart tv's are cheap junk, crt's last like triple as long as a flatscreen

[@redneckbryon]

Unfortunately, those DTV Boxes are pretty much useless without the remote. Since it's needed to reprogram.

[@UncleMikeRetro]

ugh, never thought about that. it works for now though