TV Tuner in reverse?

[ted leslie]

just get two of these then, and bobs your uncle.  (assuming 50' will do).
I was fortunate when i did what your doing, that my tv was just at the other end of the room,
so a 20' was good for me.

tl

On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:02:45 -0700 (PDT)
William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org>
> > To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> > Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 12:39:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TLUG]: TV Tuner in reverse?
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> > William Park wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > TV tuner will decoded ATSC  signal from RG-6 input and record it to local
> > > harddisk.
> > > Is there  a way to do in reverse?  That is, send a recorded TV program into  
> >RG-6
> > > coax
> > > cable in its original format, so that on the remote  side, it would be as 
> >though
> > > it's coming
> > > from antenna.
> > > 
> > > I have lots of leftover RG-6 cable/connectors.  And, I would like  to connect 
> >my
> > > TV to
> > > my computer using RG-6 cable, and install  A-B switch ($10) at TV, so that I 
> >can
> > > pick
> > > which input to watch  from.  As far as TV is concerned, it wouldn't know if 
> >the
> > > signal  is
> > > coming from antenna or from my computer.
> > >    
> > What you're looking for is referred to as a "video modulator".  Many  years 
> >ago, personal computers such as the Apple II, Commie 64 etc. used them to  hook 
> >up to a TV.  There are also some that will convert VGA to NTSC video,  but with 
> >those you're greatly limited in resolution to what NTSC supports.   You could 
> >get a good picture with something that can take HDMI or DVI from a  computer and 
> >convert it to ATSC video on RF, but I haven't seen any and I expect  they'd be 
> >fairly expensive.  Of course, many TVs these days have VGA input,  as well as 
> >HDMI/DVI, which would give excellent picture quality.  My own  computer uses DVI 
> >@ 1080P on a 23" wide screen monitor.  I could, if I  wish, connect it to a HDMI 
> >input on my TV.  Does your TV not have any HDMI  or VGA inputs?
> 
> Yes, it does.  My TV is "HD ready", so it has every possible input connectors.  
> Right now,
> its HDMI port is connected to external Kworld settop tuner, which in turn is 
> connected to
> my antenna.  So, I can watch live TV, just fine.  
> 
> Soon, I will run a cable from the antenna to my computer in my room.  So, I 
> should be
> able to watch/record on my computer.
> 
> My problem is how to watch on my TV, as cheaply as possible, when computer and 
> TV
> are not in the same room.
> 
>     - I don't want to upgrade to Wireless-N
>     - I don't want to get another computer for MythTV frontend, just to watch 
> occasional
>       recorded TV.
>     - I don't want to carry my computer to/from living room, whenever I want to 
> watch
>       recorded TV.
>     - I can use my laptop (Pentium-M, Intel 915), but it's barely capable.  
> There is hint
>       of stuttering, and VGA/audio cables are messy.
> 
> Cheapest solution is to run RG-6 cable between my computer and my TV.  Of 
> course,
> assuming I can send recorded MPEG-2 files out into RG-6 cable as ATSC/QAM 
> signal.
> 
> I'll google "ATSC modulator".
> -- 
> William
> 
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