TV Tuner in reverse?

[ted leslie]

http://cgi.ebay.com/25-FOOT-7-6M-New-Extention-Male-Male-DVI-24-1-Cable-/290414609448?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item439e0f4428#ht_2422wt_1139

might help if i posted the link to what the "these" were  :)

tl

On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:12:46 -0400
ted leslie <tleslie-RBVUpeUoHUc at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> 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:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- 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?
> > > 
> > > 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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