[PJ-Comix]

Of course, I think regular TV sets are now fairly cheap due to the fact that the HDTV and Plasma TVs are getting promoted. Anyway, any help in this would be appreciated. Thanx in advance.

[JennysCool]

If you have a VCR or DVD-R or similar receiver you should be able to attach the cable to that and then run the red, white and yellow connectors to your TV. That is, if I correctly understand what the problem is, here!

[cripplecreek]

Yet you manage an I-pod, blogs and ping lists?

[pax_et_bonum]

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.

Actually, the only thing I know about tv's is that they can blow up, so I only watch them.

(My dad used to be a tv repairman.)

[Graybeard58]

I did the same thing with a small tv, only I was moving it and thought it was just hung on something and yanked the connector out. I thought it would cost too much to have the connector soldered back in so I bought another small tv.

In your case it might not be cheaper. Take it to a tv repair shop, if you can find one. They will tell you up front how much it will cost and then decide if it's worthwhile to repair it.

[tet68]

The best thing you could do would be to rack the slide,
place the safety in the FIRE position and put it out of
it's misery.

You and it will be a LOT happier.

I haven't had a TV since I discovered FR in 98, I put
my 21" console out on the street and some poor addicted
soul carted it away in ten minutes, sad really.

Ps. I'm not addicted to FR, I can quit ANY time I want.

[HitmanLV]

Shouldn't be a problem.

1. Many cable boxes, and most digital cable boxes, have the Y-R-W RCA cable outputs. Plug those into the Y-R-W RCA cable input on your tv. Make sure your tv is tuned to look for the signal from the RCA jacks, either toggle through the options using the 'input' button on the tv remote, or go through the channels with the channel up button on the remote until it gets to the rca jacks and you can see the video and hear the sound.

2. Alternately, if you have a vcr or a DVD Recorder (which are excellent and you can get a nice Panasonic for like $ 150 or so at Circuit City), you can send the signal from your cable box to either the vcr or DVD recorder via coax cable or the RCA cables, and then set up the RCA jack outputs from either the VCR or the DVD Recorder to the RCA inputs on the back of your tv. Toggle through as in #1 until you get the signal.

[digger48]

WalMart

[JerseyHighlander]

You could internalize these trying times in your life and commission a satirical comic strip based upon these life experiences.

Or you could do exactly what you said, cable from street->cable box->dvd/vhs player->tv

I advise using high quality cable, the extra $10 at radio shack is worth it.

[stlnative]

Basic DVD player = No
VCR/DVD Combo = Yes
VCR = YES
DVD Recorder = Yes
DVR = Yes

[stlnative]

oops I see you have a cable box.
I might work with wall cable to input on cable box,
output on cable box to input on DVD player,
then use the 3 output jacks on dvd player to 3 input on TV. You may not need all three. (red, yellow, white)

[dfwddr]

What are you doing fooling with a TV when there are DUFU's waiting to be written ???
Unless your watching Hockey or Football, there ain't no use for TV, and besides, that's what sports bars are for.

Throw it in the trash, amd walk away.

[dr_who_2]

Unless you were right where it landed it at the time, what's the problem?

[Moonmad27]

You may want to consider the flat screen TV/oven door scam being discussed on another thread!