LCD HDTV does not have analog coaxial connector

[phamily06]

hi i have an olevia 32" lcd tv, its about 2 years old and when i first bought it it did not come with a antenna connector or tuner. the connector so i can connect my dish network into. I got a dvd recorder with a tuner in it so can be able to connect my dish network cable in, the analog coaxial cable i believe its called. but the dvd player just died on me so i am looking for an alternative route to getting my dish network connected. i have done some googling but it's hard to find anything because olevia has gone out of business and there isn't much out on the tv. can't seem to find a dvd player also with the tuner that's needed, any suggestions

[jagabo]

Can't you just run composite or s-video? I haven't seen a TV without at least composite input in many many years. Picture quality will usually be best with s-video. Both are better than RF via coax.

[phamily06]

no because i have a dual receiever dish network box, my tv is upstairs and the box is downstairs they ran a coax cable from the box upstairs to my room. its one box sending two signals to two tvs basically.

[edDV]

I too don't understand the problem. What is the Dish tuner and how many do you have? That model number for Olivia?

Can't play a DVD? What is the DVD player connected to?

[phamily06]

the model of the olevia is 327-s12 and it does not have a tuner, so i cannot connect my dish network coax cable directly to it. I had a dvd recorder that had a tuner in it, an input that i can plug the coax cable into. the cable comes from the dish network receiver downstairs. I'm not having a problem watching dvd, its being able to watch my dish network is the issue because i have no way of connecting the receiver via cable to my tv.

[guns1inger]

My reading of the problem

Disc Box downstairs, TV upstairs.

Cable running from downstairs to upstairs is standard RF Coax.

TV does not have RF input. (My reading - TV is not a TV, just a monitor - no tuner of it's own at all)

OP was using a DVD recorder as the bridge between RF in and TV. DVD recorder is now dead.

OP is looking for a simple way to get RF coax into a TV/Monitor that has no RF in.

[phamily06]

thanks guns1inger, exactly what you said is the problem

[jagabo]

You could use an old VCR (the tape mechanism doesn't have to be working) with a tuner and composite outputs (virtually all VCRs have these). That's a big, clunky solution though.

[edDV]

Name any TV that directly tunes Dish? Some Dish tuners output a channel 3/4 RF so the TV sees what is being watched. What are you asking?

[phamily06]

edDV, guns1inger explained my situation exactly.

[jagabo]

Some Dish tuners output a channel 3/4 RF so the TV sees what is being watched.

He needs a tuner to connect to his tunerless TV.

[edDV]

My reading of the problem

Disc Box downstairs, TV upstairs.

Cable running from downstairs to upstairs is standard RF Coax.

TV does not have RF input. (My reading - TV is not a TV, just a monitor - no tuner of it's own at all)

OP was using a DVD recorder as the bridge between RF in and TV. DVD recorder is now dead.

OP is looking for a simple way to get RF coax into a TV/Monitor that has no RF in.

If that is it, you need another intermediate box to replace the DVD tuner.

[phamily06]

yep, i am having trouble in finding one. any suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

[jagabo]

Did you see my post about using and old VCR?

[phamily06]

is that the only option? i have been looking for a vcr but most of them are pretty darn expensive. but if its the only way then i will have to suck it up and buy it, just trying to look for as many alternatives as possible

[guns1inger]

Just by a secondhand one from ebay or craig's list or similar

[edDV]

An S-VHS VCR or DVD recorder with comb filter decoder and S-Video out will give the best NTSC decoded picture on your LCD monitor.

[jagabo]

If your TV has a VGA input you can use this:

http://www.amazon.com/External-Standalone-LCD-TV-Tuner/dp/B000XY6N5Y/
http://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-TV-LCDHR-Resolution-1680x1050-Projectors/dp/B0011NM17K/

You might be able to find something like it with composite or s-video outputs.

Or forget the cable in the wall and go wireless:

http://www.amazon.com/Terk-Technologies-Leapfrog-LF-30S-Distribution/dp/B00009UHXR/