CATV to S-Video?

[MrLoyyy]

Hello guys, this is my first post here. I've been searching for a long time now on a solution to my problem. Basically, I want to be able to view my cable tv on my projector that is not "cable ready". As of now, i'm using an old vcr, wired weirdly to my projector, that is bulky and gives horrible resolution.

I came to one how-to on ehow.com saying that I can use an RF modulator with an S-Video output. This is great, because my projector has an S-Video in. The problem is, I've searched everywhere for this RF modulator with an S-Video output, but only got S-Video input RF modulators.

So my question is, are there any RF modulators that exists out there with a "S-Video output" and "RF Input"? If not, is there a solution to where I can hook-up my cable tv to projector in a space saving manner? Thanks for reading this and any help is greatly appreciated.

PS - my projector also has a VGA and HDMI inputs.

[Cornucopia]

No.

An RF MODULATOR is a device that takes baseband video (usually composite analog, but could be other) and converts it to broadcast/cable frequencies by "RF Modulating" it. IOW, the OUTPUT is RF not the input.

What you want is an RF De-Modulator (also known as a TUNER). To correctly demodulate, you have to first match the RF frequency with the channel you want to demodulate. This is known as "tuning" or changing the channel.

This may sound a little sarcastic (and it is), but really there is no getting around the simple fact that you need a tuner prior to your projector input. This used to be NTSC (analog), but is now QAM/ATSC (digital) - though most tuners still include both. The presence or absence of the tuner is mainly what distinguishes the difference between a TV and a Monitor.

Scott

[usually_quiet]

You need an external tuner, to provide you with HDMI, composite video, or S-Video and audio from RF input from analog cable or digital cable.

The best way to get one is to rent a set-top box from your cable company. That is the only way to be sure of having all the channels in your package available.Third-party tuners will provide the same analog channels as your VCR provides, and/or HD from whatever unencrypted digital signals are available. There may be 30 or so unencrypted digital channels available in the US (mostly local OTA channels, shopping channels, and a few others). In Canada there are usually no unencrypted digital channels available. I don't know what is typical elswhere.