Apex 1500 DVD Player--Dumb Question
 

Wow, my first time in this forum, and the first post I've ever had that's actually DVD related after thousands. :D

I just bought the Apex because it was so darn cheap. However, when it arrived today, I discovered that the cheapass TV we have only has one input, the coax cable input. The DVD player has a "plug" that says coaxial, but the instructions don't show that being used at all. Do I just hook that to the coax input on the TV (would have to buy a cable) or do I have to do something different, some kind of adapter, or did I just buy a DVD player that I can't use on this TV. :(

Please help, I know nothing. Thanks!

I believe the DVD player plug you are reffering to is the digital coax audio ouptut...not the same as the rg-6 "cable" tv cables.

The Coax in the DVD player is for Audio to go into a receiver...I think you have to go buy a RF adapter and hook it up to the tv that way...the converters used to cost about 30 readily availible at WalMart.

Dan,

You're looking for this, which you can find here.

Good luck.

(Your dvd player just became $20 more expensive. Maybe check ebay or local classifieds, too.)


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Thanks for the info steve! Damn, I don't think I'd have bought the damn thing if I knew about that. Oh well, live and learn.

So, re: personal message #1, they finally get the coed team together after I move away? I guess the women just didn't like me. :) What women bailed on Harmony?

And let me know what's going with work. I guess we should take it to email from here-on. :)

Thanks for the info steve! I bought one on fleabay for $16 shipped, and we now have dvd capability! hot_damn, can you believe it! ;)

I think this might also work, but maybe not, .....

DVD AV outputs go to VCR AV input, and ch 3 or whatever VCR coax output goes to TV. By AV I mean audio and video on rca type connections.

OTOH, that must be one OLD TV, my circa 1970s RCA XL100 has video inputs. Using a modulator typically really messes up the quality.

That probably won't work, due to macrovision copy protection in DVD and VCR.

Only way that would work is to have a hacked DVD player that diasbles MV, or a VCR so old ic can't detect MV signals.

Ozy

I think the best route is the RF modulator. I have one for my pathetic rig, and I would suggest getting one with a manual switch for the input. I had an autoswitcher, but it would "autoswitch" in the middle of movies sometimes.