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dualloop · 21st Apr 2019, 10:45 pm

Hi,

Apologies if this has been asked before so feel free to point me to a thread if it already exists.

I've purchased a PYE K30 TV and now know that it only has an RF input.
As the room I plan to use this in does not have aerial socket nearby for a Freeview box with RF output, I thought about using something like an Amazon Fire Stick as I've seen older posts/videos elsewhere that demonstrate it functioning on a vintage 70s TV but not list how they have achieved this.

Does anyone have any advice on how I can achieve this?

I've checked various websites like Amazon to see if I can a converter box of sorts but to no luck.
The closest I have is a HDMI to composite but there doesn't appear to be anything that could convert this down to an analog signal.

Apologies for the novice like question.

Cheers,

Karl

21st Apr 2019, 10:45 pm	#1
dualloop Pentode Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 124	Connnecting a vintage TV to modern sources Hi, Apologies if this has been asked before so feel free to point me to a thread if it already exists. I've purchased a PYE K30 TV and now know that it only has an RF input. As the room I plan to use this in does not have aerial socket nearby for a Freeview box with RF output, I thought about using something like an Amazon Fire Stick as I've seen older posts/videos elsewhere that demonstrate it functioning on a vintage 70s TV but not list how they have achieved this. Does anyone have any advice on how I can achieve this? I've checked various websites like Amazon to see if I can a converter box of sorts but to no luck. The closest I have is a HDMI to composite but there doesn't appear to be anything that could convert this down to an analog signal. Apologies for the novice like question. Cheers, Karl