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Television Standards Converters, Modulators etc Standards converters, modulators anything else for providing signals to vintage televisions. |
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Diode
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Fallowfield, Greater Manchester, UK.
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I want to transfer visuals to my vintage Cadet TV however I'm not sure what cables I needs as the TV does not have HDMI. So I'd therefore need an adapter.
If anyone know, would be a massive help, thank you!! The model number of the TV is CM6519A |
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Hello and welcome to the forums.
Does the TV have any inputs apart from the loop aerial? What video outputs does the Mac have?
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Heptode
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Accrington, Lancashire, UK.
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The Cadet only had RF in, however, it had a mains transformer that provided mains isolation. Finding a suitable place to inject video and audio should be easy.
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Dekatron
Join Date: Aug 2013
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Unless you have a compelling reason to use the Cadet it would be simpler and probably not much difference in cost to get a computer monitor. Amazon have them for £60-70, cables and converters could be could be more than half that cost.
If the Mac laptop is less than 10 years old it will probably have a Display Port of some sort, connectors changed with the age of the model.
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You can buy HDMI-composite video adapters for a.few pounds from eBay sellers, but you will need to squirt the video/audio into a UHF modulator to use the RF input. You can use an old VCR to provide the modulator, but it's a bit bulky.
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Heptode
Join Date: May 2006
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Yes, I wondered about the desire to use a tv like that for display purposes.
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Octode
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Essex, UK.
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Hi,
It's possible, I do this myself occasionally. I use a VGA to Composite converter, my modulator has composite, which converts it to RF. I'd assume the Macbooks have VGA out. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PC-Laptop...72.m2749.l2649 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B018LKA4...ing=UTF8&psc=1 I'm not associated with either seller, these are just what I use, and could be an option for you. Hope that helps '77 |
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Dekatron
Join Date: May 2006
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Easiest option would be an adapter to HDMI, then HDMI to composite, then into a modulator. |
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Rest in Peace
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Basildon, Essex, UK.
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Wont the picture quality be poor and very low resolution compared to a laptop screen.
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Dekatron
Join Date: May 2006
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They may even be trying to achieve something like this where the producer borrowed an old Pye TV from me; in that case they cheated by superimposing the image in post, but it's possible the OP is wanting to do something live. |
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