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Question

Convert coax input to hdmi

by Aug 25, 2015 11:08AM PDT

I have a tv whose coax input has come loose and there is no way to solder or fix it because of the way it is connected to a printed circuit board. Everything about the tv is fine except the $#@^!! coax input connector. It even has a built-in dvd player. I don't want to scrap it.

This tv has an hdmi input. The coax coming in has some normal and some hi-def channels on it that I could (previously) receive and view just fine with no cable box.

So what I need is something that will take that incoming coax signal and give an hdmi output. I want the channels to look just like they did before the coax connector broke -- some would be normal and some would be hi def. I'm not trying to "improve" the picture any.

Is this possible? Is there some device that will pass both the low def and hi def from the coax to an hdmi output?

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You may have to purchase/lease a cable box (n/t)
by Aug 25, 2015 1:24PM PDT

n/t

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(NT) What you need is a atsc/qam tuner.
by Aug 25, 2015 5:36PM PDT
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Not for coax input via cable provider?
by ClarkNK Aug 26, 2015 4:37AM PDT

According to this link it is for antenna/coax input only, not for coax input from a cable company?

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Ok then,
by Oldartq Aug 26, 2015 7:53AM PDT

what Pepe recommend is the solution. Now do you have other objective? I recommend the tuner because your tv tuner is longer functional.

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