c-webster
Jul 22, 2018Explorer
New TV, old signals
We're planning to upgrade the TV in our motorhome, but the problem I'm seeing is that the newer TVs won't fit. I could order a large computer monitor that would fit and would provide what we want, but the input to that monitor is just HDMI.
We have two coax inputs now, one from an over-the-air antenna, and one for "cable" (for when the RV park has a cable TV connection). These both come to a switch box at the front of the motorhome, about 15 feet from the TV set. From there the signal goes over coax to the TV compartment.
I have a good location for the new TV that would actually be better than the original and I could route an HDMI cable from the old switch cabinet to the new TV (computer monitor), but I don't know how to convert the input signals to HDMI. I think I can deal with the over-the-air signal, but I'm not sure about the cable connection. With the present set-up, the TV has to be switched from "air" to "cable" to tune in the cable channels, and the computer monitor won't have that function.
We have two coax inputs now, one from an over-the-air antenna, and one for "cable" (for when the RV park has a cable TV connection). These both come to a switch box at the front of the motorhome, about 15 feet from the TV set. From there the signal goes over coax to the TV compartment.
I have a good location for the new TV that would actually be better than the original and I could route an HDMI cable from the old switch cabinet to the new TV (computer monitor), but I don't know how to convert the input signals to HDMI. I think I can deal with the over-the-air signal, but I'm not sure about the cable connection. With the present set-up, the TV has to be switched from "air" to "cable" to tune in the cable channels, and the computer monitor won't have that function.