BillsWatch Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 My wife bought two new Magnavox DVD/VHS players to replace two of them we have at home. Yea I know old technology but we are old too. We have Cable at home and the cable wires were all provided by cable company. No Direct TV because owner (me) is a bastard. These DVD/VHS players do not have hex jacks (i.e. photo1) with needles like the ones that plug into really old VCRs and DVD players we have at the house (i.e. photo 2) but entirely push jacks (i.e. photo3). Photos: http://members.cox.net/chost/AV.jpg Are there adapters we can get for cable so we can plug them into new DVD/VHS players? Replacing cables would mean (1) taking out cables from walls, etc, (2) Being able to find and install right cables so an adapter is the best solution I can think of. I had no idea jacks had changed since we had last bought VHS/DVD players. Where is the government coupon to pay for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 My wife bought two new Magnavox DVD/VHS players to replace two of them we have at home.Yea I know old technology but we are old too. We have Cable at home and the cable wires were all provided by cable company. No Direct TV because owner (me) is a bastard. These DVD/VHS players do not have hex jacks (i.e. photo1) with needles like the ones that plug into really old VCRs and DVD players we have at the house (i.e. photo 2) but entirely push jacks (i.e. photo3). Photos: http://members.cox.net/chost/AV.jpg Are there adapters we can get for cable so we can plug them into new DVD/VHS players? Replacing cables would mean (1) taking out cables from walls, etc, (2) Being able to find and install right cables so an adapter is the best solution I can think of. I had no idea jacks had changed since we had last bought VHS/DVD players. Where is the government coupon to pay for it? No idea about the coupon, but here's news about their help line. You might have to go directly from the cable into the TV and then out to the DVD with the component cables - then back to the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 No idea about the coupon, but here's news about their help line.You might have to go directly from the cable into the TV and then out to the DVD with the component cables - then back to the TV. That comment about "coupon" was a joke - I am not trying to transition to digital for I have cable and have had it for ten years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 These DVD/VHS players do not have hex jacks (i.e. photo1) with needles like the ones that plug into really old VCRs and DVD players we have at the house (i.e. photo 2) but entirely push jacks (i.e. photo3). Photos: http://members.cox.net/chost/AV.jpg Are there adapters we can get for cable so we can plug them into new DVD/VHS players? Yes - photo #3 looks like female RCA jacks. RCA-to-coax adapters have been available for years. Should be easy to fine. Radio shack, back when they carried electronic parts, had them. Here's a picture: http://www.summitsource.com/product_info.p...roducts_id=5785 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 Yes - photo #3 looks like female RCA jacks. RCA-to-coax adapters have been available for years. Should be easy to fine. Radio shack, back when they carried electronic parts, had them. Here's a picture: http://www.summitsource.com/product_info.p...roducts_id=5785 My wife said to say "Thanks". Is this the same thing? http://cgi.ebay.com/F-Female-to-RCA-Male-A...bayphotohosting We need at least two and shipping is free so it is $1 each Summit charges $9 for shipping even if I got just one. Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc were useless on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 My wife said to say "Thanks". Is this the same thing? http://cgi.ebay.com/F-Female-to-RCA-Male-A...bayphotohosting We need at least two and shipping is free so it is $1 each Summit charges $9 for shipping even if I got just one. Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc were useless on this. Looks like it. Take a male RCA jack cable you already have, and make sure it fits into the "Cable in" female port. It would be odd if that port was some sort of non-standard RCA type, though. Your photo of the rear of the unit isn isn't quite clear. I see what looks like component inputs, composite inputs, some audio in/out ports for the dvd function, and an "S" video port. Is there a specific port on the back of those new DVD/VCRs for "cable in"? IIRC, most of the new units are without a tuner, so you have to put the feed cable into the converter box, then run rca jacks into the DVD/VCR from the cable box, then to the television. Or something like that. It can get messy...and frustrating. Good luck! p.s. Home Depot might sell the adapters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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