Classic Rock
03-07-2005, 16:28
I've just uncovered from the attic a Sony Colour TV tuner. What, in this day and age, could I use it for?
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View Full Version : What's a tv tuner for? Classic Rock 03-07-2005, 16:28 I've just uncovered from the attic a Sony Colour TV tuner. What, in this day and age, could I use it for? HotPhil 03-07-2005, 17:30 Best bet may be to be Ebay it - there's always someone who seems to want what others may no longer have a use for. Rich 03-07-2005, 17:39 You can probably use it to watch TV on your PC.. I've had one for ages and use it loads.. I also use mine to "tape" stuff like films off Sky etc. melthebell 03-07-2005, 18:52 if it looks like a computer card itll fit in the puter and allow you to watch / record tv on your puter muddycoffee 03-07-2005, 18:57 It sounds like a stand alone box TV tuner. Rather than a computer peripheral card. You might use one if you had a large projection TV and wanted to put normal TV channels through it. When I worked in the steelworks, they had CCTV monitors everywhere and the blokes on the nightshift had a little TV tuner hidden in a cupboard and they used to watch TV at nights when it was quiet by plugging it into one of the Colour CCTV monitors. I wouldn't have thought it was terribly useful to most people, although I'm sure somebody will buy it from you on e-bay. Someone may have a nice big TV which has a fault on it's own tuner, which this could be used with if it can be plugged in via an AV socket or SCART. RJ45 03-07-2005, 19:35 Sony used to do a component TV system called Profeel which was quite a new idea in its day. Is it one of these? http://www.io.tudelft.nl/public/vdm/fca/sony/sony821.htm Classic Rock 03-07-2005, 22:00 Thanks guys It's a vtx-100UB but looks almost identical to pic, no scart of course, we were wondering if it could be linked to a projector? DJI66 04-07-2005, 02:14 For listening to the radio whilst he gets out of Janet Raeger's latest gear?. I'll get me coat. muddycoffee 04-07-2005, 06:59 Yes, Almost certainly, what output connections does it have. If it has phono connectors or BNC, you can get a lead to convert to scart or BNC to feed into a projector. Most projectors I have worked with, have scart or phono plug inputs. ToryCynic 04-07-2005, 09:17 Originally posted by muddycoffee Yes, Almost certainly, what output connections does it have. If it has phono connectors or BNC, you can get a lead to convert to scart or BNC to feed into a projector. Most projectors I have worked with, have scart or phono plug inputs. Are BNC connectors still used? :) muddycoffee 04-07-2005, 09:46 Originally posted by amhudson119 Are BNC connectors still used? :) Well I'm assuming that it is quite an old piece of equipment. And so it's possible. |