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Tracey · Guest

I have a Philips 19pr11c122 TV that we bought about 4 years ago. This
TV will no longer respond to remote control. The TV itself is nothing
fancy, and at its age it would probably cost more to fix it than to
replace it. However, other than the remote control issue, it works
fine. It's a nice TV. (And yes, I've tried several remotes with it.)

My question is this: is there any such thing as an exterior TV tuner I
could connect to this TV, perhaps via coax, and control remotely?
Basically, I'm looking at a way to channel surf. For now, I'll
probably connect an old VCR to it and use the VCR for channel switching
(the TV is in the guest bedroom), thereby using the VCR's tuner, but I
thought a standalone tuner might be a more elegant solution.

Any such thing?

Thanks,

Tracey

Kalman Rubinson · Guest

On 4 Dec 2005 19:34:49 -0800, "Tracey" <tmccartney66@yahoo.com> wrote:

JANA · Guest

You are best off to use a VCR as a tuner. There are some stand alone tuners,
but they are very expensive, in comparison to the price of a new TV set.

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JANA
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"Tracey" <tmccartney66@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I have a Philips 19pr11c122 TV that we bought about 4 years ago. This
TV will no longer respond to remote control. The TV itself is nothing
fancy, and at its age it would probably cost more to fix it than to
replace it. However, other than the remote control issue, it works
fine. It's a nice TV. (And yes, I've tried several remotes with it.)

My question is this: is there any such thing as an exterior TV tuner I
could connect to this TV, perhaps via coax, and control remotely?
Basically, I'm looking at a way to channel surf. For now, I'll
probably connect an old VCR to it and use the VCR for channel switching
(the TV is in the guest bedroom), thereby using the VCR's tuner, but I
thought a standalone tuner might be a more elegant solution.

Any such thing?

Thanks,

Tracey

Tom MacIntyre · Guest

Get a DVD/VCR combo for it.

Tom

NRen2k5 · Guest

You can probably still find a "cable box" or "cable converter" at yard
sales or flea markets these days. These things are exactly what you're
asking for: an external tuner. They're typically not great though, only
getting about 50 or 60 channels. The nice thing about them is that not
only do you plug the coax cable through them to the TV, but also the
power cord for the TV. So you *might* (depending on the TV) be able to
turn the TV on and off with the cable box.

But obviously that's something you'll have to hunt for, and it isn't
guaranteed to work wonderfully.

And as already mentioned, newer product of this sort might be more
expensive than a VCR.

Really, I think using a VCR as you are is the most practical solution.

- NRen2k5

Michael Ware · Guest

As you said, VCR is the most economical way to go. With DVD so popular you
could get one at a garage sale for next to nothing.

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