How to hook up DVD player to Direct TV box and to old TV with just one cable input?

Stratmando · Apr 17, 2011, 05:34 AM

You need a Modulator, It converts the red, white, and yellow to a channel(the cheaper ones output on channel 3 0r 4, and work fine), the more expensive ones can be programmed to any channel.
Heres one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-RF-MOD...item4cf6895be0

buddy2 · Apr 17, 2011, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Stratmando

You need a Modulator, It converts the red, white, and yellow to a channel(the cheaper ones output on channel 3 0r 4, and work fine), the more expensive ones can be programmed to any channel.
Heres one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-RF-MOD...item4cf6895be0

I Have a Rf Modulator it is set on Chan> 3 When I get the DVD to work then you can not switch back to TV, Must un -hook the Y/W/R wires and the TV works. Buddy2

Stratmando · Apr 17, 2011, 06:07 AM

What inputs do you have on the Direct Receiver?

buddy2 · Apr 17, 2011, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Stratmando

What inputs do you have on the Direct Receiver?

The direct Tv box has two sets of y/w/r and of coarse Hdmi, but my DVD only has one st of Y/W/R, Buddy2

Stratmando · Apr 17, 2011, 08:07 AM

Your Direct TV receiver has 2 AVI inputs and 1 HDMI INPUT?
Please verify these are INPUTS. Have the DVD input to the Sat receiver and Modulate out of Direct receiver.
If those aren't INPUTS, maybe you could have the DVD modulated and have the coax out of Modulator into the Antenna input on Sat receiver, then another Modulator to convert the AV from the Sat Rcvr to the Coax input on the TV?

buddy2 · Apr 17, 2011, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Stratmando

Your Direct TV receiver has 2 AVI inputs and 1 HDMI INPUT?
Please verify these are INPUTS. Have the DVD input to the Sat receiver and Modulate out of Direct receiver.
If those aren't INPUTS, maybe you could have the DVD modulated and have the coax out of Modulator into the Antenna input on Sat receiver, then another Modulator to convert the AV from the Sat Rcvr to the Coax input on the TV?

The Direct TV box Has 1- Video out, plus 2 video out and component out. Sorry for delay but internet was out here for a while buddy2.

buddy2 · Apr 17, 2011, 05:28 PM

To Stratmandoo's; MY Direct TV box Has 1-Video out,2-Video out,plus 1- conponent out! I didn't know if I was to answer you in comments or answer BOX Plus my internet has be out most of day Thanks buddy2 Ps I had all a VCR, DVD, DTV box and an a Modulator set on channel 3 plus a slector box to run all the Y/W/R cables everything worked fine . I put all the above but the DVD on a new tv. So on the above set up I ran everything threw the VCR and just had to push 1- for TV 2 for DVR and 3 for VCR on the selecter box. I been trying to get the DVD to work on the old TV as you see with any Luck ,but have tried almost everything!

Stratmando · Apr 17, 2011, 05:43 PM

I think a Modulator is the best way to get a DVD with no coax out player to hook to a an old TV with only Coax Input.

Stratmando · Apr 18, 2011, 06:05 AM

I think 2 modulators will work, Out of DVD into modulator, then into Satellites Antenna Input, then out of Direct TV's Composite(red, white, and yellow)into 2nd Modulator, from second modulator coax out into TV, It should work. Good Luck.

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