I have a JVC lt-26EX19B TV, and strangely I can’t find it’s manual anywhere on the internet, anyway I don’t know how to connect my satellite receiver, I have red, white and yellow cables and I don’t know where to put them on the tv, I tried putting them in video-1 and video-2 and they both didn’t work, both the TV and the receiver are brand new!
Are you tuning the TV to the required channel and changing channels through the satellite receiver and not the TV? With Dish, the TV is tuned to channel 03 and then the signal comes through. Unless it’s a dual tuner receiver, then TV1 is on 03 and TV2 is on 73 or 83, I forget! LOL
Are you using an HD receiver or a standard def receiver? If it’s an HD, the best way (best picture quality and easiest) is to use and HDMI cable. You don’t need an expensive one for broadcast TV, a respectible one is good enough. Don’t buy the cheapest one you can find either. That’s connected HMDI out on the receiver and HDMI in on the TV.
If you’re using Standard Def receivers, they usually work just on TV but I have seen some that need the assignment of video one or two. Make sure you’re cabling from a video out to a video in on the TV. They are usually marked with little signs on the unit.
I tried looking up your model and came up with nothing so I can’t help you there. But be sure you have the TV correctly tuned to the channel for the receiver. I have had more than one person bang their heads against the wall for hours and that was the issue.
I have satellite at home in the UK (which uses a digital satellite receiver with a decoder card to receive paid channels), and I am still using old VHS tapes to record satellite and "normal TV" channels. I am thinking of upgrading both the VCR and the satellite receiver mixed in with a digital TV receiver with only one device. Who makes devices like this? And what prices am I looking at?
I believe your only option is some sort of custom solution like MythTV or windows media center. Maybe Nero’s liquidTV will also work for you
our satellite connection is shared in our building and you’re supposed to connect the coax cable to something but I’m not sure what. - do I buy an HDMI cable adapter or something?
I see alot of hotels doing this without using individual satellite receivers in every room and it works fine however, I"’m not sure how to connect it and what cables to buy.
I don’t have a satellite receiver but the whole building is connected to one satellite and a coax cable with this connection comes out of the wall. How do I connect that to a laptop or TV?
All TVs have a coax input. Yours may be labeled ANT In or something, but it’s there. Just get a standard RG-6 type coax cable and connect the TV as normal. You’ll use the TV’s ANT input, not one of the auxiliary or video inputs.
As for your laptop, you’ll need to get a USB TV tuner, install that on laptop, and connect the coax cable to the tuner. They’re about $30-40 at most computer stores. Best Buy should have them.
You can use a coax splitter if you want your TV and laptop connected at the same time.
I have a Direct TV satellite receiver box, but my account is on hold. Is there a way to use the Direct TV box as a digital converter so I can watch local channels?
In a word… NO. Sorry.
The DirecTV receiver inputs satellite signals of a much higher frequency and different encoding than broadcast DTV. All components are large scale integration ICs with a dedicated application and nothing that can be changed.
Dig deep and pull out the $50 or so to buy an "off-the-air" digital converter box.
Okay so i have only 1 direct TV receiver box and its located in my living room and my direct TV account is active. I was wondering if it was possible to use the direct TV satellite to serve as a regular antenna to send signal to a digital converter box for my television in my bedroom ?
No. The Direct TV antenna is made for about 14 Gigahertz. Your TV stations are less that 1 gigahertz. A coat hanger would work better.
Okay so i have only 1 direct TV receiver box and its located in my living room and my direct TV account is active. I was wondering if it was possible to use the direct TV satellite to serve as a regular antenna to send signal to a digital converter box for my television in my bedroom ?
No. The Direct TV antenna is made for about 14 Gigahertz. Your TV stations are less that 1 gigahertz. A coat hanger would work better.
So the surround sounds works when we are playing dvds but it won’t work when we are watching our satellite tv. I don’t know the right terms for the cables or anything so if you could dumb down the cords to like colour of cords! That would be great! Or if someone has a diagram that would be helpful that would be great too! None of the instructions in the manuals are helpful!!!
you need to go from the audio right(red) and left(white) OUTPUT from the back of your DVD Player to an available set of audio right & left INPUTS on the back of your home theater receiver. the yellow jack (video) goes from the TV box to one of yellow inputs on the back of your TV. than use the remote to select/change the input on your receiver to the find the input you are currently utilizing. and you will get the audio out of your speakers. don’t be worried if it only comes out of two speakers. the TV signal might only be in stereo, not surround sound like DVDs.
how can i connect two satellite receivers to separately to two separate tvs?
Take Satellite reciever #1….run a Cable from it to TV #1 and one out to LNA #1
Take Satellite reciever #2….run a Cable from it to TV#2 and one out to LNA #2
Call up the Satellite company to turn on your account.
Now if you want BOTH satellites on BOTH TVs, you’ll have to use a lot of wire on the long run and maybe a video amp too.
I’ll say this up front: I’m not looking to steal satellite channels that I would have to pay for (although I am a bit curious as to how that works, but that’s not what this question is about).
I have a satellite TV dish and a satellite receiver box. If the brands matter, I can post additional information. I do not subscribe to satellite TV and I do not have any cards that go into the receivers.
Are there any freely available satellite channels, and if so, where can I find information about the location of the satellites and anything else I need to do to receive the channels?
My receiver box is Hughes Network Systems Model HIRD-B2 and also says on it Star Sight and DSS (a registered trademark of DIRECTV Inc, a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp). I have a round satellite dish from DirecTV.
Yes, the equipment matters. Much of the satellite transmissions now days are digital and you must have a digital receiver for those. A good part are encrypted, but there is still some stuff in the clear. Also, there is some analog programming still up there.
Here is a link to what’s up in the sky, have fun. http://www.lyngsat.com/
ADDITIONAL ANSWER: That equipment is specific to DirecTV and will only work with their service. You must purchase a subscription from DirecTV to make that equipment work.
Well, you can find some coax splitters at Radio Shack and hook them up like that. The only thing is that all the tvs connected to the same receiver will show the same thing. I dont think you can have all the tvs showing something different if you only have 2 receivers. I could be wrong though…
