When I hook my cable box between my home theatre and HDTV, I get no picture. What can I do to use one input?

Friday, July 24th, 2009

David0018 asked: I have a Comcast HDTV box, feeding into my Sony Bravia home theatre system via coaxial cable, then to my HDTV via component cable. However I do not get a picture this way. I know I can connect the cable box and the home theatre system via separate component inputs, but is there [...]

What is the best way to hook up a HDTV, DVD Recorder and a Cable Box?

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

cnov123 asked: Here is what I have to work with: 1. HDTV with one HDMI input 2. Cable box (DVR built in) with one HDMI out 3. Upconverting DVD player/recorder – with HDMI out Each piece has additional standard inputs and outputs. I want to ensure I have the best quality HD picture, along with [...]

How to convert Coaxial TV signal into VGA or DVI?

Monday, January 26th, 2009

TheDitchDigger asked: I plan to get a new monitor (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as… with both VGA and DVI inputs. My computer’s video card is fairly old and only supports VGA output. Is this PCI interface tuner card (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.as… all I need to watch TV on my monitor? The reviews are quite varied. I have a coaxial cable signal [...]