Hooking Up Cable to Projector ...Possibly?

The CRT front projectors are just big monitors. They do not have a tuner included. You need buy a tuner for your HTPC or use something like a RCA-DTC100. You can not run the cable into the projector.

Comcast digital cable can run directly into your projector as they are reciever boxes. I have mine running directly into A DLP pj.


Rob

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You can run a S-Video or composite connection into a CRT projector, but you don't want to because nearly all CRT projectors lack built-in line doublers and interlaced video is unwatchable on screens much smaller than the 6-8' wide units most of us run.


For all practical purposes, an appropriate scaler is not optional.

You can install a capture card in your HTPC and use dScaler along with Powerstrip to scale the signal. I have my cable(VCR as tuner) and DSS receiver hooked up this way and the picture is only ok. Forget watching football or anything that requires any detail.


The only way to watch broadcast television and get a decent picture from a CRT PJ is to invest in another type of scaler or go with an HD DSS receiver like Steve suggested.

Check with Comcast to see if they offer HDTV. If so they may have a sidecar box which attaches to your digital cable box and which would output RGBHV or component.

I wouldnt waste a lot of resources and effort to set up TV signal on your screen UNLESS it is HDTV. This will require a HDTV receiver. Standard broadcast programs will be dissappointing, due to the magnification factor. I have found that in my room, I rarely watch anything other than over the air HDTV digital signals that I pick up on my roof top antenna, and occasionally HDnet from Directv. Every thing else looks better on my 27" tv upstairs. I tried cable signal, and cancelled it due to the poor picture quality.