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    Solved! Installing Digital Antenna

    Hi all, first post here. I'm looking for online resources to learn about cable wiring in my house. I want to move to a digital antenna and cut my cable TV bill. I have a cable connection box in my garage, but I'm not sure what those cables do in there. I'd like to learn about that connection box...
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    Solved! Audio cable choice

    Hi! I have my PC hooked up to the TV via HDMI cable, so I basically use it as a large monitor to watch Netflix and stuff. I'm currently looking to buy a soundbar for the TV. What type of cable makes the most sense in this scenario? The options are: AUX in Digital coaxial in Digital optical in...
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    Solved! Soundbar Connect to Receiver

    I purchased a DENON AVR S740H receiver and have my cable, blu-ray, turntable hooked up to it via HDMI cables and then the receiver is connected to my TV via HDMI ARC cable. For sound, the receiver has speaker wire connections to 2 Polk Rti A9 floor speakers. I also have Polk MagniFi MAX SR...
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    Solved! Hdmi cable TV via laptop

    I am trying to watch tv on my laptop via hdmi cable to tv from laptop can't get laptop to pull up my tv? Denise
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    Solved! Can't get sound from TV speakers and headphones simultaneously

    I have a Samsung Q9FN TV which allows you to either send sound to the TV speakers or a bluetooth speaker and I want to use both simultaneously. Here is my setup. My TV has a ONE Box which accepts all of the TV's inputs and there is a cable that runs from the TV into the HDMI ARC port of this ONE...
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    How do you add the Smart Home Hub using the cable remote for your TV?

    I am trying to connect a Smart Home Hub with my Samsung Smart TV so I can use Alexa to navigate the TV but instructions say to use your TV remote. The remote I am using is the cable remote from my cable TV company. How can I make it work?
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    I connected DVD w/ red/green/blue cable to converter box to samsung smart tv via HDMI cable, picture quality terrible. No tru

    How do I connect bose 321 dvd to Samsung 4D smart tv so that picture quality appears. Connected w/ red/green/blue cable to converter box then to tv via hdmi cable but poor picture and not proper colors
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    Solved! Change from DVD to cable no remote only power button need input

    Lost remote only power button on Vizio smart TV need change input from DVD to cable
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    logitech z50 cables replacement

    I have logitech Z506 speaker 5.1 , i dont have the audio aux cables, can you sugggest me a good 5.1 cables from newegg or amazon ? country : israel thanks
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    Solved! How to scan a Sylvania model #LC320SLX for any free channels without cable and without a remote

    I have a Sylvania Model# LC320SLX and I am trying to find out how I can we can for any over the air free digital channels without having any cable and without have a remote
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    How do I connect a DVD and a VCR to an HDTV?

    https://imgur.com/gallery/pSCK0iT The top photo is the back of the TV. The middle photo is the back of the DVD. The bottom photo is the back of the VCR. What kind of cables do I need? What jack should each connector be plugged into on each device?
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    Solved! bn39-01154h cable fit for use as a rca to 3.5mm cable

    Hi, I want to connect my TV (that has only a digital (optical) out connector, to my new Bose speaker (which features an aux 3.5 input). I have ordered an optical / analog convertor which I need. To connect the output of this convertor (the connector is a red & white female RCA connector) to the...
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    Add an antenna to a television that already has cable

    If I have a Samsung TV and cable, am I able to add an antenna for stations that are not available on cable?
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    Last person using tv in motel, connected a fire stick for gaming. Now the universal remote doesn’t work properly - how to f

    Roku tv attached to cable in motel room.
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    Solved! how to gate sound output for sony projector for connect hdmi cable for laptop

    how to output audio for sony projector for hdmi cable
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    Vizio to VHS hook up

    New search, old subject. I have a vizio d24f-f1 smartcast with 2 HDMI and room for the video cable and one audio cable only (the red, white and yellow kind). I want to connect it to my old Phillips r3475/37 vcr with no hdmi & my Explorer hdtv Cisco dvr with hdmi (which leaves 1 HDMI available...
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    RCA to HMDI for Old DVD VCR combo

    Will a the 3 prong (White, Yellow, RED) cable too HDMI cable work on a Phillips DVP3050V DVD VCR player built in 2005. The unit works fine but need to order the cable set. Would I need a converter as part of the set.
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    Solved! changing streaming back to cable input

    when I use Chromecast the input change automatically when casting.. How can I change the input back from Chromecast to cable at the end of casting
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    Solved! ASUS laptop only recognises power cable when battery fully depleted

    I have an unusual issue with my ASUS TP300L laptop (running Windows 10), where it occasionally stops recognising the power cable for a period. When this happens, I plug the power cable in but the laptop does not seem to notice: it does not register on the taskbar or the charging indicator...
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    Solved! Splice a av cable with HDMI cable

    Trying to hook up new TV with old DVD player and a vcr