Black and White TV

[minimoose]

I recently bought a very old 7 inch black and white tv but it only displays fuzzy stuff how can I get TV channels?

[miyabwah]

For old CRTS there may be a scan for channels option in the menu.

[Air tree]

Why do you want to play on/Watch on a old black and white tv? And 7 inches? That's tiny!

 

But going down the channels and see if there is anything.

[Tr3vor]

You won't find any channels. No TV stations do analog TV anymore, you'd have to get a converter box, if your tv has any inputs.

[solomongrundy]

Welcome to the 1940s, y' all. 

[Lil Chillbil]

Well you need to take the television to china, where you can get stations still broadcasting 

[IdeaStormer]

The easiest way would be to buy a 7" LCD TV and stick it to the front and call it a day.

[LogicalDrm]

If your country still has analog broadcasts, you need to do either manual (knob) or automatic (button/remote) scan. Since its B/W I think you will be using knob for it. If there isn't analog broadcasts anymore, you need top set (set top?) box as receiver. That device needs to have RF modulator built in to be able to output A/V through just cable-out. I assume thats only connector on that oldie. If it has analog/scart input you are in luck. Otherwise its almost useless since getting separed RF modulator for it is just waste of time and money.

 

You can of course use it to watch old VHS or Super8 videos.

[rentaspoon]

Forget tv and get some old skool consoles like the Atari 2600

[Guest Gazzer96]

Why do you want a TV that old? I would understand if you want to get a MS-DOS machine for collecting, but a TV?

[AndersT2]

In most western countries you will need a decoder for the TV signal, the same as you would use with any modern TV. And an converter to RF. You should still get one, but you decoder has to be able to send out analog video signals, (but not only component analog), the single yellow RCA connector.