I bought an old portable tv from Ebay in hopes of hooking up a dvd player to it for an art project. This
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/259489/1596dd07-cc69-45ce-9eb5-e048dd6775e5/20180424_202551.jpg
and the headphone jack are the only inputs I can see. Any ideas?
Looking at the (lack of) ports, it must be quite an old television. Most likely an analog-only model.
If you only need to hook up a DVD-player (so no tv broadcasts or anything) then the easiest and cheapest way is using a RF Modulator.
Something like this for example:
https://www.amazon.com/RCA-Compact-RF-Modulator-CRF907A/dp/B0014KKV7W/
Connecting the RF modulator to the DVD-player should be fairly straightforward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq0HiUKr_Ps
The harder part is most likely hooking up the modulator to your television. The EXT ANT port on your television doesn't look like a standard coax cable connector.
Try searching online for the brand and type number of the television. Maybe there is a manual somewhere online that tells what kind of things are supposed to go in that hole.
Then you need some kind of adapter to connect a standard coax cable to it.
If you manage to get that connected, then you should be good to go.
Old portable TVs usually have a 3.5mm jack for an antenna port. As far as I know other than the physical connector being different it works exactly the same as a standard "F" coax connector. Long ago I used to use an old VCR as an RF modulator to take component and convert it to RF, then I had an F-to-screw-terminals->antenna wire->screw-terminals-to-3.5mm "cable" setup that worked well. That also brings up a possibility: if space isn't at a premium and you can get your hands on a VCR that will probably do the trick for RF modulation.
Something like this should work, with a standard coax cable between the modulator and it.
https://www.amazon.com/Female-Coaxial-Adapter-FM-Antenna/dp/B00BBYRDG8/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1524636066&sr=8-10&keywords=f+connector+to+3.5mm
Thanks for the info fellas!
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