I’m interested in buying a projector to save space. I don’t watch TV much but gf does.
I’m not sure what kind of cable is coming from the wall and if I need to buy a converter for the cable when setting up the projector I plan to buy.
I took a picture of it but Reddit won’t let me add the photo.
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The projector would need to have a built-in TV tuner, or you get a separate TV tuner and connect that in between.
The cable from the wall is usually a regular antenna cable (the round ones).
>I took a picture of it but Reddit won’t let me add the photo.
You can upload on another site (like Imgur, or on your page here on Reddit) and then like to it.
I’ve been all about that projector life – these days I have a Pixera smart turner (model PIX-SMB400 – I don’t know why it costs 2x as much as when I bought it on Amazon last fall, YMMV), which is great b/c in addition to TV it can do YouTube, Plex, DAZN and all that stuff.
You plug the TV coaxial cables into the box, then you connect the box to the projector via HDMI and you’re set.
I’m using PopIn Aladdin, really recommend
Yes, we do! We use it with an Amazon FireTV stick. All we do is plug it into the HDMI port and watch!
We also use it for our video games, got the Nintendo Switch hooked up to it.
We have a 4k projector in one room of our house and I’m not sure it would save you much space. The screen doesn’t save much space over a flat screen TV. The cable coming out of your wall is probably from a TV antenna. If the projector you’re buying doesn’t have a tuner you’ll have to buy an external tuner for it and connect it to an HDMI port on the projector. Projectors also have other issues that TVs don’t, so you might want to consider if it has any real advantage over a flat screen TV.
Most projectors don’t have TV tuners. Therefore, you can tell the NHK guy to fuck off and be on the right. That, in itself, is an advantage.
Yes