I have a little problem related to getting a video signal from the PC to the TV. To make this easier for you to understand, I will now describe the whole structure:
So the PC is newer (year of construction 2018) with the most modern technology and is in my room.
The television is still a mess (typical old GDR citizens, my parents, don't throw anything away that works)
So now I actually have 3 problems:
How do I get the signal from the PC into the living room? I have a brick wall in between and there are cupboards, so pulling cables is not possible?
Could I route the signal via Koix antenna cables, since they were already pulled into the empty pipe (5cm through the wall) when they were pulled in?
And if so, how?
At the moment, if I want to watch Netflix or something, I do it on the computer or if I want to watch with Fam, then I have a translator for the laptop. I just want to show my family a game and that would be possible via Bluetooth etc.
So this old TV is probably the main problem.
Is it still an old tube television, or a flat LCD or plasma television?
Tell us "a little" more about it:
Brand, model, aspect ratio (4: 3, or 16: 9), resolution: "Pal" (720x576) "HD-Ready" (1280x720, or similar), existing video inputs (analog and digital) …
And with an analog coaxial antenna cable, you can no longer load anything.
It would be possible with a certain amount of technical effort (even via Wi-Fi), but for that I would have to know exactly what you have there.
The older and worse the resolution, the more muddy the transmitted image will be.
How do your parents actually receive the TV program?
Is there any digital receiver (cable, satellite, DVB-T) attached to the TV set?
And are there any digital inputs (HDMI, DVI)?
I know I ask for a lot of details, but that's the only way I can find something meaningful.
And what exactly do you want to transfer from the PC?
A usable desktop, or a running game, or just movies and music?
Perhaps a simple digital receiver that also contains a simple media player and can be supplied with films and music via USB stick is enough.
The television set is from the Panasonic brand and is still a tube device from 2003 or 2004
This TV has 3 connections: AV 1 Scart 1 AV 2 Scart 2 and Av3 S-Video + Chinch
So the input signal is delivered analogue via antenna cable is split up at the output in radio and TV. The radio signal goes to the stereo system or to the digital receiver and the TV signal goes to the 2nd splitter.
This then sends the signal to the 1st digital receiver and to the 2nd digital receiver. The 1st digital receiver sends the signal via Scart to the Panasonic recorder and this loops the signal through to the TV Scart 1 (AV1).
The other digital receiver takes the signal and sends it directly to the TV Scart 2 (AV 2).
The third connection is an auxiliary connection under this auxiliary hatch on the front of the TV that is AV3. At the moment I connect an RGA cable and convert it to HDMI and then go to the laptop. Unfortunately this is too weak for my games.
The TV can be 4: 3 and 16: 9.
I basically want to transfer a game picture to the TV and sit in the living room and play and transfer the signal to the PC.
So you have already been able to connect your laptop to the tube device via HDMI.
This is a perfect start.
I had recently written something on the subject:
However, don't expect miracles from the image quality that can be achieved!
Much more like a "headache"…
However, this can also serve as a valid argument that your parents should finally get a current SmartTV. Then a lot of this external fuss will certainly be eliminated.
And as for this Panasonic video recorder…
Maybe this would be a real alternative: https://www.save.tv/STV/S/misc/home.cfm
I've been using this (commercial) service for years. You can also download recorded programs as MP4 and watch them on a USB stick or via a network on SmartTV.
Initially, a USB HDD was attached to my router and this served as a server.
Problem how do I get the recorded films from the DVD recorder?
If the part is recording to an internal hard drive, those recordings can easily be burned to a DVD-R.
At the end of this burning process, it is important to ensure that these DVDs are also "finalized".
Otherwise they can't be read on other DVD drives. This "finalize" should also be feasible with DVDs that have already been burned.
These video DVDs then contain the films in MPeG2 format (720x576 / Pal) and can be transferred to normal MP2 format using software on the PC, or converted to MP4 straight away.
You can also edit the videos with free video editing programs.
