fire69water Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 So I've got an old 24" HD Dell computer monitor with composite video, s-video, dvi connections. I have a wall antenna outlet. What do I need to buy to receive at least the free-to-air Thai HD channels? Can I just get a DVB-T2 digital tv tuner (is this the same as a digital Tv setup box)? Yes, I would also need a pair of speakers. What else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCor Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Can you confirm that the 'wall antenna outlet' is actually connected to an actual antenna? If you are in a condo you may need to ask a neighbor or management WHAT the cable delivers and if it works. Could be an amplified antenna signal, or a fixed channel rebroadcast system, or a C-Band / Ku-Band satellite signal feed. But let's say it's an outdoor antenna capable of receiving the digital TV broadcasts. You will need: a DVB-T2 / Digital TV Set Top Box with Composite Video Out or S-Video Out, Stereo Audio L/R Out an external amplifier and speakers ( Stereo Audio L/R In ) RCA/RCA L/R audio cable RCA/RCA Composite Video cable It's possible that you could use the DVI connector with an HDMI/DVI adapter, but the Digital TV Set Top Box might not recognize the 24" HD Dell computer monitor specs (resolution, video sync rate, etc, etc) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredlk Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Or, to keep it simple, a dvb-t2 tuner / receiver which plugs directly into the USB of your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCor Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I have the Analog version of that, a USB stick tuner for the 'puter. Though using it is just not the same as siting my ass down on the couch and pushing buttons on a remote. Years ago in the US I had a Multi-Tuner Ethernet Network Interface that could receive multiple program streams directly off Cable TV that my media server autorecorded. That was fun, until the cable company encrypted all but 6 basic channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) Those cheap (980 baht) digital tuner boxes at Big C/Tesco should work and then you would need a cheap speaker system... Those can be found at Big C/Tesco also Edited October 24, 2014 by sfokevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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