so I got a 2600 off ebay but how do I connect it to an LCD TV?

[happyfunball]

once again I will be the proud owner of a hopefully functioning atari 2600 after a short 27 year gap. However, i just realized that they had those RF connectors and of course modern tv's have no such thing.

 

so how do I get this thing connected? I don't recall if they had a cable hookup as well off the side.

 

I did a search of the forum to see if this was already answered and didn't see anything that specifically addressed it, but I'm at work and couldn't dig more than 5 minutes or so.

[Pioneer4x4]

There are many threads on this, to sum up the 3 top answers

1 - if your tv can receive older channel3 signals, get an adapter from RCA to the coax threaded antenna connection

2 - use something such as an old VCR to convert the RF output of the Atart to Composite Video and Audio (Yellow, Red-White) connectors

3 - modify or have it modified for composite output (takes work and $$, but best picture)

[stones]

adapter made for the intv not atari 2600 but should work replaces the big silver box with a cable adapter

Http://www.atari2600.com/item-direct-connect-coax-adapter-inthar0005a.html

[happyfunball]

adapter made for the intv not atari 2600 but should work replaces the big silver box with a cable adapter Http://www.atari2600.com/item-direct-connect-coax-adapter-inthar0005a.html

 

I'm getting a 404 error on this.

[roberto]

adapter made for the intv not atari 2600 but should work replaces the big silver box with a cable adapter Http://www.atari2600...nthar0005a.html

 

I'm getting a 404 error on this.

 

I think he was referring to this page: https://www.atari2600.com/item--Direct-Connect-Coax-Adapter--PROD6238.html

 

Have fun!!

[Master Phruby]

It makes you wonder why Atari didn't just sell those to begin with.

[Rex Dart]

Well, because nobody had a use for them to begin with.

[+SpiceWare]

because TVs back then only had a single input*. The switchbox they used was required so you could change between the Atari and the antenna.

 

* well, some of them had 2 - one input was for the antenna for VHF channels(2-13), the other was for the antenna for UHF channels(14+)

Edited October 18, 2011 by SpiceWare

[ls650]

Albert sells those connectors right here in the AA store: $3 plus shipping.

http://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=42

[nathanallan]

There is a modded one that I did; the cable had been cut off the back (RF cable) so I hard-wired a 15' piece of coaxial to it, works great.