Mintek DTV-260 I would like to connect a antenna to this TV. There is an unlabled coaxil cable input in the back. I connected my RCA antenna. Which has rabbit ears and no power adapter to the tv in this location. Set the antenna to CATV which is what comes up when TV in on. I get nothing but fuzz. Is this TV just not compatible with antenna or is there another way to connect? Perhaps an adapter or a tv box? Brand is discontinued, cannot get ahold on company
Televison & Video - Mintek
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The Mintek DTV-260 only has a NTSC (analog) tuner. You will need to connect your RCA antenna to a digital to analog converter box to watch TV over the air. Then connect the output of the converter box to your TV.
The common converter boxes are limited to SD output. You might be able to find an HD converter box online. (With the standard converter box, the available outputs are coaxial and composite video.) The DTV-260 has a composite video port; alternatively set the TV to channel 3 or 4 and use the coaxial (RF) input on the TV.
There may be a low-power station that still broadcasts in analog. However these are rare. You will need to switch from CATV to OTA (Air) to check for one of these stations. Analog Cable has different parameters than scanning for over the air signals.
I hope this helps.
Cindy Wells