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How to Make a small TV with a VCR and a Portable DVD player

How to Make a small TV with a VCR and a Portable DVD player

This Instructable will show you how to make a TV with a VCR and a portable DVD player.

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Step 1What you need

You Need a :

A Portable DVD player
A VCR
A cable wire
Audio and video wire
AV in on your DVD player
AV out on your VCR
Cable
DVD Player remote
VCR Remote

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14 comments

Apr 20, 2009. 1:28 PM

admin says:

Hey, this is a great instructable and is very informative. Just one thing is missing... pictures! It really helps a lot when trying to follow directions so you should consider taking some photographs. Once you do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks! Thanks for the cool instructable and we hope to publish this soon!

Apr 23, 2009. 2:55 PMmrmouseboy2 (author) says:

Thanks for reminding me. I put pictures on it.

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Apr 27, 2009. 12:45 PM

randofo says:

This is a great Instructable, but you need to add a main image of the final project to the intro step. Please do that and leave me a message when you have so that we can publish your work. Thanks!

Jun 23, 2009. 1:03 AMDerin says:

that cable is for satellite tv

Jan 13, 2011. 5:16 PMWeegee097 says:

In America, the F-Connector (satellite tv connector) is used for all TV rf connections, and in Britain, Europe, Australia etc the PAL connector is used. F-Connectors also tend to work better.

May 4, 2012. 10:38 AMTheRealDutchOwner says:

In Europe we do not only use the PAL connectors, plenty of devices use the F-Connectors. Mostly devices that go to a TV do (VCR/DVD/Digital Converter box), newer TV's have them and even broadband high-speed modems do, if they use underground coaxial connections.

Jun 23, 2009. 7:13 PMmrmouseboy2 (author) says:

What ?

Mar 18, 2012. 10:53 PMtinker234 says:

very nice idea i love vcr i wonder if i could add some batterys and make a portable vcr and dvd player

Jan 13, 2011. 5:18 PMWeegee097 says:

I'm not sure I quite figure this out. The picture you have of the TV does not appear to be the DVD player's screen. Did you connect the VCR and DVD to a small TV set? You don't mention one in the You Will Need.