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Sometimes the solution to a tech problem is to go back and repurpose old tech. I got in this situation recently when a lightning strike took out the cable box and hdmi port on my older plasma TV. My first reaction was how will I be able to get rid of this “piece of junk” after I purchase a new TV. I started searching online for what should the new model should contain. The problem was the screen size. The current plasma TV had the older 4:3 ratio not the widescreen 16:9. The IKEA cabinet was too narrow to hold a 16:9 TV with the height we became accustomed to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could the “piece of junk” be saved? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Component TV Inputs <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I turned on the TV and remembered that this model had multiple inputs available. It was manufactured when hdmi was only one of many inputs. I then did an online search for “hdmi to component video ” and found an powered interface module. So I connected everything and got a great picture , just like before. The only problem was this loud humming sound from the speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back to the internet! It turns out that cable companies are not grounding their systems properly, since this problem does not occur using hdmi. I found a filter which isolated the cable signal and broke the feedback loop. The hum was the alternating current from the power station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TV back to normal for about $150 and some detective work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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