Request your suggestions please on a connectivity question.
The setup is:
1) Analog cable input - from standard analog cable connector
2) Digital Cable TV - from Digital Set Top Box (Cable service provider: ACT TV, STB model: Cisco Z260DVB). Input to STB is from the standard analog cable through which digital signal is transmitted and deciphered by the STB. Output is the standard RCA composite video out (yellow RCA plug).
3) Laptop - Lenovo Y560, with analog cable TV in and HDMI out ports.
4) Monitor - Samsung S23A700D. Has only HDMI and DVI inputs. No Analog inputs.
Question: How to watch TV (video signal) on the Samsung monitor?
A) Analog Cable TV - can get input into Laptop, use Windows Media Center to play Live TV, get output from HDMI to the monitor.
B) Digital Cable TV - how to get this connected? The only output from the STB is a composite RCA plug, neither my laptop or the monitor supports this input.
Are there any other devices which can help in this situation? Any pros/cons for these devices?
Thank you for your suggestions.
The setup is:
1) Analog cable input - from standard analog cable connector
2) Digital Cable TV - from Digital Set Top Box (Cable service provider: ACT TV, STB model: Cisco Z260DVB). Input to STB is from the standard analog cable through which digital signal is transmitted and deciphered by the STB. Output is the standard RCA composite video out (yellow RCA plug).
3) Laptop - Lenovo Y560, with analog cable TV in and HDMI out ports.
4) Monitor - Samsung S23A700D. Has only HDMI and DVI inputs. No Analog inputs.
Question: How to watch TV (video signal) on the Samsung monitor?
A) Analog Cable TV - can get input into Laptop, use Windows Media Center to play Live TV, get output from HDMI to the monitor.
B) Digital Cable TV - how to get this connected? The only output from the STB is a composite RCA plug, neither my laptop or the monitor supports this input.
Are there any other devices which can help in this situation? Any pros/cons for these devices?
Thank you for your suggestions.