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[Dargelos]

Is there some cult group we can join where you take an oath to never buy anything from amazon.
Never have, never will.

 

[fredroy]

"I wonder about the VCR I have now. I can't use it--the "TV" is a computer monitor, which doens't have anlaog connections but does have HDMI like my DVD player"

Amazon has, for like $20 or so, magic boxes that take the red. yellow, and white outputs and convert to HDMI. I'm sure you can find the same on eBay.

 

[backagain]

I'm also proud to say that I've never bought a single item from Amazon.

As Bob Dylan said

 

[fredroy]

For all the hate of Amazon, for where I live, hey. They have stuff I want and I don't have to drive 60 miles one way to get.

 

[fredroy]

On Amazon, look for "rca to hdmi adapter". Lots of choices. You can do the same on eBay but Amazon's search works better for me.

 

[me203]

^Valid point.

I'm lucky in that my day to day needs are met with local shopping.

And I'm well aware that the companies I deal with locally probably are not ones I'd like to support in an ideal world. If I ever get super rich, I'll start doing all my shopping at farmer's markets, small local businesses, etc. But until then, reality dictates that I routinely shop at big grocery stores, big box retailers, etc.

 

[Thad1527]

I rarely use "true" Amazon and don't shop at their supermarkets (not even Whole Foods). But Amazon Marketplace is where independents and entrepreneurs sell, and I use that gladly. I'd never find these vendors otherwise.

 

[me203]

On Amazon, look for "rca to hdmi adapter". Lots of choices. You can do the same on eBay but Amazon's search works better for me.

Thanks--although I messed up. It's DVI ports I'm dealing with. I got--again!--DVI mixed up with HDMI. Although it would be interesting to check later to see if such a convertor exists for DVI.

I keep thinking of getting a real TV, which could solve the problem... But it's been low priority.

 

[fredroy]

I just looked. The part you need exists.

 

[fredroy]

And I'm well aware that the companies I deal with locally probably are not ones I'd like to support in an ideal world. If I ever get super rich, I'll start doing all my shopping at farmer's markets, small local businesses, etc.

If I get super rich I'm going to have a half dozen Bel Ami boys peeling grapes for me as I lay in the sun. On my 50 or 60 foot SeaRay Sundancer. I can dream.