My tv has a channel and volume dial instead of buttons. The channel dial is missing and I was wondering if a universal remote would still work? Also the tv model is an LXI.
2006-07-01 04:56:21 · 7 answers · asked by lucy 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
The dial tuner is called a "turret tuner", and some did actually use remotes, which controlled a motor or solenoid which bumped the dial up or down a channel at a time. Their remotes, however, were/are totally incompatible with any available today, so even if yours did have one, you're out of luck here. Sorry.
2006-07-01 05:18:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Old TVs like that can't use a remote because they don't have the electronics required for remotes to work. I know that one of the first Sony TV's to use a remote had 8-channel memory and dials inside to tune each channel memory to a certain channel, and dial TV's don't have a remote sensor to use a remote.
P.S. Universal remotes don't work with old TV's with so-called "Hypersonic" remotes.
2006-07-01 12:04:30 · answer #2 · answered by dashwarts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Er, no. It has to have an infrared port on it - it looks like a little window - somewhere on the front of the TV. But you're getting a lot more exercise than all the remote control people out there!
2006-07-01 12:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by Thom Thumb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should put that antique Tv on Ebay along with your 8 track player and your cellular phone that has a backpack for an antenna. Also, I hear your air-popper popcorn maker and Max Headroom VHS tapes are worth a lot.
2006-07-01 11:59:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You bet, sure you can. Just put it on channel 3, hook up a VCR and use the VCRs remote to change channels. and when you are done watching it clap it off with the "Clapper".
2006-07-03 11:26:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow! your TV has a dail!?!? So is this question from before the 70's?
2006-07-01 12:00:57 · answer #6 · answered by der_grosse_e 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it has a eye on the front of it then maybe so if not ur screwed!
2006-07-01 12:03:08 · answer #7 · answered by sittin_sidewayzz76 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋