Put Chromecast on your retro TV for the ultimate hipster home accessory

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by Sindy Cator on April 4, 2016 at 10:10 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

If you have an old TV from the 70s or earlier sitting around (or see one at a garage sale), here’s a neat mod to get Chromecast running on it. A YouTuber has posted a tutorial with simple instructions on how to bring an old TV to the modern age with just a few adaptors. First, you’ll want to look for the VHF connector behind the retro TV and hook it up to an RF modulator. Then, using the composite video cable most of us are familiar with from gaming consoles, connect that to an HDMI adapter. From there, you’re just a Chromecast and…