# Help me hook up my ATARI **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 23, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000 "2001-10-23T01:38:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000/21 "2001-10-23T06:41:36Z")
It’s a coax adapter. It just looks like a black plastic dohicky with a female coax port and underneath it are two screws. Attach your TV/Game box to the screws, plug the coax end into your male coax (where you plug in the cable) and you’re golden. ---
**Author:** ![JRT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@JRT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRT)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000/22 "2001-10-23T06:44:31Z")
Thanks so much you guys, I’m gonna try this out as soon as I can. Keep giving me input incase this doesn’t work. Thanks again. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000/23 "2001-10-23T06:53:57Z")
Oh, and for the record, the part you want should run you about $1.99 or so, so if you see something for $12.59 it’s not what you want. Seriously, you can go to about any place that sells even household electronic type things (large drugstore, hardware store, KMart, Walmart, etc) and find one. I probably have a half dozen of them lying in a box from various sources. Just look by the televisions or over where they have phone cords, 3-prong outlet adaptors and that sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000/24 "2001-10-23T07:05:03Z")
[This](http://www.skyvision.com/store/mi3000016.html) is what you’re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![JRT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@JRT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRT)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000/25 "2001-10-23T07:06:33Z")
Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![evilhanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba8739/32.png) [@evilhanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilhanz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000/26 "2001-10-23T14:45:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > \*\*Now you need an adapter so you can hook it up to the coax input. Then you should be fine. > > > [@](#): > > > > If you connect to the coax, select line input > > I’m almost positive this is wrong. Line input on modern TVs would be looking for the signal coming from the RCA jacks. “Antenna” or “air” is what you should set the TV on. \*\* Oops, you’re right. If you plug into the coax, select CATV as the input. IF yo uconnect ot he antenna screws, select antenna input. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2001, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000/27 "2001-10-23T17:15:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by evilhanz \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > > \*\*Now you need an adapter so you can hook it up to the coax input. Then you should be fine. > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > If you connect to the coax, select line input > > > > I’m almost positive this is wrong. Line input on modern TVs would be looking for the signal coming from the RCA jacks. “Antenna” or “air” is what you should set the TV on. \*\* > > Oops, you’re right. If you plug into the coax, select CATV as the input. IF yo uconnect ot he antenna screws, select antenna input. \*\* You should be able to use the 2600 and have your TV set for cable. The signal would show up on your TV’s “video” or “aux. input” setting instead of chs. 3 or 4. This is how my SNES works. ---
**Author:** ![JRT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@JRT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRT)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000/28 "2001-10-27T03:05:54Z")
i’m up and running, bought my adapter and my daughter was acually impressed, many thanks [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-hook-up-my-atari/89000.md?page=1)