Coaxial input guide for the m9700

Unfortunately when you recieve the m9700 the TV-Tuner can become a disappointment, but I was able to fix the problem with this solution.

Go to Radioshack and purchase this adapter:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...tId=2103401&cp

The adapter is in the Video input drawers, just ask for where that is if you are not acquainted. (I doubt if you showed the person behind the counter the coaxial input that they would know what would work. Just trust me that this has so far been the only solution I have found.)

Now you need to have a ready coaxial cable lying around without a regular coaxial connector on one end (for the wall outlet) and a side without a connector. If there is a connector on both ends try seeing if you can take it off by unscrewing it. If not, then you will probably have to go to a place that cuts coaxial wire. Usually a local electrical supply store will carry it. Go to them and ask for RG6 coaxial cable. I recommend getting only about 1' of wire (for traveling purposes) with a cable extender and one longer wire for when you are at home, unless your computer is for sitting on a desk only, then get whatever amount of wire you need.

Now if you are not very cable savy, then when you go to the electrical supply store that has the coaxial cable just ask them if they could put the adapter on for you and ask for a connector for a regular coaxial input (the kind that you screw in)

The big end of the adapter fits snuggly onto the wire. Do not let the wire go past the end of the adapter or it will not fit correctly. Now that you have the adapter on the cable, now screw the other end into the wall and just push the smaller end of the adapter right onto the coaxial input on the TV-Tuner. **Important** Make sure that the wire inside of the adapter is directly in the middle and that you are putting the adapter on the tv-tuner straight. Otherwise the wire will bend or even snap off and you will have to go get it re-cut.

Hope this has helped everyone!

EDIT: DVRMSToolbox is a nifty little program that works wonders with recorded tv shows. Download it and install it.

http://thegreenbutton.com/files/15/d...try112402.aspx

This program is good for converting DVR-MS to mpeg or AVI which are alot smaller files. (About 100-800mb depending on size) It also takes out about 95% of the commercials in the recorded tv show.

All of the Coaxial cables and all of the composite video cables will not fit.

The coaxial cables will be to big and not fit into the chassis plus there are threads on them.

The composite cables have the composite connection in it (the big wire) and that is also to big because I tried converting a composite cable into a composite shell with a coaxial wire in the middle and it was still to big.

If you take the PAL (coaxial input for europe and such) that is also too big. It is a weird connection.

You can base the size of it off the s-video connection. Take an S-video cord and a coaxial and compare the size from the photo

Ok. So I called Alienware technical support. The first person I talked to couldnt find it in there database.

So I was referred to a specialist. He went and got an m9700. Checked out the back of the post and noticed that it is indeed smaller than the regular coaxial even though there database says it is standard coaxial connection. He then went away for a little bit, and said that he is sending a notice to the engineering department to find if there is a special adapter from regular coaxial to mini.

I believe it is Mini-UHF adapter.

It is going to be posted on the knowledge base in about 3 days. If not he said to call back. Not bad only 20 minutes and really good help!

Lol ya I guess we do know a little more. Of course you have an Engineering student who found the parts for a small DIY adapter. Lol

(Im the Engineering student btw)

Atleast they are looking into it. And hell maybe they will start shipping the m9700 with the little adapter. And we can get it shipped to us for free!

I would like that.