Do the majority of HD TVs no longer have a coax connector ? If not, how can I locate it ?

It’s got to be there somewhere! Cable TV/coax is not an outdated technology. Is is actually a television or is is just an HD monitor? If so, you may need an adapter.

Though maybe I don’t understand the question. This is confusing me:

But it turns out to be a coax at the end going into the TV. apparently this TV does not appear to have a coax output.

The TV doesn’t have a coax output or a coax input, or neither?

No. It’s definitely a TV. (it can be used as a monitor but that’s beside the point.)

When it was hooked up in the living room (via the composite connectors) it was showing and switching TV programs just fine.

So I guess I don’t really understand what you’re trying to do then. What are you trying to connect via a coax output? It has an coax input, but not an output, is that right? That very well may be the case; a coax input but no coax output. What inputs and outputs does it have?

In my experience, coax jacks are becoming increasingly rare (though perhaps not on televisions), as the industry turns to favor RCA.

@Nullo

By RCA, do you mean both component and composite (RYW) or just composite ? Or something else.

This is the second time this week that I’ve recommended this bold and drastic step, but… when all else fails, read the manual! This site has 28 .pdf format Olevia TV user manuals. Hopefully, one of them will be for the model you have. I was thinking that if you bought it used, you might not have the manual. Reading the instructions can sometimes clear up a host of mysteries. :-)

Thank you. I will check it out. We’ll see how well the iPhone handles PDFs.

@Buttonstc I know there are PDF readers/apps for the iPhone and iPad, I just don’t know much about them, which one is the best so I can’t recommend one. Was one of the manuals one the site for the TV you have? I just always search for user manuals in .pdf format for myself, if I need one, because the graphics are usually pretty good, and scalable, if I have to enlarge them to suit my aging eyes. :-)

Evidently it won’t just download to the iPhone plus they were demanding my email address.

Yeah. I don’t think so. Not in this lifetime at least.

All I want to find out is whether I can hook this thing up with the connector which went into the previous (analog) TV occupying that spot WITHOUT having to call the installation company.

The TV is across the room from the box and it needs to stay that way. About 10–11 feet away. Otherwise I could easily switch connectors and wires but I’m stuck using what the guy put at the end of that room length long wire.

I just paid them $80 to hook it up a few mos ago and i simply dont have yet another $80 bucks lying around just to have them reverse what the other dimwit did. He should have used the composite connectors.

Never had these problems with any other cable/satellite company.

I just want to do it on my own so it gets done right.

@Buttonstc Just ignore the demand for the email. That actually works on a lot of sites. Just type the no-bot code and it should download. At least I was able to on my Mac. I don’t know if it works on the iPhone. I can give it a shot on mine. See what happens if you just don’t enter your email. Anytime a site asks for my email in order to download something, I always try to download the thing without giving them my email. It works about half the time. I always feel it’s worth a shot.

@Buttonstc The ryw. HDMI is also becoming popular.