i found a vcr, that someone was getting rid of, for free..

went home, hooked it up, figured out something about switching to

to channel 4... and it works,we have video...

Then I gotta tell ya, it should work without the VCR as well (which is good, because the fewer electronics you have between the source and computer, the less noise you will get.)

The LD player should be outputting at either channel 3 or 4 (there might be a switch on the back of the player). Connect the RF cable to your Pinnacle, and try those two channels.