IntelliVision connectivity help

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I traded for this console this morning, and would like to know where the fork connectors go to my gaming TV. Please advise. What you see attached is the back of a Sanyo TV that my ColecoVision is running off of. Thanks!
 

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What I decided to do was to unplug the ColecoVision connector to the TV, and connect it to the back of the IntelliVision. Voila!! The bad boy works! It just needed a little cleaning. I played a little bit of Bowling, and enjoyed it. It may not be ColecoVision, but it's not bad to have as an alternative!

Who else has an IntelliVision they're enjoying?
 
Intellivision rocks. Great system. Tron Deadly Discs, Auto Racing, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons...all required games. As are most of the Imagic games.
 
To answer your original question, those look like the ends of the 300-Ohm twin lead. You can read more about it here.

Because your television uses the newer (relatively speaking) 75-ohm coaxial connection, the 300-Ohm twin lead connection is not needed.
 
I love my intellivision. Utopia. Mission X. Bomb squad. Dungeons and dragons...
 
Snafu is hands down the best game on intellivision. I have both the first gen and second (white) gen consoles. I have the keyboard for the white one as well, but have yet to use it, despite having it for years.
 
To answer your original question, those look like the ends of the 300-Ohm twin lead. You can read more about it here.

Because your television uses the newer (relatively speaking) 75-ohm coaxial connection, the 300-Ohm twin lead connection is not needed.
Sorry I'm late in responding to this. Thanks for your input and info! I guess there's no need to read up on something I don't have any use for, but thanks anyway. So, while I was in my gameroom to try to figure this all out, a light came on in my head. That's when I decided to use the connection from my ColecoVision.
 
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