TV/Cable question

[john]

My friend has a 52" projection TV which he broke the cable jack off while moving it. He asked me a if there was a way he could still hookup cable and I told him to try running cable--->vcr, vcr AV cables--->TV.

He did this and now he only gets channels 2-13 or so...

Any ideas? Tried the auto program feature but it cannot recognize any channels.

A better idea than a vcr?

Thanks,
John