No new TV = No DVD
Jan 09 '00
DVD players are not "right" for every television set. I have learned about connection problems between DVD players and "older" television sets. After purchasing a new DVD player, here is what I have learned:
- less expensive, older televisions do not have the composite video inputs (three small jacks normally used to connect the DVD player) now standard in newer television sets. Rather they have only a larger, single jack (normally used for connecting cable or an antenna to the television).
- Thus if you have an older television set, you will not be easily able to hook up a DVD player to your television. There are two simple solutions:
1- buy a new television
2- purchase a RF modulator (costs around $25)- this is the adaptor that is usually used to connect game consoles or camcorders to television sets. Unfortunately, the picture and sound will be downgraded to about the same quality as VHS tapes... however interactive features will still work, and you can still view widescreen DVD's in widescreen format.
On another note, clever attempts to route DVD players through video inputs on VCR's will not be effective. The copy protection system on many discs confuses most VCR's and will severely degrade the picture. If you would like both a VCR and a DVD player connected simultaneously, older televisions (new ones should have it) will need a switching device (costs about $12).
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