Posted on 03/07/2015 8:48:55 AM PST by Bob434
trying to hook my dvd/vcr combo up to cable box and TV but need an RF converter I guess as the DVD won't play on my older SD tv without the RF modulator-
TV has composite connectors yellow/white/red, plus component blue/green/red, plus 1 S-Video connector-
the cable box and dvd/vcr combo also has all three connections,
but the RF modulator only has composite yellow/red/white and S-Video connection, plus coaxial in and out- I want the best picture possible, what wires am I going to need? Am I stuck having to use composite wires?
The problem I'm facing is trying to have all three devices use S-Video or component wires- as there is only one set of connections per wire type (IE component connections only have one set of red/blue/green on cable box-) Meaning I could use component cable to go from cable box to DVD, but I would have to use S-video from DVD to rf modulator, but then from RF modulator to TV it would be a coaxial cable- so doesn't that defeat all the effort trying to use higher quality wires if everything gets funneled down to coaxial cable for the last connection?
This stuff really confuses me- I'd like the best quality picture for both DVD viewing and for cable TV viewing- but having to use
Let me guess...you're posting on your Apple IIE computer too?
thanks, that was a really helpful comment- problem solved- ever thought of working in tech business?
I’ve run into similar issues because I refuse to throw out things that work (even partially ie DVD but not VCR in a combo). Sometimes you just have to go with what gets you up and running. Got a new dig tv this winter - couldn’t hook up anything with coax. So it was back to multi cables for the VHS/DVD combo.
Have you tried hooking the composite cables directly to your tv, bypassing the rf modulator?
If that doesn’t work new tv’s are cheap.
Certainly not a hi-tech A/V guy but if its all being broadcast through standard def TV, I would connect the DVD player with the S-video, the DVR/broadcast with the composite cables, and the over the air signal with the coax.
But thats me...
The component connection is going to be highest quality (absent HDMI). There are switch boxes that allow you to plug multiple components into the box and switch between sources (multiple inputs, one output in other words).
Hopefully someone will help you, but here is a link to a basic Sony DVD player that is only $29.00, on sale for the next 14 hours.
http://dailysale.com/sony-progressive-scan-dvd-player.html
Meh, I gave it a shot.
yes, but the DVD VCR wouldn’t come on- I hooked everything up per instrucitons, but could not get the DVD to play- the blue screen for DVD would come up, but it would never load the DVD- the only way I could get the DVD to load and play is through the using the RF modulator for some reason
My oldest son bought me a new Roku this past Christmas, and put the old one in the spare room he uses when he comes to visit. It's also hooked up to the TV with yellow, red, and white cables, and accesses live streaming wirelessly in my apartment.
[[The component connection is going to be highest quality]]
Well that’s the proble,. I can go component from cable to DVD, but then I would have to use another type from the DVD to the RF modulator- perhaps S-Video, but once it gets to the modulator, then I’m forced back down to coaxial which goes out to the TV- so I would think that steady downgrading from component, to S-Video, to coaxial would I think defeat the whole premise of higher quality picture?
TV, cable box, vcr/dvd each have:
> composite connectors yellow/white/red,
> component blue/green/red,
> 1 S-Video connector
Connect the cable to the TV via the component connectors and the vcr/dvd to the TV via the composite connectors. The TV will have a selector for the source
If all 3 of your devices have S- video, use a S video switch box ( just Google it ). If all three have a component, use a component switch box. Same goes for the RCA connections. In other words, what one is common for all 3, get a switch box for it.
that’s originally what I wanted to do, hook a small personal DVD player up using just the red white tallow cables, as needed for viewing DVD’s, but we bought a full DVD/VCR combo instead, and found out it won’t play unless we have the RF modulator hooked up as well- not sure why the RF modulator is needed because the TV has red/white/yellow connections on it s well as S-Video connection- should be able to just hook directly from DVD to TV- but when I try- it simply won’t play the DVD- the only way it will play is if I use the modulator for some reason
Good idea,also youtube it and they will give you step by step instructions.
Do NOT run composite and S-video. You should use on of them (I suggest S-video).
The types of analog connections are getting pretty rare — HDMI is a lot easier — just plug and go.
I don’t know if anyone will get even be able get now that Radio Shack is all nut gone.
thanks I’ll give that a try- didn’t think about doing it that way- hopefully it’ll work- I suppose I don’t really need high quality connection for DVD as it’s pretty high quality picture already-
Not sure what you mean about TV having a selector for the source though?
thanks Fatima- I’ve been youtubing conenctiosn for a ocupel of says now- it’s so confusing to me- I’ll check out the switch box deal though
Why not?
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