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jplante4
Explorer II
Oct 24, 2015

DVD Player

Replaced the old VCR with a DVD player. Before I start, I have to say that I never tried the VCR with the new TV setup.

I have a video switch box that switches the TV input source from antenna to cable. There's a third position labeled VCR and the VCR IN tap on the back got the RCA output from the DVD player through a RCA-coax adapter.

I thought it would be a simple thing; switch the box output to VCR and tune the TV to channel 3 and get DVD on the TV, but NO.

So to verify that the DVD was working through the RCA output, I brought it into the house and tries it with my kitchen TV and no pix there either.

Is it the RCA output on the DVD player or am I missing something on the newer TVs that needs to be done to get NTSC from a player?
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Oct 24, 2015
    i have DVD not blu ray
    i have been browsing blu ray watching the advs, but the good ones are still close to $100 or more

    i don't want a $39 refurb with a 30day warranty

    if i buy blu ray it will be NEW with warranty and 3d output
    3d TV can wait until I find one for the right price
    but no sense in buying the player twice
  • 8_1_Van's avatar
    8_1_Van
    Explorer
    Oct 24, 2015
    I can't see using a DVD player with a HD TV when blu-ray HD/DVD combo players are so cheap today.
  • jplante4's avatar
    jplante4
    Explorer II
    Oct 24, 2015
    Yeah, I figure because the output is labelled "coax" it would be going through a converter.



    But now that I see the jacks in the light, I see this is only audio.
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Oct 24, 2015
    dvd player does not output RF, no RF modulator circuit
    NO ch 2-3 output

    the RCA connectors are A/V audio video "composite video"

    you have to connect to A/V input on the TV

    the Co-AX switch box cannot be used

    you will use the input control on the tv to select antenna or A/V
    use A/V for the DVD player

    New TV ?

    just run an HDMI cable from the DVD player to the TV
    just like the stick & Brick TV setput
  • 1492's avatar
    1492
    Moderator
    Oct 24, 2015
    Is the DVD RCA video output to TV RCA input connector both yellow?

    If you're using the coax input on the TV instead, from the DVD's RCA outputs(yellow-video, red/white-audio), you'll need an RF Modulator converter box to connect to your TV.

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