Posted by Gary A. Edelstein on 12/09/05 17:39

On 9 Dec 2005 00:32:26 -0800, littleboyblu87@yahoo.com wrote:

>It's been several years since I last purchased any video equipment (tv,
>vcr, etc.). I've never owned a DVD player unless you want to count my
>DVD-ROM drive.
>
>I've been looking online for a DVD player and I'm having trouble trying
>to figure out if they're compatible with my TV setup. My TV is several
>years old and has a (RF?) coaxial cable input as well as two audio
>terminals and one video terminal on the back that use the RCA type
>plugs.
>
>My incoming cable is connected to the cable box input, the cable box
>output is connected to the VCR input, the VCR output is then connected
>to the TV input. All my connections, equipment, etc. is analog.
>
>When purchasing a DVD player, what kind of hookup/cable/connection
>should I be looking for? If it has a digital coaxial output, can I use
>it with regular (analog) coxial cables and connections? I'm guessing
>that I would need an RF Modulator, is this correnct?
>
If the audio and composite video RCA phono plugs are inputs, rather
than output, you may hook up the DVD player directly to the TV with a
regular patch cable. That cable would be a L/R analog audio and
single composite video cable. You'll need to be able to switch the TV
to that input using a button on the remote or the front of the TV.
Some TVs place that input on a special channel number like 91 -
consult your manual.

If they are outputs you will need an RF modulator.

Gary E
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