Posted by M. Baker on 01/17/07 12:40

You're right - Video, Audio Left and Audio Right. My mistake :-)



Fishman ><(((°> wrote:
> "M. Baker" <thebakersmml@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1168959364.669412.16640@51g2000cwl.googlegroups.com...
> > We have an older 27" TV that only has a coaxial hook-up on the back.
> > We currently have a cable box and a VCR also. We have the cable coming
> > in (from outside) to the VCR, then to the cable box, then to the TV.
> >
> > Just bought a small DVD player which has 3 plugs which do not fit into
> > the tv anywhere since it's so old (Video, and Audio In/Out). Is there
> > a way to hook the DVD player up thru the cable box, using the Auxiliary
> > plug-ins in the cable box, so we can control the DVD player using the
> > universal cable company remote control, which has a button for
> > "Auxiliary"? We have the VCR hooked up that way using the "VCR"
> > plug-ins on the cable box, and can control the VCR by pressing the VCR
> > button on the cable remote. We tried it and it doesn't seem to work.
> >
> > Or do we need to get an RF modulator and cable splitter, to hook up the
> > the coax directly to the TV, and use the DVD player's remote to control
> > it?
> >
>
> I doubt the 3 plugs are Video, and Audio In/Out.
>
> More like: yellow - video, white - audio left & red - audio right.
>
> You can get an adapter cable to connect these to a scart socket.
> Example - See ebay uk item 220069982106 - £4.55 buy it now
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220069982106
>
> Once you've got that cable you should be able to connect the DVD player into
> either the VCR or cable box if either have a spare scart input.

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