DVD player?

jahel318

Im wanting to buy a dvd player to hook up to my tv and record shows from my satellite. What is a tuner? what's it used for and do I need one?

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The "tuner" is like the dial on your radio which let's you "tune-in" specific stations out of that spectrum of signal thats coming into your receiver (television / dvd player / vcr / cable-box / etc.)

Your television tuner pulls in the signal from your satellite / cable / antenna and is what lets you select channels to watch (to display on the monitor screen). You can have multiple tuners on the same system - each of them selecting a different signal ... but your tv can (typically) only display one channel at a time.

Some DVD players have a built-in tuner so that you can feed your cable / satellite / antenna signal though that device. This allows you to watch television (on your TV monitor) through that device instead of the signal that your tv is receiving. This the same way you can record one show on your VCR while watching a different one on the TV.

Can a person buy a VCR/DVD player that also RECORDS DVD in High DEF (HD)?

BreadColli

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At this time you can't buy one that will record HD that has a built-in VCR. But I suspect there will be one on the market before the end of the year.

Expect to pay around $400 for such a dual-purpose recorder. It will likely be a Blue-Ray HD recorder. But don't expect it to be able to record from copyrighted VHS tapes.

Why would you want to do this? Your VCR can only output, at best 325 lines of horizontal resolution. You would be spending a lot of money on the recorder and blank DVD-R's with no improvement in picture quality. You'd be better off with a VCR\DVD recorder for about $150. DVDs will be with us for a while; and by the time you may want to record to HD-DVD, the recorders will be a lot cheaper. You won't lose any quality going from a DVD to HD-DVD, as they are digital formats.

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How can I make my S-Video work from my computer to my dvd player to my tv?

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Jacki

My TV is old, and the DVD player is hooked up through my VCR. The DVD player is a magnavox and is S-Video capable, but when I hook it up and set my computer up it will not play. I know the settings already because my old tv was able to hook right up to the computer, but that one broke. That is why I bought a DVD player with S-Video. HELP.

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Just buy an RF modulator with s-video input. You can connect the PC 's s-video out to the TV directly through the modulator.

Anyone know how to hook up a separate DVD player and VCR player?

Tiffany

I am trying to hook up separate DVD and VCR players to my mom's old TV. The DVD player and VCR player works fine separtly with the TV, but I have been trying to figure out how to hook them both up to the TV and work. Because the TV is old it does not have the hook ups in the back, so she bought a converter that hooks up to the TV that provides the hook ups.

I tried to hookup my DVD/VCR player to her TV. The VCR part worked fine, but when we would turn it to DVD, the converter shuts off.

I know that the red and white wires hook up the audio, and the yellow wire hooks up the vidio, but I don't know what the other outlets are. On the back of the DVD player there is a green outlet with a Y next to it, a blue outlet with a Cb/Pb a red outlet with a Cr/Pr, a coaxial and an S-vidio outlet. The DVD player just has vidio and audio in put and out put outlets.

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you should be able to hook it up like this

coax from cable to input on VCR then out to TV use your DVD RCA jacks for DVD to VCR make sure you have the DVD out going to the VCR in. When you're ready to play a DVD you should be able to tune to whatever channel you have it set for and watch. Good Luck.

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What's the best way to simplify a VCR/TV/DVD player/Cable setup?

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Onlooker

My 80 year old mom currently has a tv, a DVD player, a VCR, and a Comcast cable box. She uses the VCR to tape one program (East Enders) after she goes to bed. Everything is of different brands. The tv is pretty good, but the DVD player and VCR are low end.

Her current setup requires her to use 3 remote controls, so it's a bit of a mess. What's an affordable way to simplify her setup so she has ideally only one remote control? Thank you.

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Buy a universal remote you may need to set up remote for her.

How do I interconnect a vcr, a dvd player, and my cable box?

Jo

It's an older tv and there aren't enough connections on the back to plug them in seperately. If I connect the dvd player and the VCR together, and then to the tv, won't that work? I used to know how to do this but I can't for the life of me remember how, now.

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I have experienced this same problem. There are a few possible solutions, but by far the easiest and best way is to buy an inexpensive Passive Audio-Video Switcher. These are little boxes that you plug everything into and connect to your TV. There's a button for each input, making switching between devices very straight-forward. You can usually find them for between $10 and $50 at electronic stores like Radio Shack, Best Buy or through Amazon.com.

But you may be able to solve this with what you already have. If your TV has two inputs, you could try routing your Cable Box through your VCR and then into TV input #1. Then plug your DVD player directly into TV input #2. This setup may work just fine, and also allow you to record Cable shows on your VCR. However, I would not recommend running your DVD player into your VCR, since most VCRs are equipped with copy protection circuitry, making DVD playback look bad or in some cases not work at all. If your TV only has one input for of these devices, then I would go with the switcher box solution.

Hope that helps.

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What kind of cable or adapter do I need for my daughters tv?

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mazey1967

My daughters tv is an older one, and the only place to connect a dvd or vcr is odd shaped. It's round, but instead of having one tiny hole to put the cable into, it has a couple of small prongs inside the round part....if this is making any sense to anyone, or they know what I'm talking about...I need to know if there is an adapter or something that I can buy so I can hook up a dvd player, vcr, or cable to her tv.

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It sounds like the TV has an S-Video connector. To be honest, I've never heard of a TV that has only that kind of connector.

What you need is an RF Modulator. This will take the AUDIO and VIDEO outputs from the DVD player and convert them to CH. 3 or CH 4 with a Coaxial RF output. You can use this RF output to connect to the TV.

You might lose one channel of audio doing this, as most DVD players have three "RCA"-type outputs: Video (yellow) Audio Right (red) and Audio Left (white). Most RF modulators have only a single Video and Audio input (although you may find one that has all three).

Check in Radio Shack, Circuit City, or even WalMart. They have these at prices anywhere from $15 to $45. You don't need one with more than one "source" set of inputs, so don't go for the most expensive one unless you see some need for it in the future.

If I buy a DVD player in the US will it work in the Philippines?

HarryO

I want to ship a dvd player as a surprise and if I buy it here on the states, will it work there? I know with vcr's some players wouldn't work in Europe or Asia.

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Buy a Region Free DVD Player.

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