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CONNECTING YOUR BLURAY PLAYER
Cable connections and hookup wiring diagrams


RF Modulator for DVD hookup to TV

Remember, a cable connection diagram is only one part of the total solution for getting your system working to perfection. You also need to know how to select the proper input on your components and how to setup on-screen menu options.


CONNECTING YOUR BLU-RAY PLAYER

Hookup Diagrams

Blu-ray is all about high definition video and audio. DVD is standard definition video (480). Blu-ray is 1080p video resolution and the newer UHD or 4K Blu-ray is 2160p video. Blu-ray players can play CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. Listen to music from a CD on your TV or watch movies from a DVD or watch movies in High-Def from a Bluray Disc often with surround sound (soundbar or Audio Video Receiver needed).

Bluray players can also connect to internet sources through certain apps by using the Ethernet connection to your router/modem home internet service.

For the best Blu-ray connection, use HDMI cables as this option gives you the best video and the best audio possible.



HDMI Cable

Best - HDMI cable - Ultra High Speed

Connecting the Bluray Player to a newer TV using HDMI cable



Bluray player connect to TV with HDMI cable

Power ON the TV and the Bluray player. Using the TV remote, select the correct source input on the TV which is in the example above, HDMI 2. Insert and play a disc.

If you do not see proper video resolution, press the HOME button on the remote for the Bluray player and go to SETTINGS using the arrow buttons and press OK or ENTER. Go to display and select AUTO resolution.



Select AUTO video resolution

Surround Sound

Using a capable audio video receiver and loudspeaker setup, you can listen to surround sound from a DVD or Blu-ray disc.





HDMI Cables

Blu-ray Internet Connect

If you have home internet service, you can connect Blu-ray player to internet using wired (Ethernet cable) or wireless (Wi-Fi). For wired, connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN port of the Blu-ray player to your router/modem LAN port.



The apps available vary depending on brand of player. Also, you can update the player's software with internet.



Older Blu-ray players

While the newer players have HDMI, older players may have component or composite video connections. If you have an older TV with these input connections, you can hookup this way. For a TV with only RF antenna input, use adapters such as HDMI to RCA. Then connect an RF modulator.




Component video/audio cables




Composite video/audio cables


How you connect Blu-ray player to TV will depend on which player you have and which connections are available on your TV. There are several connection options and you can also get an adapter.

1) HDMI cable from player to TV or
2) Component video (RCA green, blue, red) or
3) Composite video (RCA yellow)

Best connection - HDMI cable from player HDMI out to TV HDMI In

Better connection - 3 RCA Component video cables and 2 RCA audio cables

Good connection - 1 RCA yellow cable and 2 RCA audio cables

HDMI carries video and audio all in a single cable and provides High Definition and is the only connection you need while component video needs 5 cables for video and audio and composite video needs 3 cables for video and audio. Composite video is only capable of Standard Definition video.

What connections are available on your TV



TV Rear Panel - HDMI IN on top right, composite video (yellow) with white and red audio underneath and component video (green, blue, red) with white and red audio under the blue and red video inputs.


Your TV may have composite, component and HDMI or it may not have HDMI or it may have only composite or it may have only an RF antenna input. The TV inputs and the player outputs will be deciding factors for connecting player to TV.

HDMI is a single cable connection and it provides the best possible connection for video and audio however if your TV does not have HDMI inputs, you can connect using component video/audio, a 5 RCA cable connection. If the player only has HDMI out and the TV does not have HDMI inputs, you can get a HDMI to component adapter. There are also HDMI to composite adapters. Then there is the option to get a newer TV with HDMI inputs.

What connections are available on your Bluray player



Bluray player HDMI output port



Bluray player composite and component video and audio output ports












You can either connect the Bluray player directly to the TV with HDMI or connect the Bluray player to an audio processor such as an audio/video receiver and then up to the TV with HDMI. The AVR will decode the surround sound on the disc. HDMI is the only connection option which allows High Definition video and keeps the signals all digital with no conversions to analog.



Bluray player to TV connection.




Diagram - Blu-ray Player to Audio/Video Receiver to TV using HDMI cables.

Surround Sound

For the best audio, your audio/video receiver should be capable of decoding Dolby TrueHD audio as well as Dolby Digital.

Most of the new Blu-ray players are HDMI only. However if your TV is an older model without HDMI inputs, you can still connect using an adapter which takes the HDMI and outputs the RCA composite video and analog audio so your TV can connect. Also, for even older TVs without RCA inputs, you can connect using a RF modulator.



HDMI to RCA converter



Bluray to TV connection diagram HDMI adapter

Be sure to select the correct input on the TV


Bluray player Setup:

Power on player and TV.
Select the HDMI input on the TV where the player is connected.
You may have to press the HOME key on the remote control to show the Blu-ray on-screen menus.
Select your Language and select your choice of options to setup player using the arrow keys on the remote.
Press the ENTER key to select. Usually the key in the center of the arrows.
Network settings: Choose Wired or Wireless (Wi-Fi)
For wireless, select your home network router and enter your password.
Once a connection is established, download any desired apps such as Netflix, Amazon, Hulu.
Also, check for any software updates available and download.

Question: My TV is not HDMI capable. Can I still get 1080p video?
Answer: Yes. But only if using a component video connection. Composite video cable connections will not handle 1080p.

Sony Bluray players S350 and S550 for 2008

Older Bluray players had the component video and composite video connections. For your older TV, possibly you can get one of these players on E-Bay as they can go for far less than the original price. Also there are HDMI to component video adapters for TVs with component video inputs available.







Question: Do I need a 1080p TV to watch Bluray movies?
Answer: No. You can still watch a Bluray movie on a 720p TV or a 1080i TV or even a CRT TV.

Question: How do I connect my Blu-ray Player if I have an older audio/video receiver / stereo and an older TV?
Answer: You could use a composite RCA cable connection (yellow, white, red) however since Blu-ray is High-Def, you should upgrade to HDTV, otherwise you are not getting the video resolution you paid for when buying Blu-ray content. In addition, analog video outputs on Blu-ray players are possibly going to be eliminated. An HDMI to RCA converter would need to be used.


Bluray Hookup diagram:
Connect the yellow video cable directly to the TV if you have an older stereo receiver without video.

Question: How do I connect my Blu-ray player to the internet?
Answer: There are a few options depending on what components you have but you will need broadband internet service, a router (wired or wireless) and a cable modem or DSL modem. You can connect wirelessly or wired. If you have a wireless router and a Blu-ray player with wireless (Wi-Fi) just setup your Blu-ray player on your home network using the player's on-screen menus for wireless network. Most if not all the definitions can be set to AUTO to make it easy. For a wired connection, use an Ethernet cable from the router to the player's LAN jack and setup the player using the WIRED option in the network setup menus.

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