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HELP! How do I connect my DVD Player to my TV  How you connect DVD to TV depends on which connections are available on the DVD and the TV.  DVD Player rear panel Not all DVD players will have the same available ports. Some will only have HDMI output and composite out while others may have those plus component out as well as the digital audio outputs. Basic DVD players will have the composite outputs. Modern players will have HDMI out. The yellow video out and the white(Left) and red(Right) audio out are the composite outputs. These 3 cable connections to the TV is all you need for sound and picture. The green(Y), blue(Pb) and red(Pr) video outputs give a better picture so if your TV has these inputs, use them to connect. This is the component video. You also need the white(Left) and red(Right) audio outputs for sound. The HDMI out will give the best picture and the audio is included in this single cable connection to a TV with HDMI inputs.  TV rear panel The yellow RCA composite video input on the left and the two audio inputs, white and red just below provide one option to connect the DVD player to the TV. The green component RCA video input just above the yellow input and the blue and red video inputs to the left are a second option. You also need the white and red audio inputs below the blue and red to connect DVD player to TV using the component video option. So component requires a total of 5 RCA cables. Newer TVs have mostly gone HDMI only. To connect DVD to TV using HDMI, connect a single HDMI cable from DVD HDMI out to TV HDMI input. Audio Connection Options  DVD Video and Audio connection options  CONNECTION OPTIONS: 1. Composite Video and analog stereo audio GOOD 2. Component Video and analog stereo audio BETTER 3. HDMI video and audio - BEST You only need one of the above 3 connections, either 1 or 2 or 3. Choose HDMI if your TV has HDMI inputs and your DVD has an HDMI output. Choose component if your TV has component video inputs or choose composite if your TV only has composite video inputs. If your TV only has RF antenna connections, use a RF modulator to connect. If you want surround sound, such as Dolby Digital 5.1, you have 3 connection options. 1. Coaxial RCA (orange) - GOOD 2. Optical Toslink - GOOD 3. HDMI - BEST You can sometimes use adapters to connect where outputs and inputs are incompatible. • 5 Ways to hookup a DVD Player HDMI connection for DVD to TV If your DVD player has HDMI Out and your TV has HDMI In, then you can connect an HDMI cable from DVD player to the TV, select that HDMI input using TV remote and play DVD. HDMI uses one cable for video and audio. HDMI is capable of the highest video resolution and the best audio.  HDMI Cable Notice the HDMI cable has different top and bottom so it inserts only one way.  The best way to hookup a DVD player to a smart TV is to use an HDMI connection. Some new DVD players will even provide the HDMI cable.  DVD player HDMI Output  HDMI Cable connected to DVD player HDMI Output  TV with HDMI cable inserted into HDMI input port Need more HDMI inputs? Use a HDMI switch box to connect all your HDMI devices and switch between them to the TV. Even comes with a remote control.  DVD Player to TV connect with HDMI cable. Select HDMI input 4 on TV. TV HDMI audio return channel connect HDMI cable to soundbar HDMI ARC/eARC HDMI port for sound. Select HDMI source input on soundbar. Composite video connection - DVD to TV Composite video (yellow) and stereo audio (white and red)  The composite connection uses 3 RCA cables, one for video and two for audio. Yellow is video and white is the left stereo channel and red is the right stereo channel. If your TV only has one audio input port, use the white cable. The red cable will not be connected. Connect yellow cable to DVD yellow OUT and connect the other end to yellow input port on TV. Same for white cable, connect white to white DVD OUT and other end to white audio input on TV. Same with red, red OUT on DVD to red audio input on TV. DVD to TV hookup is very easy if your TV has yellow video and white/red audio input jacks. Many DVD players come with the cable to make this connection.    Connect yellow on DVD to yellow on TV matching the colors, next white on DVD to white on TV and next red to red.    Newer TVs are eliminating the yellow RCA input but still offer alternative connections for a composite video input. One of these alternatives is the 3.5mm AV input port which uses a combo plug adapter cable for the 3 RCA cable connection. The other alternative allows the yellow video cable to be connected to a green component video input port. Some TVs offer a dual connection option with the green video port so that you can connect a green video or a yellow video cable and then the two audio cables (white, red). Look for a green/yellow color coded input port on the TV rear panel. Select the correct TV input source Be sure to select the correct input on the TV for the DVD connection using the TV remote. Usually this is the SOURCE button or INPUT button on the remote. Scroll through the input options and select the DVD connection input. This could be shown as AV or Component or HDMI 2 etc on your TV. Power on the DVD player, insert a disc, press play and then scroll through the TV inputs until you see a picture from the DVD player.  TV with 3.5mm AV input jack For those TVs which have a 3.5mm combination Audio Video input and no standard RCA inputs, you can use a RCA conversion cable to connect the DVD player.  Connect older DVD player without HDMI to newer TV with HDMI inputs.  Using a AV to HDMI adapter, you can connect an older DVD player to a newer TV. • How to connect DVD player to TV DVD Player Connection to Older TV  Coaxial Cable RG-6 For an older TV with only a RF VHF/UHF antenna input or a twin lead antenna connection: Use an RF Modulator An RF Modulator takes the RCA 3 cable composite video and audio inputs and modulates them to an RF analog coaxial output to TV channel 3 or 4. Also there is an RF antenna coaxial input which goes to the TV through the RF coax output.  RF Modulator has RCA composite (yellow, white, red) inputs (DVD player) plus a coaxial input (ANTENNA) and a coaxial output to TV. Connect RG-6 coaxial cable from RF Mod coaxial output to the TV coaxial antenna port. The output can be analog TV channel 3 or 4. Switch the TV to channel 3 or 4.  For a TV with only twin lead, use a RF Modulator and a TV balun (75 ohm to 300 ohm) Switch TV to channel 3 or 4.  Adapters to connect to HDTV Smart TV  Connect old DVD player to smart TV with rca to hdmi adapter Your Smart TV only has HDMI inputs. Your old dvd player has no hdmi output. Two port RCA to HDMI adapter  Connect DVD audio to stereo for better sound than from TV. Component video connection Component video (green, blue, red) and stereo audio (white and red)  The component video connection uses 3 video cables. For audio, the white and red RCA cables are connected for sound. So there are five cables in all for this option. Component video will yield a better image than composite and component video is capable of high definition video where composite video is limited to standard video resolution. Component video cable connection to TV  Most DVD players will have component video outputs. If your TV has these inputs, you can connect using green, blue, red video and white and red audio cables. Component Video Cables are a great choice for connecting your DVD player and high-end television. The coax conductor's foil and copper braid shield helps reduce unwanted noise and distortion. The color-coded connectors attach to an ultra-flexible jacket allowing for easy installation and identification. By using Component Video Cables, you bypass the TV's Y/C separator and Color Decoder, routing the color (Y Pr Pb ) information directly into the TVs matrix decoder. By sending the pure DVD component video signal directly to a component video input-equipped display device, the DVD signal forgoes the extra processing that normally would degrade the image. The result is increased image quality over composite video. Surround Sound Connections  Audio Video Receiver For surround sound, you use either an optical cable hookup or a coaxial RCA cable hookup or use HDMI. For surround sound, you need an audio video receiver with attached loudspeakers or you can use a soundbar. 1. Coaxial RCA cable for audio  The digital audio coaxial connection port can be colored orange or black and can be found on DVD players, audio video receivers, soundbars and other audio gear. It will be labeled COAXIAL or DIGITAL OUT or IN. It is common to find coaxial and optical ports side by side since they both serve the same purpose. A coaxial digital audio connection supports uncompressed PCM stereo 2-channel audio and DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. It does not support multi-channel LPCM or Dolby Digital Plus or Dolby TrueHD or Dolby ATMOS or DTS:X. You need HDMI for these audio formats. 2. Optical audio cable connection The Toslink S/PDIF uses a fiber optic cable for audio signals which uses light instead of electricity to send audio information. Optical has the same audio capabilities as coaxial but is less affected by interference and can use longer cable lengths.  Adapters for audio cable connections You can get adapters to convert digital audio to analog audio, analog to digital and optical to coaxial and coaxial to optical. Convert coaxial audio cable connection into optical audio connection. If you need to connect a coaxial output to an optical input, you can buy a coaxial to optical converter. Some converters work both ways so you can go optical to coaxial as well however some converters only work one way so be sure to check before buying.  Audio connections to Audio Video Receiver For better sound and to decode surround sound such as Dolby Digital 5.1, choose from digital coaxial or optical cable connections or for 2-channel stereo, connect RCA white and red audio cables to an analog audio input (white and red) on the AVR or soundbar. 3. HDMI Connection for Surround Sound  HDMI connection diagram for surround sound The audio video receiver (AVR) will decode and process the surround audio from the DVD player while the video is sent to the TV. The decoding/processing stage involves splitting the audio into multiple channels and sending to the speakers. The attached loudspeakers are placed around the listener for enhanced sound experience. The studios have a choice as to which audio formats they put on a disc.  AVR surround speakers connections  The AVR should be capable of passing the best video resolution for your TV. Use the ARC/eARC HDMI port on the TV if available. If your TV does not have ARC (Audio Return Channel) then use an optical connection to the AVR for audio from the TV sources such as over-the-air broadcast TV. Be sure to select the correct input source on the AVR and the TV. Also be sure to select the correct audio output format on the DVD player and the AVR. DVD Player Audio Output Format Setup Select the audio settings on your DVD player. Go to the "setup" menu on your player, typically found under "Audio" or "Sound" options, where you can select the desired audio output format (like PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), choose the audio track for the movie, and configure the speaker settings to match your setup (Stereo or 5.1 surround sound). Audio output format: Select the preferred format like PCM (for uncompressed audio), Dolby Digital, or DTS (for surround sound). Speaker configuration: Select the speaker setup to match your system, whether it's stereo (two speakers) or a 5.1 surround sound setup (six speakers). Digital audio output: Be sure your DVD player is set to output the correct digital audio (via HDMI, optical or coaxial cable) to your receiver for the best sound quality. Check your AV receiver settings: Make sure your AV receiver is also set to the correct audio format and speaker configuration to match your DVD player. Connecting cables: Use the appropriate audio cables to connect your DVD player to your AV receiver (HDMI for both video and audio)  Press the "Home" or "Menu" button on the DVD Player's remote control and go to "Setup" or "Settings".  Select AUDIO or SOUND  Select the audio output format  Audio Formats: menu settings PCM or Bitstream PCM audio is the standard for CD and DVD and also for Blu-ray. PCM is an uncompressed audio format so there is no loss in sound quality, but the big disadvantage is it takes up a lot of space on the disc. HDMI has the bandwidth for 8 channels of uncompressed PCM audio while optical and coaxial only have the capability for 2 channels of uncompressed audio. The Bitstream setting means the raw compressed digital audio information is sent from the player to the receiver for decoding. A receiver set to bitstream will activate the AV processor to detect any encoded surround sound format that it receives from the player. The AVR processor will then decode, convert to analog, amplify and send to the proper speaker channel. Some of the most common surround sound codecs that take advantage of bitstream include Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Atmos, DTS, DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS HD Master Audio, and DTS:X. • How to hookup DVD player for surround sound If your TV only has an RF input jack, you need to get an RF modulator or video switchbox to make the connection. Video and Audio Inputs (Figure 1) are required on your TV set to directly hookup a DVD Player. If your TV has only a coax cable connector (Figure 2) for an antenna or cable TV hookup, then you will need an additional device to connect any DVD Player to your television. This device can be an RF modulator or a video switchbox. Figure 1  Figure 2  An RF modulator can be used to connect a DVD Player to an older model TV that has only an Antenna / Cable input and no RCA Video or Audio Inputs. Simply plug the Composite Video and Stereo Audio cables from the DVD Player into the RF Modulator, and then use a standard coax cable to connect to the TV. This setup works like a VCR, in that the TV is then set to channel 3 or 4, depending on the output setting of the RF Modulator. The RF Modulator also acts as a pass-through for the TV's antenna or cable hookup. It is likely
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