Sandy- there's a method to their madness :-)
if the Y W and R are little donuts, they are the standard format for audio (and some video) connections, called RCA plugs. W is audio left speaker. R is audio right speaker. Y is composite video. each vertical stripe goes together. so, you apparently have 2 separate audio/video inputs to your tv. they might have labels like Input A and Input B or 1 and 2. Usually in black-on-black plastic, you need a flashlight to see anything <g>. the WR pair on the left might be audio out - to take the sound from a tv program and feed it to a stereo. if you had S-video (better), there would be a round jack with 4 pins in an upside-down V shape like this: .. . so you probably don't have S-video... Sooooo, make sure the DVD you buy has Yellow White and Red jacks on the back that look like your tv - "composite video". You might want to make sure the DVD player also has 3 additional jacks labelled "component video" in case you later replace your tv. HTH. Have a nice weekend. -Ben > I don't know what kind of inputs we have. I looked at the back of the > television and am really confused. > > There is a coax cable output which is used by the cable box, which in > turn has the vhs hooked up to it. > > In addition, there are a number of inputs on the television which are > colored. They look like this > > > Y Y > W W W > R R R > > > Y - Yellow > W- White > R - Red > > I can't move the tv to see if they are labeled. But can anyone tell me > (from my lamebrained description) what kind of inputs I do have? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 1:40 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: DVD Players > > > >>| Michael and I are thinking about purchasing a DVD player > >>| and I know nothing about them. Anyone have recomendations > >>| on stuff I should look for, Favorite Models? Must Have > >>| Features? Nice to Have Features? Don't worry, you don't > >>| even need those features? > > Sandy, > > I'm going from the UK market here, but a few pointers; > > DO NOT buy Sony - you're paying for the name, and the quality is about > as good as the "not top" models > > Toshiba make the best, reasonably priced machines on the market - we > have 2 of them, and they're great > > Concentrate on the Component output only if your TV has component input, > otherwise, S-Video is cool > > Don't go for one with the built-in 5.1/Dobly decode - you tend to get > slightly lower quality on all parts - spend a little more and get a > decent decoder (if you want one) > > If you can, get a Multi-Region model - they're not as prevelant in the > States as they are in the UK, but it means you can play any DVD from any > country - which is cool (most models can be "switched" into multi-region > ones, some require a chip) > > > Other considerations; > If you don't have a wide-screen TV, most "wide" films will come out in > letter-box, which makes the film look smaller - we have 3 wide-screen > TVs and all 3 have DVD plays, which makes live easier > > If you're only going to be a casual watcher, stereo from the TV is > enough, but once you've had 5.1, you'll never want to go back > > It's always better to run it though a digital TV (if you have one), > you'll notice the difference > > > All DVD players tend to have the following functions; > Chapter Skip > Audio choice (from the remote, not just from the menus) Multi-angle CD > playing > > Some of the cheaper ones don't have Title Select - it's nice, but not > required for the casual viewer > > Just one last thing - what you're really looking for is visual quality - > if it has loads of bells and whistles, they're generally not worth it > > >From a magazine I bought yesterday (Stuff, for those who know it), > >their > top DVD players - these could well be UK only models (I've removed some > that I know are UK only) - prices are in UK Sterling; LG DVD-4750 (200) > - a good budget DVD player - has built in 5.1 decoder > Denon DVD-2800 (800) - Component output, seriously good quality Marantz > DV4100OSE (400) - Budget (for Marantz), great audio quality Meridian > Reference 800 (9,000) - SERIOUS quality DVD player - amazing performance > ($10,000+ cost!) TAG McLaren DVD32R (4,000) - THX certified, great build > and output quality, but not cheap Toshiba SD-110EB (140) - budget > machine with great quality, although doesn't play CD-R or MP3 Toshiba > SD-510E (400) - Excellent quality, about treble the price of the 110EB, > but quality close to the ones that cost 3-4 time more Panasonic DVD-RA71 > (500) - Well equipped machine with component output, built in DTS > surround > > Personal choice - go for Toshiba's! > > Hope that all helps > > Phil > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
