i bought a new dvd player which i have to run on a 10yr old tv which doesnt have those AV (the 3 coloured wires) input and output but a typical RF input for the antenna like it used to be in every tv and vcr until few years ago. i bought this ‘RF modulator’ to connect the DVD player’s AV cables into it and then connect the modulator into the TVs RF input, but when i tried tuning the DVD player on one of the TV’s channels it didnt tune! the picture comes near but very fuzzy and with no sound and a loud buzz and then fades away; it’s not getting tuned!
what should i do…? anyone have any ideas or information regarding the methods to connect AV DVD into an RF TV? both products are Sony.
need urgent help guys!
thanks alot!
Re: RF and AV connection systems in electronics
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*Originally posted by Haris Zuberi: *
i bought a new dvd player which i have to run on a 10yr old tv which doesnt have those AV (the 3 coloured wires) input and output but a
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Those three colored ones are different, the connections are different but they work on the same cables. The one you are referring to are the composite connections.
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typical RF input for the antenna like it used to be in every tv and vcr until few years ago. i bought this 'RF modulator' to connect the DVD player's AV cables into it and then connect the modulator into the TVs RF input, but when i tried tuning the DVD player on one of the TV's channels it didnt tune! the picture comes near but very fuzzy and with no sound and a loud buzz and then fades away; it's not getting tuned!
what should i do...? anyone have any ideas or information regarding the methods to connect AV DVD into an RF TV? both products are Sony.
need urgent help guys!
thanks alot!
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The RF modulators have problems working with DVD players. I would suggest you to do this. If your VCR has a audio/video in, connect the DVD player to it, and then use the VCR with your tv using the RF connection. However, I am 100% sure the picture quality would be distorted. If you have bought a new DVD player, I suggest you buy a new tv as well, to enjoy the crisp picture quality.
it's pointless trying to enjoy a DVD player on such an old TV.. why don't u stick to the VCR?
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Those three colored ones are different, the connections are different but they work on the same cables. The one you are referring to are the composite connections.
The RF modulators have problems working with DVD players. I would suggest you to do this. If your VCR has a audio/video in, connect the DVD player to it, and then use the VCR with your tv using the RF connection. However, I am 100% sure the picture quality would be distorted. If you have bought a new DVD player, I suggest you buy a new tv as well, to enjoy the crisp picture quality.
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yeah youre right spock, i tried it through the vcr and it turns out the old tv has another problem...it plays only PAL stuff while most cds and dvds are recorded on NTSC and so though everything else is now wroking fine and even the sound and picture quality is pretty ok, the colours arent there! its black and white! will have to run it on the new tv after all i guess!
this technology race sometimes sucks!
i didnt know there were ntsc and pal on discs too.
are there diff types of cd players too...?pal, ntsc, etc...?
Most dvd's these days are encrypted (i forget the exact name of the encryption technology) and passing the A/V thru the VCR is not encouraged (by design) as you can then record the matrial. Hence it either goes back & white or worse it starts doing the bright/fade effect which most TVs can't handle. You can look for something called a "color correction box" that handles this distortion and corrects the colors. Or as someone suggested, get another TV.