Buying a DVD player - need to know about output connections to TV help quick!

[QueHuong]

I'm going to buy a DVD player right now (Panasonic 32k for $120). I know that component is better than s-video which is better than composite. But I don't know anything else about it, like which one can be connected to my TV. It has 6 red/yellow/white round female connectors in the back - 3 for input, 3 for output. So which of the 3 connection types can I use, hopefully it's the component one. And I hear Monster brand cable has really good quality.

 

[minendo]

Composite.

 

[LikeLinus]

Red & White are for Left and Right Audio Channels. The Yellow = Video. The S-Video will be a round like 6-7 pin black port that sorta looks like a PS2 port.

 

[QueHuong]

Composite.

S-Video will be a round like 6-7 pin black port that sorta looks like a PS2 port.

Wait, I think my TV has that too. If so, I'm fairly happy.

So what does a component port look like?

 

[Kenazo]

component is 3 rca type connectors, one red, one blue one green.

what kind of tv is it?

 

[CaesarX]

Sounds like you can only use composite. This is what an S-video connector looks like, and if you don't have it on the back of your TV, you're out of luck.

 

[CaesarX]

BTW, i would advise against buying a DVD player from Panasonic. If you want a good low-end player, have a look at the Toshiba SD 1800. Better quality for the same price.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: CaesarX
BTW, i would advise against buying a DVD player from Panasonic. If you want a good low-end player, have a look at the Toshiba SD 1800. Better quality for the same price.

WHY??? Panasonic DVD players rock!

MindStorm

What is the make and model of your TV?

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: CaesarX
BTW, i would advise against buying a DVD player from Panasonic. If you want a good low-end player, have a look at the Toshiba SD 1800. Better quality for the same price.

WHY??? Panasonic DVD players rock!

MindStorm

What is the make and model of your TV?

Panasonic sucks.

I had an A110 three years ago. It broke not even a week after the "warranty" expired. It would have cost me twice as much to fix it as it would have to buy another one.

There was a known problem with the player that I bought, and MANY other people had the same issue, but Panasonic would not admit it. Their customer serivce and support suck almost as badly as Creative's.

I will never buy another Panasonic product again.

Get the Toshiba and save yourself a lot of grief. I have an SD-4700 Progressive Scan player hooked to my 57" widescreen Toshiba TV and both have been awesome.

 

[BCYL]

Unless you have a high definition TV, using any 3 of those connections to connect to your TV wont make much of a difference...

 

[Muadib]

Well, my A310 has been working like a champ since I got it back in 1997, and so has my brother's a110.
One bad apple won't ruin the whole bunch.

 

[RossMAN]

Panasonic DVD players used to suck back in 98-early 2000 ... the newer models hold their own against Toshiba (one of my favorites).

Costco has a nice feature laden Panasonic for $99 and Toshiba for $89, I'd buy the Panasonic (more features).

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: BCYL
Unless you have a high definition TV, using any 3 of those connections to connect to your TV wont make much of a difference...

Going from S-video to component on a regular TV probably won't make that big a difference, but going from composite to S-video is a very noticable jump IMO.


Lethal

 

[QueHuong]

Thanks everyone...after my last post, I went out to go buy the DVD player so I didn't get to read any other replies. My TV is a 3-4 year old TV..just the big boxy one, not the fancy HDTV. And I found out that I only have S-video and composite on it. I plugged in the red and white composite connectors for the audio (leaving the yellow on unconnected) an plugged in the s-video one - everything seems to be working fine. I had to buy the s-video cable because it wasn't supplied with the player. And yeah, I did buy that Panasonic DVD RV32K ($120) player at Circuit City along with the 1 year $10 extended warranty. I know how much AT hates them, but I was reading some reviews on the Panasonic and some people said their model died after mftr.'s warranty.

Yay, I finally got my first DVD player!

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: MindStorm
Thanks everyone...after my last post, I went out to go buy the DVD player so I didn't get to read any other replies. My TV is a 3-4 year old TV..just the big boxy one, not the fancy HDTV. And I found out that I only have S-video and composite on it. I plugged in the red and white composite connectors for the audio (leaving the yellow on unconnected) an plugged in the s-video one - everything seems to be working fine. I had to buy the s-video cable because it wasn't supplied with the player. And yeah, I did buy that Panasonic DVD RV32K ($120) player at Circuit City along with the 1 year $10 extended warranty. I know how much AT hates them, but I was reading some reviews on the Panasonic and some people said their model died after mftr.'s warranty. Yay, I finally got my first DVD player!

Enjoy! Whatcha going to watch first?

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: MindStorm
Thanks everyone...after my last post, I went out to go buy the DVD player so I didn't get to read any other replies. My TV is a 3-4 year old TV..just the big boxy one, not the fancy HDTV. And I found out that I only have S-video and composite on it. I plugged in the red and white composite connectors for the audio (leaving the yellow on unconnected) an plugged in the s-video one - everything seems to be working fine. I had to buy the s-video cable because it wasn't supplied with the player. And yeah, I did buy that Panasonic DVD RV32K ($120) player at Circuit City along with the 1 year $10 extended warranty. I know how much AT hates them, but I was reading some reviews on the Panasonic and some people said their model died after mftr.'s warranty.

Yay, I finally got my first DVD player!

sigh. everyone just got through telling you that you don't have composite connectors. your red, white, and yellow connectors are RCA jacks, not composite. and if you use the S-video cable, that carries audio usually too. so chances are you don't need the others plugged in (your tv is not likely to be using them since it will display EITHER the S-video OR the RCA jacks). correct me if i'm wrong guys, but he's probably got "video 1" and "video 2" on his tv, and one is the S-video (with sound) and one is the 3 RCA's.

 

[tgillitzr]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: MindStorm
Thanks everyone...after my last post, I went out to go buy the DVD player so I didn't get to read any other replies. My TV is a 3-4 year old TV..just the big boxy one, not the fancy HDTV. And I found out that I only have S-video and composite on it. I plugged in the red and white composite connectors for the audio (leaving the yellow on unconnected) an plugged in the s-video one - everything seems to be working fine. I had to buy the s-video cable because it wasn't supplied with the player. And yeah, I did buy that Panasonic DVD RV32K ($120) player at Circuit City along with the 1 year $10 extended warranty. I know how much AT hates them, but I was reading some reviews on the Panasonic and some people said their model died after mftr.'s warranty.

Yay, I finally got my first DVD player!

sigh. everyone just got through telling you that you don't have composite connectors. your red, white, and yellow connectors are RCA jacks, not composite. and if you use the S-video cable, that carries audio usually too. so chances are you don't need the others plugged in (your tv is not likely to be using them since it will display EITHER the S-video OR the RCA jacks). correct me if i'm wrong guys, but he's probably got "video 1" and "video 2" on his tv, and one is the S-video (with sound) and one is the 3 RCA's.

SVideo only carries video signals. Mindstorm hooked it up properly. His only other option was to use the "video in" composite (yellow RCA jack).

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: tgillitzr

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: MindStorm
Thanks everyone...after my last post, I went out to go buy the DVD player so I didn't get to read any other replies. My TV is a 3-4 year old TV..just the big boxy one, not the fancy HDTV. And I found out that I only have S-video and composite on it. I plugged in the red and white composite connectors for the audio (leaving the yellow on unconnected) an plugged in the s-video one - everything seems to be working fine. I had to buy the s-video cable because it wasn't supplied with the player. And yeah, I did buy that Panasonic DVD RV32K ($120) player at Circuit City along with the 1 year $10 extended warranty. I know how much AT hates them, but I was reading some reviews on the Panasonic and some people said their model died after mftr.'s warranty.

Yay, I finally got my first DVD player!

sigh. everyone just got through telling you that you don't have composite connectors. your red, white, and yellow connectors are RCA jacks, not composite. and if you use the S-video cable, that carries audio usually too. so chances are you don't need the others plugged in (your tv is not likely to be using them since it will display EITHER the S-video OR the RCA jacks). correct me if i'm wrong guys, but he's probably got "video 1" and "video 2" on his tv, and one is the S-video (with sound) and one is the 3 RCA's.

SVideo only carries video signals. Mindstorm hooked it up properly. His only other option was to use the "video in" composite (yellow RCA jack).

i stand corrected. shows what i know. regardless how you connected it, i hope you enjoy it mindstorm.