VCR hookup into a HT enviroment. BD,Yamaha 665,etc.

[rivbyte]

Hi!
Ok, here's the scenario. I'm exhausted running 250' of speaker wire to hook up my speakers,so forgive me if I make no sense.

HDTV on wall, cable in wall, HDMI into Yamaha AVR.
Bluray into Yamaha. HDMI
DVD/CD player into Yamaha, (component)
Time-Warner DVR into Yamaha. HDMI.
Panasonic VCR - (composite)

On the GE surge protector, it has two coax/cable surge protector jacks located on the top of the unit. It says to hook up the Coax/cable "in"from the outside cable, and into the "in" jack. The 'out" jack connects to the audio/video unit being protected". (what would this be, the Time-Warner box,or the VCR?)

Presently, on the Time-Warner DVR, the cable coming from the outside is connected to the "RF IN", so does that mean the "RF OUT" should be connected to the surge protector?

Do I need to hook anything other than the Audio/Video composite cables to the VCR? Do I need Coax cables like in the old days, cable to the VCR and VCR out to the TV.

 

[newnameman]

Do you just want playback from the VCR, or are you trying to record something?

 

[rivbyte]

whatever I can do...But mostly just to playback,since I already have a DVR for recording. thanks....

 

[newnameman]

If you don't need to record, then just run composite from the VCR to the receiver.

 

[rivbyte]

Thanks, Got it hooked up and all works fine, Thank You!

 

[sswingle]

I wouldn't bother with the coax surge suppressor if its just going to the time warner box. The surge suppressor will degrade your signal quality, and if something happens to the TW box they will just replace it for free anyways.