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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 23, 2018 14:49:23 GMT -5
Okay, so I've managed to make it to 2018 without ever owning a flatscreen TV. My two 80+ lb. tube behemoths have lasted me almost 12 years...until last night. One of them finally gave up the ghost suddenly and now I'm finally going to have to upgrade, and I pay very little attention to these things. Do current models still work with old school DVD players and such, or do I have to get some sort of extra thing to connect them?
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Post by BorneAgain on Dec 23, 2018 14:50:37 GMT -5
I think most flatscreens still have basic AV connections in addition to HDMI output.
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Post by Spider2024 on Dec 23, 2018 14:52:58 GMT -5
I'm guessing your DVD players only connect to a TV with that red-white-yellow triple cord? You'll need to make sure said TV still has an input like that. Though those chances are likely decreasing as they get replaced with HDMI ports. (The HD TV I bought 2 years ago had 3 ports for HDMI cords and only 1 for the red-white-yellow.)
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Post by Paul on Dec 23, 2018 15:06:15 GMT -5
I'm guessing your DVD players only connect to a TV with that red-white-yellow triple cord? You'll need to make sure said TV still has an input like that. Though those chances are likely decreasing as they get replaced with HDMI ports. (The HD TV I bought 2 years ago had 3 ports for HDMI cords and only 1 for the red-white-yellow.) The good news is you can buy a component-to-HDMI converter and they're pretty inexpensive. Or just buy a Blu-Ray player which would also be pretty cheap and play your DVDs on that. |
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Post by The Unconquered Sun on Dec 23, 2018 15:36:23 GMT -5
Most (not all) TVs have some kind of pictograph on the box showing what kind of imputes they have.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 23, 2018 16:06:53 GMT -5
I got an upconverting DVD player that connects with HDMI. I’m not watching in 4:3 if I don’t have to.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 23, 2018 17:01:21 GMT -5
I'm guessing your DVD players only connect to a TV with that red-white-yellow triple cord? You'll need to make sure said TV still has an input like that. Though those chances are likely decreasing as they get replaced with HDMI ports. (The HD TV I bought 2 years ago had 3 ports for HDMI cords and only 1 for the red-white-yellow.) The good news is you can buy a component-to-HDMI converter and they're pretty inexpensive. Or just buy a Blu-Ray player which would also be pretty cheap and play your DVDs on that. Standard Blu/DVD player shouldn't cost more than $50. |
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Dec 23, 2018 17:05:54 GMT -5
If you are shopping instore check the back (or sides) of display TV’s if you can and see what inputs it has.. as mentioned it should be mentioned on the box as well.. it will be difficult do if the tv’s are bunched up together or on a high shelf.
If online shopping, there should be a tech specs section that lists what kind of inputs it has.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 23, 2018 19:49:37 GMT -5
Most flatscreens should still have Red/White Audio and Yellow Video connectors (aka, composite video), though you're doing yourself a disservice by viewing those on an HD resolution flatscreen. It's going to look really blurry and "off" compared to how they look on a standard definition set. And you won't be able to upscale to HD resolutions without at least component cables (Red/White for audio, Red/Blue/Green for video).
A lot of standard DVD players also started including HDMI ports awhile back, so maybe your DVD player has them. Doesn't hurt to check.
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Post by Tenshigure on Dec 23, 2018 20:06:48 GMT -5
Okay, so I've managed to make it to 2018 without ever owning a flatscreen TV. My two 80+ lb. tube behemoths have lasted me almost 12 years...until last night. One of them finally gave up the ghost suddenly and now I'm finally going to have to upgrade, and I pay very little attention to these things. Do current models still work with old school DVD players and such, or do I have to get some sort of extra thing to connect them? You can pick up an RCA to HDMI converter for fairly cheap (usually no more than $20) that'll service what you need. That said though, like mentioned above you can find a RCA-compatible 4K television for relatively cheap. I picked up a 60" 4K TCL this last Father's Day for under $400 that has component-in and I'm more than happy with the results (very good picture quality too). |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Dec 23, 2018 21:37:45 GMT -5
Most flatscreens should still have Red/White Audio and Yellow Video connectors (aka, composite video), though you're doing yourself a disservice by viewing those on an HD resolution flatscreen. It's going to look really blurry and "off" compared to how they look on a standard definition set. And you won't be able to upscale to HD resolutions without at least component cables (Red/White for audio, Red/Blue/Green for video). A lot of standard DVD players also started including HDMI ports awhile back, so maybe your DVD player has them. Doesn't hurt to check. Yah gotta be careful. I bought a DVD player with HDMI but no upscaling. So now I have a brand new DVD player doing f*** all. |
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Post by xCompackx on Dec 24, 2018 0:42:01 GMT -5
Regarding inputs, be aware that smaller size TVs nowadays can be sold as monitors, sometimes not even with a coax input. I've got a 27-inch curved monitor with literally only a single HDMI input.
Might not affect you, but be sure to look at the box carefully before purchasing.
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