Comments on: Connecting a DVD player to an old television

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:55:48 +0000

Hey people, thanks for the advice, just upgraded to a media centre so wanted to make use of the old DVD player and freeview box. Managed to connect them up to the old TV with no Scart as follows:
Aerial into the freeview box
Scart from the freeview box (or DVD player) into a VCR
Aerial cable from the VCR into the TV

Once you’ve done that, tune the VCR into it’s AV channel and tune the TV up to the VCR. You are now viewing freeview of DVD’s on your TV :-)

By: JD

JD — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:05:55 +0000

i have a old tv to. have no idea how to connect my dvd to my vcr to get it to play on the tv. pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee help.

By: james wigley

james wigley — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:22:33 +0000

Well here’s a puzzler for you.

I have a set up as decribed at the top of this page:

TV with old fashion arial input only
DVD Player with only Scart output and a Sky Plus Box.
A VCR with 2 Scart Input lines and RF output yto the telly.

Sky Pklus works fine, but the dvd player keeps coming and going to a blank screen, same when I try a playstation instead. Even when I use the same scart leads and sockets that work fine for the skyplus signal, the problem is always there for dvd/playstation.

By: Mike Newcomb

Mike Newcomb — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:58:21 +0000

If you check out ebay-uk there are people offering these devices for sale (not auction) for 15 -20 pounds sterling (website does not display pound sign).
Search for “rf modulator”.
Presumably they are available in other countries.

By: Liam

Liam — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:39:22 +0000

Cheers for all the advice, im gona try connecting it all up right now

By: william lofthouse

william lofthouse — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:46:58 +0000

i have a ferguson videostar recorder without a scart socket and want to connenect to a tv with a scart socket, what will i need for this

By: voyager13

voyager13 — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:27:33 +0000

Gooday,
I have a old Sanyo TV which just has a video-in socket. I tried to connect my dvd player(video-out) with the TV(video-in) through a video chord but it doesnt seem to work. I have 3 frequencies on the TV: VH, VL and U. I tried to tune in the movie on all three freqs but nothing happens. Anything I should or shouldnt do?
Thanks for your time guys.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:52:58 +0000

Dear Sil

I havr read your “connecting a DVD player to an old TV but it is as clear as mud. Could you explain in idots guide please.

Regards Jayne

By: Xiven

Xiven — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

So did you actually figure out what the 5-pin DIN socket was for?

I had a TV with one of those connectors on the front; it was actually an audio out socket.

By: OnCallBald

OnCallBald — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000

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