How to connect a standard definition DVD player to a modern HD TV

Have you got an old non-HD DVD player and wondered how to connect it to a modern television; well read this page to find out how!

Pacific DVD900

Samsung LT22E310

Step 1 - You will need the cable shown on the right with three analogue connectors; yellow for composite video, red and white for stereo audio

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(You can also use a supreme video cable if your television has a S-video connector)

Step 2 - Plug the yellow composite video cable into the yellow socket and then the red and white audio cables into the corresponding connectors

Step 3 - Do the same on the back of the TV; however, some modern televisions share the composite video connector with the green video cable of RGB component

Step 4 - Turn your Television on and put it into the correct input (this is usually AV, Video, AV3)