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)

Sources

·         Composite video banner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_video

·         Example cable from eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294198844077

·         Mixed video connector: https://geoffthegreygeek.com/how-do-i-connect-a-vcr-to-a-flat-screen-tv/

·         Pacific DVD player box: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184745979909

·         Samsung TV: https://www.shopfacil.com.br/tv-monitor-led-215--full-hd-samsung-lt22e310-com-connectshare-movie-funcao-futebol-conversor-digital-e-entrada-hdmi-2385962/p

·         S-video port: https://amiaopensource.github.io/cable-bible/images/Video/s-video_mini-din-4_bottle.jpg