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yo, i just bought a brand new sony wega trinitron 27" and a sony dvd 360 player.
what my friend says that i should do is hook the dvd player up to tha tv by composite video since that will give tha best quality.
is he right??
where should i connect my psx too, and what would the best alternative be for that??
what my friend says that i should do is hook the dvd player up to tha tv by composite video since that will give tha best quality.
is he right??
where should i connect my psx too, and what would the best alternative be for that??
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First of all do you have a receiver or are you connecting them directly to the TV?
If you have a receiver what kind of and how many inputs/outputs does it have.
If you are connecting directly to the TV how many inputs and what kind does it have for audio/video.
As far the type of connections goes there is a possibility of three for your DVD player assuming you are connecting directly to the TV - composite audio/video, composite audio and S-Video, composite audio and component video.
Composite audio/video consists of red, white (audio) and yellow (video) jacks. S-Video is a single black connection with several holes/pins. Component video I believe is three seperate cables. There is a big jump in quality going from composite to S-Video, but typically a much smaller jump going from S-Video to Component (although there are some who disagree with this).
If your DVD player and TV supports component by all means go with it, however, S-Video is also pretty good. The PSX will have to be connected using either RF or composite audio/video or composite audio/S-Video (although if you want to use S-Video you will have to buy a special PSX S-Video cable which can br purchased from any major store that sells Video game stuff).
If you have a receiver what kind of and how many inputs/outputs does it have.
If you are connecting directly to the TV how many inputs and what kind does it have for audio/video.
As far the type of connections goes there is a possibility of three for your DVD player assuming you are connecting directly to the TV - composite audio/video, composite audio and S-Video, composite audio and component video.
Composite audio/video consists of red, white (audio) and yellow (video) jacks. S-Video is a single black connection with several holes/pins. Component video I believe is three seperate cables. There is a big jump in quality going from composite to S-Video, but typically a much smaller jump going from S-Video to Component (although there are some who disagree with this).
If your DVD player and TV supports component by all means go with it, however, S-Video is also pretty good. The PSX will have to be connected using either RF or composite audio/video or composite audio/S-Video (although if you want to use S-Video you will have to buy a special PSX S-Video cable which can br purchased from any major store that sells Video game stuff).
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I would recommend that you connect the DVD player directly with the TV via the following inputs (ranked from highest to lowest video quality):
1. Component Video
2. S-Video
3. Composite Video (not recommended)
Dave
1. Component Video
2. S-Video
3. Composite Video (not recommended)
Dave