I'm deciding on which DVD player I should buy too and that is under $300, and after a month of research and reading buyer's reviews on audioview.com and other sites, I decided that I'm going to get the Sony DVP-S360.

But I have one question, while I was reading the reviews, some buyers were saying that you should buy a top quality component cable and don't use the RCA Cable that comes with the Sony S360 DVD player because with a good component cable the picture is better than using the RCA cables that come with the DVD player.

I was wondering for those who have a Sony S360, which cables should I use, and can you please recommend which one I should buy for the Sony S360 DVD player?

I plan on hooking up my DVD player, when I get it, to my 27" Sony televion, and I would like the picture to be as perfect as it can be.

Thank you,

What kind of connections does your TV have? If it has components, go to Radioshack and get three 75ohm video cables and use those as your component cables. If it only has S-Video(as mine does) buy an S-Video cable. If it only has composite, buy a nice 75ohm video cable to use as the one that is included is really thin and bad. Great player though, I've got one and I absolutely love it.

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I'm not exactly sure what connections my TV has, I'll have to search for my manual book.
But anyways I'm not exactly sure on how to tell if my Sony television has a component, S-Video, or composite cable. I am not an expert on electronics, I just recently got into deciding which DVD player I wanted.

When I look in the back of my televison all I really see are the 3 different sections for the video input jacks, a monitor output jacks, audio output jacks, AUX terminal, To Converter terminal, and the VHF/UHF antenna terminal.

The only thing I have hooked up to my televion is a Sony Playstation that has the red, yellow, and white cables hooked up to one of the video input jacks in the back of the TV. And when I get my DVD player I'll be hooking it up in my room because that's where my television is located at.

Can you please tell me the difference between the components, S-Video cable, and the composite, so I could tell whether my television has which connection?

I would appreciate it very much if you could help me out.

Thank you,

[This message has been edited by Darknite (edited January 01, 2001).]

How old is your TV and what model is it?

I highly doubt it has component inputs as typically with Sony you have to buy the larger/higher end models to get this feature. The only possible exception would be the 27" Sony Wega.

You have the composite inputs as you mention that you connect the PSX using these (red and white for audio and yellow for video). The question is how many of these inputs you have on your TV.

The S-Video is a larger single input, black in colour with several holes. Some Sony 27" sets have these but not all. Mine has two and I bought in January 1998. This is only for video and you still have to use the red and white composite for the audio. If you have this then it will give you better image quality then the composite yellow connection, for both your DVD and PSX.

I presume you do not have a receiver. If you you only have one set of audio/video inputs on you TV and you don't have a receiver, then you will have to get a switch box so that you can connect both the DVD and PSX.

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by Darknite:


When I look in the back of my televison all I really see are the 3 different sections for the video input jacks.

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Do you mean 3 different sets of audio/video (red, white and yellow) inputs, or one set with three connections (red, white and yellow)


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Cloud,

I have three different sets of audio/video inputs. There's a separate set for video 1, video 2, and video 3. My PSX cables are installed in my video 1 inputs, therefore, I have two available sets left, video 2 and video 3.

I just found my manual book, and the model of my TV is a Sony Trinitron KV-27HFR made in 1987. Its an old television set, that is why it is in my room, but it's still in excellent condition.

My parents have a Sony 53" TV in the living room, but that already has a Pioneer DVL909 DVD player hooked up to it. That's why I want a Sony DVP-S360 DVD in my room, its affordable, and plus I'll be moving out of the house in about a year, that way I'll have my own DVD player. I asked my dad about these stuff, but he doesn't know much about electronics either, although he does know more than I do.

Thank you,

You can use Video2 or 3 to plug your DVD player in. (This is a RED WHITE and Yellow input)

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Darknite:
which cables should I use, and can you please recommend which one I should buy for the Sony S360 DVD player,<HR>

Because you'll be using the composite (Yellow) video connection, you can buy any 75-ohm shielded video cable and Red/White stereo audio cables. Your best bet is to buy all three wires sold as a single audio/video connection, where the video (Yellow) wire is slightly thicker than the red and white wires, for a few dollars at any audio/video store.

Is there a particular brand name I should buy, if I want the picture to be better than the RCA cable?

Thanks for your help.

Sorry to respond so late but it looks like your question has already been answered.

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by Darknite:
Is there a particular brand name I should buy, if I want the picture to be better than the RCA cable?

Thanks for your help.<HR>

I wouldn't worry about brand name. Don't go overboard (i.e. Monster Cables) on the setup you're talking about. You wouldn't notice a difference.

I would probably recommend Radio Shack. They make low end cables that are really cheap (probably similar to the ones that your player came with). But, they also make moderately (reasonably) priced gold tipped cables with more insulation (thicker).

Your best bet would probably be to get the Yellow/Red/White gold tipped combo unit from Radio Shack. I'll bet a 6' cable like this is probably under $15 there.


P.S. This Yellow/Red/White setup will be identical to how you set up your game console).


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