HDMI for video + RCA for audio? I have this upconverting DVD player with one of the new Samsung LCDs. I am confused as to whether I should use just the HDMI cable or whether I use an HDMI cable plus RCA cables (but in the audio ports only). I plugged it in just the HDMI cable and got audio and video, but the diagram in the DVD player user manual makes it look as I should use both. Thanks! HDMI for video + RCA for audio? I have this upconverting DVD player with one of the new Samsung LCDs. I am confused as to whether I should use just the HDMI cable or whether I use an HDMI cable... » Read More HDMI for video + RCA for audio? I have this upconverting DVD player with one of the new Samsung LCDs. I am confused as to whether I should use just the HDMI cable or whether I use an HDMI cable plus RCA cables (but in the audio ports only). I plugged it in just the HDMI cable and got audio and video, but the diagram in the DVD player user manual makes it look as I should use both. Thanks! « Show Less
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you just use HDMI cable for audio and video. You don't need to use RCA cable at all.
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Unless you want your audio to go to a source other than your TV... like a 5.1 stereo setup. And in that case, you'll probably want to use the digital optical or digital coaxial audio output over RCA cables (unless your stereo doesn't support that).
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yeah, i got myself a $5 HDMI cable on amazon too, it works greatbut i will give you a short comparison between component and HDMIcomponent: transmits 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i signals (no 1080p), and videos only - no audio. and it does not support up-converted SD-DVD content, so SD-DVD can only be outputed as 480p maxHDMI: transmits both audio and video in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p/24. it supports up-converted SD-DVD video (and trust me it actually does look better). in all the above output format. so go for HDMI. it is also the future connection, in about a decade (very possibly a lot shorter) all connections will be in HDMI, or a more advanced connection. yeah, i got myself a $5 HDMI cable on amazon too, it works greatbut i will give you a short comparison between component and HDMIcomponent: transmits 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i signals (no 1080p), and videos only - no audio. and it does not support up-converted SD-DVD content, so SD-DVD can only be outputed as 480p maxHDMI: transmits both audio and video in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p/24. it supports up-converted SD-DVD video (and trust me it actually does look better). in all the above output format. so go for HDMI. it is also the... » Read More yeah, i got myself a $5 HDMI cable on amazon too, it works greatbut i will give you a short comparison between component and HDMIcomponent: transmits 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i signals (no 1080p), and videos only - no audio. and it does not support up-converted SD-DVD content, so SD-DVD can only be outputed as 480p maxHDMI: transmits both audio and video in 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, 1080p/24. it supports up-converted SD-DVD video (and trust me it actually does look better). in all the above output format. so go for HDMI. it is also the future connection, in about a decade (very possibly a lot shorter) all connections will be in HDMI, or a more advanced connection. « Show Less
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No, you did the right thing. There isn't really any difference between component cables and HDMI. 91 bucks seems pricey, I bought one a year ago for 30 bucks. The only advantage over HDMI is it carries both audio and video. Also when HDCP is implemented you don't have to worry about your videos not playing over component, but that won't be done for years.
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the only cable you will need is the hdmi cable which you plug one end into the DVD player and the other end into the TV. After playing with this system for a few days I am finding out that it sounds really good if you are playing a movie or music disc in the DVD player. However, if you are watching the TV and switch the mode over to external speakers, it doesn't seem to sound as good as it does through the player if you are watching non-HD channels.
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Mine works fine with the Samsung TV, I am unable to get sound from the DVD player through the TV when watching movies. I am hooking up the optical cable to see it that resolves the issue
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HDMI cables carry the video/audio signal between devices, such as dvd player/tv. The old method was to use component cables (most famous the 3 cables red/yellow/white). HDMI is superior in function and efficiency. Most current electronics hav HDMI ports anyway so use them instead of component cables. The other posted defined 1080 i and p for you. interlaced vs progressive. Progressive is better. 1080p is much better than 1080i which will quickly fade out of the market due to no being that good. When looking for TVs either go for 720p or 1080p. Ignore the "i's" all together. HDMI cables carry the video/audio signal between devices, such as dvd player/tv. The old method was to use component cables (most famous the 3 cables red/yellow/white). HDMI is superior in function and efficiency. Most current electronics hav HDMI ports anyway so use them instead of component cables. The other posted defined 1080 i and p for you. interlaced vs progressive. Progressive is better. 1080p is much better than 1080i which will quickly fade out of the market due to no being that good. When looking for TVs either go for 720p or 1080p. Ignore the "i's" all... » Read More HDMI cables carry the video/audio signal between devices, such as dvd player/tv. The old method was to use component cables (most famous the 3 cables red/yellow/white). HDMI is superior in function and efficiency. Most current electronics hav HDMI ports anyway so use them instead of component cables. The other posted defined 1080 i and p for you. interlaced vs progressive. Progressive is better. 1080p is much better than 1080i which will quickly fade out of the market due to no being that good. When looking for TVs either go for 720p or 1080p. Ignore the "i's" all together. « Show Less
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I have a dvd vcr player combo and it only had the standard rca connections. I hooked it up and it worked great. Even with a hdmi coupler between hdmi cables. I switched between the 720 and 1080 settings but couldn't tell a big difference but they both worked. It's definitely worth a shot.
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What about audio? Specifically, if I have the STR-dg810 as my receiver. I have Blu Ray DVD and HD sat receiver, both of them would use the HDMI connection. However, I also have a Wii I woud like to connect, but Wii only has component video out. So, I should connect the Wii component video out directly to the TV as the receiver won't up convert the signal to use the HDMI out port. Does this also mean the receiver won't pass through the Wii audio to my speaker system? Am I stuck with only having Wii audio via my TV's speakers?
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Paul - what do you mean by "receiver" - I would be connecting the DVD player directly to my Samsung LCD TV (Samsung LNS3251D 32" LCD HDTV) using the 2nd HDMI input. Am I good ?Also I found this comment about my Samsung: its HDMI connections still support version 1.0 and I cannot connect my Toshiba DVD player which supports Ver1.1 HDMI specs - Is this a problem if I get the A20? Thanks in advance....jon battle
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I have a Blue Ray with digital audio output, the video is with HDMI, but I want to connect the audio to an amplifier. It works fine with DVD and Blue Ray disks, but when I want to play a home made CD of music, it distorts with noise. The device will convert your TV output to rca, sure, but I can't tell you if you will hear noise. Is cheap, so you can try.
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This unit takes VGA input only, and provides you with three optional output ( VGA, S-video, RCA ). Audio sound must be connected from the source directly to the TV, and if you need to convert sounds from one format to the other, you will need a different unit for that. VGA only carry video, you will need to connect the audio to your output unit. TV/ computer. I hope this information helps.
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The HDMI signal from the DVD player has the audio encoded into the video signal. This unit breaks out the video to VGA and the audio into an analog L/R signal which you could feed into an audio receiver which is required to amplify the sound so one can hear it. Powered computer speakers may work as well if the appropriate converter is available.
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I also have been considering this TV and wondering about the HDMI 1.0 issue. Since so far no knowledgable techie has chirped in I did a little of my own research, and here is what I found out. This all comes from an industry web site hdmi.org ------------------------ The initial HDMI 1.0 specification was released in December 2002. Version 1.1 was released in May 2004. Version 1.2 was released in August of 2005. Version 1.2a was released in December of 2005. Version 1.3 was released in June of 2006. Q. What functionality was added to each specification? The following provides an overview of major functionality added to each version of HDMI HDMI 1.1 Support for DVD Audio ------------------------------- So my guess is that like the poster said it will not take the audio from his dvd player in the hdmi input, but I assume he could bring the audio in through other inputs assuming his dvd player has other outputs. Hopefully someone with more knowledge can elaborte on this, meanwhile I think I'll move on and look for a set that has at least a HDMI 1.1 interface since using a DVD player is one thing I want to do with it.
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Hello Kate, It sounds like you have a series of red, white, and yellow ports on the DVD player: red= left audio white= right audio yellow= video The 5 ports on your TV are red, green, blue, red, white: Red= red video Blue= blue video Green= green video Red= left audio White= right audio You would need to connect your DVD to a series of Red, White, and Yellow ports on the TV. Most TVs have both the 5 ports area and the 3 ports area to input a cable. You can use this Mediabridge 5 connector cable for that. Just use the Green cable to go into the Yellow port on both the TV and the DVD player. In this setup your Red and Blue video cables on the Mediabridge cable will not be connected to anything. Thanks, Mediabridge Customer Support 856-216-8222 support@mediabridgeproducts.com
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This is an old post and you probably already figured this out. But you don't need to run the lcd through the SR8200 receiver. Run the Hdmi cable directly from your hdmi dvd player to your hdmi lcd and also run an optical audio from the dvd player to the sr8200 for the sound. The Hdmi cable will be used for video only and the optical cable for sound only. You won't however be able to access the visual receiver set-up through the hdmi output. So you keep the component cable on a second LCD input jack for that option if you want to do that too.
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It is true that component cables or an HDMI cable help with video quality, however, you'll not need (or even be able to use) these cables to connect your basic cable incoming signal. If you subscribe to a premium cable service such as "digital cable" then you'll also have a cable box (decoder) which would offer you the option to use component or HDMI cables to connect your cable service to your TV. Otherwise, it isn't even an option.Should you also choose to connect your DVD/VCR/computer to your TV then the comments posted here by other posters would be relevent--that being that you could use component or HDMI cables to connect THOSE devices to your TV with a resultant improvement in your video quality.Al It is true that component cables or an HDMI cable help with video quality, however, you'll not need (or even be able to use) these cables to connect your basic cable incoming signal. If you subscribe to a premium cable service such as "digital cable" then you'll also have a cable box (decoder) which would offer you the option to use component or HDMI cables to connect your cable service to your TV. Otherwise, it isn't even an option.Should you also choose to connect your DVD/VCR/computer to your TV then the comments posted here by other posters would be relevent--that... » Read More It is true that component cables or an HDMI cable help with video quality, however, you'll not need (or even be able to use) these cables to connect your basic cable incoming signal. If you subscribe to a premium cable service such as "digital cable" then you'll also have a cable box (decoder) which would offer you the option to use component or HDMI cables to connect your cable service to your TV. Otherwise, it isn't even an option.Should you also choose to connect your DVD/VCR/computer to your TV then the comments posted here by other posters would be relevent--that being that you could use component or HDMI cables to connect THOSE devices to your TV with a resultant improvement in your video quality.Al « Show Less
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No, this converts VGA to HDMI.What RCA inputs are you referring to? There are two kinds, and they do sell adapters for both.If you're talking about the one with the yellow video jack, then you want something that will be described as "HDMI to composite" (it'll be a little box, not just a cable).If you are referring to the one with red/green/blue RCA jacks, then you want "HDMI to component" (again, it'll be a box with 5 RCAs and an HDMI port).Amazon sells both of them.