Dumb question, but is this a DVD player as well? Do you need special cables in addition to what comes with the unit?
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Yes. The toughest task is programming your tv to be compatible . I have 1 TV that I have to call product support. Others the manual is enough.
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YES. It plays "normal" DVDs like other players. As recordings go, it has served me well in converting zillions of very old BUT UNIQUE VHS video tapes into DVDs. Although the ideal player of the future will play AND record Blu Ray AND "normal" DVD format as well as MP4 video files, right now I've little in Blu Ray fomat. Seldom have I had such DEPENDABLE RELIABLE performance from any electonic gadget. It runs and runs and runs and runs without any hassle. CHEERS,Gerhardt J. Steinke Madison, Wisconsin and Freiurg, Germany
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Yes, this unit is easy to set up. I'm not sure how easy it is to do it how you have proposed though. I mean, you want to use AV cables into your DVD/VHS combo deck. That should be really easy. I don't believe that this DVD player supports an RF output though. Are you sure your Hitachi DVD just hasn't died? If it freezes, that means the little motor inside for the laser is probably stuck.
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Yes it is :) It comes in the box. On a side note you should know that this model does not come with an optical (DVD) drive built in. So you will need to buy an external one.
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Hi, just charge it and put dvd in and play. It comes with a remote also, l really like this player
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No. There are 3 ways you can hook up a DVD player, the HDMI being the best. RCA cable is one of the options.
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Hi,The item has DVD/RW on it. You can play DVDs or CDs and you can burn it DVD or CD.also, there have 3 USB ports on it.Thanks
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As far I saw that TV has a HDMI port, so just a HDMI cable and you are all set if not the RCA cable included in the DVD Player work too, but I highly recommend the HDMI cable to really use the upscale functionality.
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It has 2 HDMI ports (I assume you mean these when you say HD port). It has one Component video port (this is where there are 3 parts of the video and 2 parts for audio) and one old style COAX port (this is the really old style where you screw in a cable like what comes from the cable company or your antenna from the roof). It also looks like it has a fiber optic audio cable input. It does have an RCA cable input as Zack indicated. See page 51 in their manual how to use that. (That is one where there is one yellow video cable and a red/black cable for audio). However, almost every DVD out there in the past 10 years has component video available and if you have that, you should use that. The cables can be had here on Amazon very inexpensively. You can confirm you have that output by looking for a block of 5 outputs on the back of your player with colors green blue and red and another with red/white for the audio. Search here on Amazon for Component Video Cable and you'll see images of them.
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I set up the TV with the regular cable and the power plug. I used a hi def cable for my dvd which I already had which you would need to connect a dvd player. I hope that answers your question.
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No, there are Video Audio outlets you need to connect to DVD player or Play Station.. By the way, it comes with build-in speakers.
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No it doesn't. You would need to buy an external dvd drive. You won't need any special adapters or anything though; the external dvd drives will plug into a usb port.
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No - this is a basic DVD player. I was looking for a low-price, fairly quality player just to have on my desktop while I work. Right now, I feel like the Blu-ray versions are higher priced than they are worth and since I've gone through two different portable DVD players (not this model or brand) and I didn't want to waste that amount on something I was unsure of.
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I bought this for my Daughter for christmas and she is in hospital so I will ask if they hooked the DVD up yet. I will get back with you. On my TV I have Hi-Def cables hooked to the DVD player to the Tv.
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Depending on what you're hooking up, cables included suffice for DVD/Blu-Ray player. I wanted anything coming through cable box (regular TV) to come through soundbar, as well, so had to buy/add an Optical cable also. Get it from Amazon--about 1/2 the cost of electronic stores!
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Well since I am not a IT specialist all I can say is that it comes with a cord that sticks into an outlet at the back of the DVD player and the other side plugs into the wall outlet. I've had this DVD player for about 3 years for my grandkids. It still works for us.
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CC, This model has 4 HDMI ports. You don't need a special 3D player; a normal DVD player works just fine. If you prefer, you might want to get a blue-ray player, instead. Hopes this helps you. I've had my set coming up on 2 years in February, and I love it. The only addition I've made to it is a Vizio soundbar. The factory speakers suck!!!
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An HDMI cable is not included. I have a BlueRay attached and bought cable with the drive.