Can I just plug it in to watch DVDs at home (Not to cable)?
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Anne, this is a stand-alone TV/DVD/CD player. You can watch whatever you wish on battery power or plugged in. The only problem I had was low volume. If you use a headset, you'll be happy. I bought a little, separate plug-in IHome speaker and now everything is fine! You can flip the screen back and put it on your lap just like an IPad and the 9" screen is very sharp and everything works well. The included "rabbit ear" antenna is fine if you are in range of digital transmitting stations. JimE
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Just hook up the player to your TV directly. You'll need to change the mode button to watch dvds, and it shouldn't interfere with your direct tv receiver box. The box is probably hooked up to your TV, and the dvd player will also hook to your tv if you have enough ports.
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Your cable box may have 2 output connections run a pair from that to the DVD player you should be okay that way!
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It can be connected directly to dvd player, IF it has an input. Most DVD players don't have input, so the answer is no.
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You may attach a Roku player to the TV via the HDMI in port, as long as your Roku box has HDMI output. The TV itself is not a "smart" tv. The Roku box is the "smart" part :)
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I only know u can connet a DVD player to the monitor. It has limited input capability
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No. Just plug in the tv, turn it on when you want to watch a dvd just slide one in the slot and it automatically switches to dvd mode and plays. Simple.
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You just connect it directly to the tv. Using the optical cable works best if your tv has that capability
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You could use it with a cable tuner box, direct TV, slingbox or similar and just connect it with a HDMI cable.
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yes! My kids have used it to watch dvds in the house, hooking it to the larger tv. My 9 year old has been dragging it from house to car since he got it for Christmas, and no problems so far.
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Yes, you connect the TV wirelessly to your router - so then you can surf the net, watch NetFlix, etc - without having to plug things into the TV itself.
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No... You can hook it up to a tv monitor or computer but in order to view it on anything other than what it is hard wired to you will need internet connection ... It uses an ip address that you assign for when you wish to basically broad cast and you can set up a password to protect it from others viewing it ... Hope this helps !!
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I haven't tried hooking it up, but there is a regular video out jack so I suppose you could hook it up to a standard def TV. But if you don't have HD yet, you could save a lot a lot of money by buying a multi-region DVD player that would probably be close to $100 cheaper than even the Orei. Why spend the extra bucks on a Blu-Ray player if you're limited to DVD quality anyway.
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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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Yes, you can with a roku player. The tv itself is not a smart tv but with roku it is.
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Yes, but you need to access the internet to do this. There are a couple low cost options. Either use gaming system (Xbox/PS3) or you can now get a pretty good DVD or Blu Ray player with built-in wireless that comes with Netflix and other streaming video services installed for under $125.00 Connect either to the TV via HDMI cable (just get the $6 on Amazon) and you are good to go!
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if you have a cable or satellite set top box, you would connected to it. TV does not need to be on.