how do iconnect hd dvd player to non-hd ready tv?

bev · 06-22-2004, 02:05 PM

i just accidentally bought an hd dvd player for my daughter's birthday, online, before i realized it needs to connect to a hd tv which we don't have.

can i get some sort of connecting cables? i can't afford a new tv and the item has already shipped from amazon. it's a Toshiba SD-3950 Progressive Scan DVD Player -- any help appreciated. -bev

SLedford · 06-22-2004, 02:27 PM

Your progressive scan DVD player should work fine with your regular tv. I used a progressive scan player with my regular TV long before I bought my HD TV.

Look on the back of the TV to see what inputs it will accept, then find the matching inputs on the back of the DVD player.

The good news is that you already have a progressive scan DVD player for when you finally do get a HD TV.

bev · 06-22-2004, 02:28 PM

thank you so much. i got this for my daughter's birthday at the last minute and was afraid we'd have to return it.

take care. -bev

MR151 · 06-22-2004, 03:52 PM

Which HD DVD player did you buy?

SLedford · 06-22-2004, 05:52 PM

She doesn't have a HD DVD player, only a progressive scan.

sonicularulus · 06-22-2004, 11:03 PM

as i understand, hd dvd players are not out yet (probably the third time i posted this hehe), so saying progressive scan makes everything much more understandable

cornelprod · 06-23-2004, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bev

i just accidentally bought an hd dvd player for my daughter's birthday, online, before i realized it needs to connect to a hd tv which we don't have.

can i get some sort of connecting cables? i can't afford a new tv and the item has already shipped from amazon. it's a Toshiba SD-3950 Progressive Scan DVD Player -- any help appreciated. -bev

Your new DVD player is NOT a High Definiton.You don"t need a HDTV
set for that DVD player.
See the connection available in the back of your old TV set
and folow same connection to your DVD player.
All DVD players have three types of connections:
COMPONENT: Blue,Green,Red ,for highest pict quality (New TV only)
S Video, or YC (is a small rownd with 4 pin) better quality (New and some old TV"s).
And COMPOSIDE, 1yelow RCA connector. OK for all TV sets.

Lucky Ducky · 08-22-2004, 04:25 PM

If one uses a progressive scan DVD player and regular DVDs on a HDTV how high is the resolution displayed on the TV?

borromini · 08-22-2004, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucky Ducky

If one uses a progressive scan DVD player and regular DVDs on a HDTV how high is the resolution displayed on the TV?

If the HDTV does no upscaling...the image will be 480p. If your HDTV does have a built-in scaler, you should be able to pick 720p and/or 1080i. Then the question is how good of scaler is it? Some HDTVs are equipped with scalers that don't do a good a job and you end up seeing scale-up artifacts.

06-22-2004, 02:05 PM	#1
bev What is HD? Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2	how do iconnect hd dvd player to non-hd ready tv? i just accidentally bought an hd dvd player for my daughter's birthday, online, before i realized it needs to connect to a hd tv which we don't have. can i get some sort of connecting cables? i can't afford a new tv and the item has already shipped from amazon. it's a Toshiba SD-3950 Progressive Scan DVD Player -- any help appreciated. -bev

06-22-2004, 02:27 PM	#2
SLedford HD Fan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 1,023	DVD player should work fine with your non-HD TV Your progressive scan DVD player should work fine with your regular tv. I used a progressive scan player with my regular TV long before I bought my HD TV. Look on the back of the TV to see what inputs it will accept, then find the matching inputs on the back of the DVD player. The good news is that you already have a progressive scan DVD player for when you finally do get a HD TV.

06-22-2004, 03:52 PM	#4
MR151 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 300	HD DVD Player Which HD DVD player did you buy?

06-22-2004, 02:28 PM	#3
bev What is HD? Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2	thank you so much. i got this for my daughter's birthday at the last minute and was afraid we'd have to return it. take care. -bev

06-22-2004, 05:52 PM	#5
SLedford HD Fan Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 1,023	She doesn't have a HD DVD player, only a progressive scan.

06-22-2004, 11:03 PM	#6
sonicularulus High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Hills, Los Angeles, Ca Age: 20 Posts: 609	as i understand, hd dvd players are not out yet (probably the third time i posted this hehe), so saying progressive scan makes everything much more understandable

08-22-2004, 04:25 PM	#8
Lucky Ducky High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Seattle, wet but green! Posts: 112	If one uses a progressive scan DVD player and regular DVDs on a HDTV how high is the resolution displayed on the TV?