DVD Players

While most people simply buy their DVDs at retail, knowing more about what formats are available can open up new entertainment possibilities.

There are several ways to connect a DVD player to your Sony HDTV, and the option you choose will depend largely upon your DVD player. Newer DVD players can be connected using "S" video cables,...

Most personal computers these days allow you to play DVDs on their hard drive but you may wish to play it on iTunes instead. iTunes is intended to work with digital files and, while it can play...

Photo DVDs contain photo slides and albums that you can click through or play like a video. A person can have a photo DVD---typically a DVD-R/RW---made at a professional photo shop or kiosk, or he...

The VHS has become obsolete in the digital world; we now rely on DVDs and digital media to store our memories. So what should you do with that stack of ancient VHS home movies? There are services...

Sony is a world leader in the production of electronic devices. One of the many products Sony creates is a line of DVD players. Although the device should run properly, you may run into issues...

Blu-ray players allow you to watch your favorite movies in 1080p high definition in the comfort of your own living room. Like many electronics, they are sometimes built and shipped before all the...

An RFU (Radio Frequency Unit) electronic switch is commonly used to connect audio/video components to an older television in order to alternate between the two units. For example, a video game...

Blu-Ray players are the next stage in home video entertainment, but just like all video players that came before them, Blu-Ray players require occasional cleaning. The internal components of the...

Proper setup of a home theater entertainment system may require quite a bit of tweaking before you get everything just right. One of the most important elements is making sure that your display...

All DVDs have a Region Code printed on the disc. This code represents where the disc is from and, more importantly, what regions of the world can view it. Although there are region-free discs that...

Most DVD players support DVD-R discs, so you can burn an AVI file onto a DVD with movie software to watch it on your DVD player. The type of software you own will dictate the exact protocol...

The simplest way to connect a television with a DVD player and a satellite receiver is to attach both devices directly to the TV's audio/video jacks using standard sets of composite cables with...

DVDs are manufactured to play only in certain regions of the world. They carry "region codes" that specify the type of DVD player in which they will work. You can change your Philips DVD Player...

Buying a new DVD player that's going to last a long time and support all of the functions that you're wanting is easy when you make key comparisons on quality, picture quality, surround sound and...

DVD players use three jacks and a standard set of audio/video cables to deliver picture and sound to a television or surround sound receiver connected to a TV. The composite AV cables are...

Both Apex and Sanyo are manufacturers for low-cost home electronics. Their products can be found in a number of department stores including Wal-Mart, Sears, and Best Buy. Products from those...

Hooking up a DVD combo is easy even if you don't have the instructions. All you need is the correct audio/visual cable. You will either connect the cable to the front or the back of the television.

An external tuner is a device typically connected to a computer that gives the computer the ability to receive television programming. This device is not internally installed and usually connects...

There are few things more frustrating than a skipping DVD. The problem is usually a scratched or dirty disc, which prevents you from fully enjoying at least a part of your movie or music. If there...

A converter box is needed to transform digital television signals into analog signals that older televisions can understand. When hooking up a DVD/VCR combo unit with a TV and digital converter...

DVDs are available in two different formats: widescreen and fullscreen. Although people may prefer one format over the other, many people are strong advocates of the widescreen format. At a...

Although DVDs (Digital Versatile/Video Discs) all look the same, there are several different types. One of them is DVD9, which offers a big upgrade over a basic DVD disc and can hold many more...

LG Electronics manufactures several models of DVD players and flat-screen televisions for home theater. LG DVD players can be connected directly to LG TVs for a fast home-theater setup. The...

Connecting a digital converter box with a DVD/VCR combo requires a standard set of composite audio/video cables to transmit picture and sound from the converter box, plus a second set of composite...

Blu-ray is a format of DVD that allows for the playback of high definition picture and sound. After a lengthy battle with another format, HD, Blu-ray appears to have emerged the victor as the next...

A camcorder can be connected in seconds to a small DVD player using the S-video jack on the camcorder. If the camera and the DVD player are equipped with S-video jacks, then a straight S-video...

Samsung DVD players are equipped with standard RCA audio/video jacks for connecting to a home theater receiver or television, such as a Philips TV. Although Philips manufactures several models of...

Hooking up an external DVD player to a television set is pretty simple, as long as you know which jacks to use. Most DVD players and televisions have color-coordinated jacks that correspond to...

A digital TV converter is a small box you connect to your television if the TV set is analog and you don't have a cable/satellite receiver to bring on a digital signal. Although the converter box...

A DVD player connects with composite audio/video cables to the jacks on the back of a Vizio flat screen TV. The RCA-type plugs on both ends of the cables are color coded for fast connections...

A DVD of photos can capture special memories in a moving montage that can be copied and shared with family and friends. It makes a unique gift or memorial that can be watched again and again....

Recording from an external DVD player to your computer is not difficult if your DVD device supports copying from the device to the player library on your computer. This process is sometimes called...

Instead of sending your old 8mm films to an expensive company to transfer it to a DVD, you can easily do it yourself at home. The benefits of transferring an 8mm film to DVD include having a...

DVDs have unarguably become the standard medium for watching movies at home, having replaced VHS cassette tapes almost universally. Though modern televisions come with a variety of audio/video...

The Blu-ray standard is the highest commercially available grade of optical media and delivers unparalleled picture quality. The technology also powers the lens of Sony's PlayStation 3 game...

If you burn your own DVDs, whether for storage or to back content up, it is a good idea to mark what is on all of the discs. This way, you are not left wondering what you saved on which disc....

PowerPoint presentations are certainly the standard when it comes to visual aids. Whether it's a school presentation or a presentation for a business meeting, a PowerPoint presentation can enhance...

A DVD player connects to a television with composite audio/video cables equipped with RCA-style plugs on both ends. Digital TVs have a variety of connection options, including composite a/v jacks,...

When movies come to DVD they are often sold in both "full screen" and "wide screen" versions; "full screen" DVDs cut out part of a movie's original visual frame to make the picture fill the space...

Digital video recorders (DVRs) such as the DirecTV HD DVR allow you to record TV shows and movies you find on the network and save them to watch later. They may also contain information about the...

Feature films typically use a different screen ratio than a standard television, known as "widescreen." However, you will find "full screen" DVDs when shopping for movies. Depending on what your...

DVD-R and DVD+R are the two dominant DVD formats used in the DVD industry. DVD-R is the older format, while the newer DVD+R has advantages, despite not being readable by many older DVD players.

DVDs look like CDs. They are a similar technology, but they are able to store more data in the same amount of space. DVD-R is one format for storing data on a DVD disc.

An LCD monitor for a personal computer can also be used as a flat-screen for watching discs on a DVD player. Depending on the LCD monitor model, the connection between the components involves...

Older, tube-type television sets were designed long before the development of digital video discs and the DVD players that produce their image and sound. Some older televisions may not even be...

High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection, or HDCP, is a technology implanted in most TVs, such as the Sony Bravia, that allow the TV to use certain HD devices such as a Blu-ray player or some...

With the popularity of videos on BitTorrent, many users of that service are looking for ways to burn those videos to DVD in order to watch them on their televisions. Luckily, several software...

Though not the standard quite yet, HDMI, which is a type of connection that allows for high-definition video transfer, has become quite popular and has been implemented into many DVD players. This...

Connecting your DVD player to your TV must be done correctly in order to use the player to watch movies. There are several ways to hook up your DVD player to your television, so it is important to...