How to Hook Up a DVD/VCR Combo Player to a TV

Use a DVD/VCR combo player to play both DVDs and VHS cassettes on your television

DVD/VCR combo players provide convenience if you have both a DVD and VHS collection. Instead of discarding your VHS movies and buying DVD versions, you can save money by purchasing a combo player that works with both formats. DVD/VCR combo players are also helpful if your VHS content is otherwise irreplaceable. Connect your DVD/VCR combo player to a television's available HDMI or RCA audio/video input and output ports.

Things You'll Need

• HDMI or RCA cables

Instructions

1. Examine your television and DVD/VCR combo player's input and output ports. Use HDMI, if both devices feature such ports, as this provides best quality and only requires one cable. Otherwise, locate the RCA--also known as composite--audio and video input and output ports on both devices.

2. Connect the DVD/VCR combo player's output to your television's input. Insert one end of the HDMI cable into the HDMI port on both the DVD/VCR recorder and television. Otherwise, Insert one end of an RCA cable into each of the color-coded jacks marked "Audio Out" and "Video Out" on the DVD/VCR combo player. Insert the other ends of the same cables into the "Audio In" and "Video In" ports on the television.

3. Connect the DVD/VCR combo player's input into your television's output for recording purposes, if applicable. Insert one end of an RCA cable into the "Audio In" and "Video In" ports on the DVD/VCR combo player. Insert the other ends of these cables into the "Audio Out" and "Video Out" ports on the computer.

References

• Samsung: DVD-V9800 Instruction Manual