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DVD Buying Guide
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The DVD difference
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| So how do I hook Up a DVD player? |
| DVD players offer a variety of options for connection
to your TV and audio system. |
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| Audio Outputs: |
| DVD players also offer numerous ways to connect
the audio to your audio system or TV set. There are two different
types of audio connections, Analog and Digital. |
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| Analog Outputs |
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If you look at the back panel
of the DVD player in the photo further below, you will notice
that there are two sets of analog audio outputs, an " analog
stereo" output and an "analog 5.1 channel" output. You can
use the Stereo output to connect the audio to your TV set,
a Regular Stereo, or a Dolby Pro Logic Receiver. The 5.1 channel
audio output can be used to connect "Digital Ready" or "5.1
Channel Ready" receivers. 5.1 channels refer to 2 front speakers,
2 rear speakers, 1 center speaker and a subwoofer. The analog
output uses RCA jacks colour coded in Red and White (right
& left side speaker respectively). The cable shown below has
both the audio & video connections.
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| Digital Outputs |
| Digital outputs provide superior audio quality
and should be used if your receiver has digital inputs, as is
the case with Dolby Digital Receivers. Digital cables come in
two forms, Coaxial and Optical. Coaxial cables look similar
to RCA cables and the audio signal is transmitted by modulated
radio frequencies. Optical cables transmit the audio signal
by pulses of light. (See optical cable below) |
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| Video Outputs: |
| There are three ways you can connect the DVD's
video output to your TV. Each of them offer different levels
of quality. |
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| Composite Video outputs (RCA Jacks)
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| This is the standard type of connection featured
on DVD players. It uses an RCA jack colour coded with yellow.
The picture resolution is 390 lines. Although this is the most
basic connection, the quality is still superior to that of the
VHS VCR. Older TVs may not have composite video inputs. (see
photo below) |
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| S-Video (separate video) outputs |
| S-video is the next step up in quality from composite
Video. The picture resolution is 400 lines. Many new televisions
have S-video inputs. S-video separates the video signals into
luminance (light and dark) and chrominance (colour), offering
a clearer picture than composite video output. (See photo below) |
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 Component
Video outputs
Component video offers the best picture quality and can only
be found on the latest mid and high-end televisions. The Sony
Wega is one such television that can be found in Barbados with
component video inputs. Component video uses three (3) RCA type
jacks to produce a picture. Component Video separates the video
signals into luminance (light and dark), red and blue, offering
better picture detail and colour accuracy. The picture resolution
is 500 lines. The cables are colour coded in red, blue and green.
(See photo below) |
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| Special thanks to "West Riley
Electronics " for allowing us to take photos of their Products. |
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