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Jan 28, 2007 by miss independent | Posted in Other - Electronics

how do you take a dvd out of a dvd player if the dvd player does not work anymore?

if its on a computer there is a small hole around the faceplate using a straighted paper clip push it in the hole and it should push the disk tray out for you to pull it out the rest of the way, if your using a entertainment center DVD and it doesn't have that little hole you may have to take the DVD player apart to get it out. Make Sure To Have Power Off And Unplug It In Either Situation

Dec 19, 2007 by xxl3y_leyxx | Posted in Other - Electronics

I am trying to hook up my dvd player to my dvd recorder and I can't get it to work! I already tried hooking the dvd player "out" to the recorder "in" and the recorder "out" to the tv's "in" but when I push play on the dvd player and record on the dvd player, it says "no signal". Please help! I'm getting so frustrated!

Sounds like you have hooked it up right.
The problem will be that the recorder can detect that you are trying to copy copyrighted material(DVD's).

Most DVD recorders will not let you copy DVD's, as you are finding out.

Copying DVD's is illegal anyway.

Dec 02, 2007 by fajita_chicka19 | Posted in Home Theater

I am looking to buy a dvd player for my parents and they purchase d a wide screen tv so when you play dvds or watch tv it tends to stretch out the picture. Is there a dvd player that takes this into account or does it matter?

There is a common misperception that the screen should be full. Not so. While it is nice when it happens only material at the same aspect aratio (width to height ratio) as the screen you are watching will fill the screen ... everything else will have black bars on the top and bottom or the sides (unless the image is stretched or zoomed ... but that distorts or throws away some of the picture).

The director of a film chooses the aspect ratio, and it can vary from 1.33:1 to over 2.7:1 in extreme wideangle films. The most common are 1.78:1 (so called "16:9" -- the aspect ratio of "widescreen" TVs), 1.85:1 and 2.35:1, but others exist too.

See the image at the link to see how these aspect ratios relate on a constant width screen.

TVs often have a control that allows images to be zoomed or stretched to fit the screen ... as stated above this is distortion and most people, after playing with the different settings for a while, return to a straight undistorted image setting.

A widescreen TV will "fit" more programming (particularly if they subscribe to HD programming, which is in widescreen (16:9) format) than their old style TV (Which was 4:3 or 1.33:1 format) BUT they will still see black bars on some movies, particularly on DVD (Note: TV broadcast stations sometimes crop widescreen movies to "fit" the 16:9 screen ... and you can't control this, but the same movie on DVD might have bars).

So ... no, you don't need to buy a different DVD player for widescreen since the basic aspect ratio is determined by the movie, not the player. Maybe the above explanation will help you explain it to your parents.

If buying a DVD player for a 720p or 1080p HDTV, consider a $100-$125 (less expensive ones won't provide any benefit) "upscaling DVD player" (with a HDMI connector) or if you want to go full out, consider the Venture HD DVD player from Walmart ($200) ... which is really a Toshiba HD-A3 player (a good upscaler and it plays HD DVDs).

Hope this helps.

Apr 13, 2008 by Carrie | Posted in Home Theater

The speakers and the DVD player came as one item, they are connected. Movie (DVD player) audio comes through the speakers but when we switch back to the TV the tv audio just comes out of the speakers built into the tv (not very strong!)

The cable (cable tv) from the wall is hooked into the tv and there is no place to hook it into the DVD player, is there a special cord to connect the audio?

You need to connect the tv audio output to the dvd stereo input (sometimes marked aux input or the like) you can use a variety of cables provided the tv and the dvd/stereo have the same type of plugs (red/white rca cables) an optical audio input or something to that effect. The bottom line is the tv output needs to go to the stereo's input, then you would change the stereos input to aux or whatever to hear your tv. 1 more detail, you may need to use the setup on your tv to turn on the "line out" feature in audio setup to send signal to your stereo

Feb 03, 2008 by Crys H. | Posted in Other - Electronics

I'm in the market for a new dvd player, and I want to be able to play dvds from any region code. Where would I look to see if a dvd player has multiregional capabilities? Is it some sort of symbol?

Also, if you know of a dvd player that has multiregional capabilites, please let me know!

Go to videohelp.com,at DVD hack and enter the brand and model and you will find out!!!!

Nov 20, 2007 by mokiemagic | Posted in Other - Electronics

I have bought a DVD from America as the film it is so old, it is out of print over here in the uk. Is there any way to enable my player to read both region 1 and 2 dvds?
Also, do you have to change it back to region 2 each time I have finished watching the US disc?
I have a PHILLIPS portable dvd player PET720. Any help would be very appriciated.

Check out this place, if it is able to be hacked, it should be on this site:

http://www.videohelp.com/dvdhacks

Jun 17, 2008 by answerman | Posted in Other - Electronics

I've been seeing these HD DVD Upconversion players all over the place and are ALOT cheaper than an HD DVD player. What's the difference? I own an HD compatible TV. Does that have anything to do with it?

Pretty much, the difference is the price. I got a DVD that upconverts to HD from Walmart for less than $40 including the HDMI cable. (You have to use an HDMI cable for any type of HD, whether it's upconverting or solid HD)

I have also used a High Def DVD player on my TV with no difference to speak of. So save yourself some money and get the DVD player that upconverts

The link will take you to the one I have. It is a Magnavox and works just excellent! and, it's even a little lower in price now. Keep in mind, HDMI cables can cost upwards of $30, but for $34.88 you can get the player along with the HDMI cable.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=6486442

Sep 06, 2007 by Jessica B | Posted in Other - Electronics

Hi I have a venturer portable dvd player and I hooked up the yellow and white cord thing into the player and my tv. It doesn't show the DVD on it. It just shows the regular channel when I turn the DVD player on. Is there a specific channel or mode my tv needs to be in to view the dvd? The DVD player works fine by itself.

The video cable should be color coded yellow. Make sure that the yellow jack on the player is connected to the yellow jack on the TV.

Make sure the TV is set to the correct (composite?) input.

Apr 17, 2007 by PN | Posted in TVs

I bought a dvd player and connected it to a TV. The player is placed just a shelf below the TV in a cabinet. The problem is when I use the DVD player's remote, it causes some function to execute in the TV. Say I press the fwd button on the DVD remote it causes the TV to shut power off.

How can this problem be resolved of interfering remote control?

I would suggest buying a good Universal Remote, and program it to run both devices. That way, you can press a button to designate which device you wish to operate. If you need code numbers for your TV or DVD, post the question on this forum and some kind person will try to help. Hope this was helpful. P.S. Make sure we know the make of TV & DVD.

Aug 21, 2007 by Brandon G | Posted in Home Theater

thanks for the help everyone! im still having trouble! i have a vga going out to my pc and a dvi going out into a hdmi. i used a monstor dvi to hdmi converter to use the monster dvi cable. i can switch between vga and dvi with a button on the lcd monitor. the vga comes up fine. when i turn on the dvd player and switch to dvi mode it comes up fine as well with he samsung "on" screen. BUT when i put a dvd in the samsung hd850 the scepter 19 inch x9w the screen goes lite blue then black then lite blue then black. when i take the dvd out te samsung menu comes up perfect. i tried changing the dvd players specs fom 480 to 720 to 768. the lcds to res is only 1400x900. i changed from the dvd players rgb-normal to rgb-expand and from dvi A to dvi B. this is all in samsungs menu. I am pulling my hair out. the sceptre lcd displays the dvd player when it turns on but not the movie when i load it in the player!!!! What am i doing wrong? i feel like i ate a bowl of clown this morning guys! thanks!

I would see if you have a progressive scan function on the DVD player. Other causes may be if you have the right DVI adaptor. There are several types of DVI-D, DVI-I etc. recearch this on the link I provide below compared to what you physically have.

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