Before we just got our new TV, we had an anique that only had the cable hookup. So what we ended up doing is running the video output from the DVD player to the VCR and then watching it that way. With the new TV and its more modern jacks, the quality of the video is much improved.
larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Greenwood, Erin E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 11:45 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: DVD (was: Drink O'Clock!) > > > See? With a VCR you just buy it and hook it up. The living > room tv is only > about 3 years old so I'm guessing it should have decent > hookup options. The > one in the bedroom is old but it was free so.... > > I'm looking forward to seeing X-Men on dvd. It is supposed to have the > ability to view it with the deleted scenes that I thought, when I was > watching them at the end of the video, made the movie even better. > > Thanks for the tips, I better look at the back of the tv tonight. > > e > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 11:27 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: DVD (was: Drink O'Clock!) > > > Erin- > > You're gonna LOVE the clarity, plus all the "special > features" they include > on disks > like deleted scenes, "making of" documentaries, etc. > > Re: choosing a player, the important thing IMHO is to check > what kind of > connections you have on your current tv set, > and what kind you're likely to have on a replacement tv > if you're getting one soon. > > Then, make sure the DVD player you get has the same kind. > > From worst to best picture quality: > (and, generally, older to newer tv's in order) > > really old tv's have only the coax (screw-on) connectors. > don't even know if DVD players support these. > > next, the RCA jacks - same kind of donut shapes audio connectors use, > except the video ones are normally yellow. > > better, S-Video. Mini jack with 4 tiny holes in the shape of an "A". > > best, component video. 3 separate wires for video, each RCA style. > > Enjoy! > > -Ben > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greenwood, Erin E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 7:01 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Drink O'Clock! > > > "Todd for President to make weekends three day events!" > > We do have a 3 day weekend. Yippee! > > I have to go buy a DVD player. Sigh. I'm not stupid (not > really) but I find > that they make the process of choosing and buying electronics > unnecessarily > complicated. I just want to be able to watch Buffy. And X-Men. : ) > > Oh! And its supposed to snow tomorrow. And of course I have > an appointment > downtown in the morning. Argh. > > e > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 9:38 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Drink O'Clock! > > > >>|-----Original Message----- > >>|From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>| > >>|You're weekend has started already!? > >>|*whiiineee* > >>| > > *** hugs Gel-ly Bean ... *** > > Sorry Gel-ly ... but what about all the days you flounce into > the room, > almost naked in beach garb, announce to us about how sunny > and wonderful it > is, twiggle our earlobes, and flounce back out! :) > > *** pats Gel-ly on head *** > > You don't have too much more to go, only about 8 hours or so!! > > <grinning and running out of Gel-ly's reach!> > > SMOOCHES! > > > Erika > (with a K) > > Todd for President to make weekends three day events! > ---------------------------------------- > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
