New here and have lots of ? Please help me!

[GillianFan]

Hi! I'm new I just got a Blu-ray Disc Player with 1080p Output, My HD tv is a westing house LTV-19w6 I want to say around 2 years old? I have a hd cable box. Now to have my dvd player hooked up I have a module box with yellow white and red wires. Today I went to Radio shack to get HDMI video to make the standard dvd's better quality I brought my manual with me and my tv does not have the port. So I got a monster flat screen cable with the wired red green blue 3 of them go in the back on the tv, and the other 3 in the back of the blu-ray player. Now the guy said it would up my standard dvd's 3 times but I see no difference. In some scenes I see grain and lines. Also he said the blu-ray quality would be 3 times better! I rented a blu-ray dvd the quality is really nice like watching a HD movie. But the sound not so great the sound on my tv was never great. Do I need speakers? Or should the blu-ray still have great sound? I did also notice grain in some scenes while playing the DVD although it's a rented dvd could that be it?

I basically would like to know If I have to have a brand new tv to get the full blu-ray quality? At blockbuster they had a tv with amazing quality. I have to say mine is not the same!

[gearyt]

Red / White = Stereo 2 ch sound
Yellow = Composite video

these are bottom of the rung for quality

no HDMI.. ok ..next best is Component ( 3 wire )( YPbPr )
Connect the 3 colors, Yellow, Blue, Red, from the player to the TV,

For Sound, check out our speaker section for suggestions
This should net you a nice pic w/ stereo sound
next step... surround sound

http://www.xpcgear.com/ltv19w6.html

what kind of player did you get ??

[BIslander]

HDMI and component video are the two types of cables that carry HD video. The quality of HD video on Blu-ray will be much better using component instead of the yellow composite cable because the source material is HD. The improvement on DVDs will be marginal because they are only 480i to begin with. The salesman oversold on that one. btw, try monoprice.com for cables. They are much cheaper and every bit as good.

For audio, your TV speakers can't handle the improved, surround sound of BDs or DVDs. You need to get a sound system and speakers.

[tntkain]

you definately need a receiver and speakers. I have no idea how people even hear anything from tv speakers

[GillianFan]

Originally Posted by BIslander

HDMI and component video are the two types of cables that carry HD video. The quality of HD video on Blu-ray will be much better using component instead of the yellow composite cable because the source material is HD. The improvement on DVDs will be marginal because they are only 480i to begin with. The salesman oversold on that one. btw, try monoprice.com for cables. They are much cheaper and every bit as good.

For audio, your TV speakers can't handle the improved, surround sound of BDs or DVDs. You need to get a sound system and speakers.

That's what I got today component cables. But he said it would bring the stand dvd's 3 times better. but I see no change. what does 480i mean? it says on the box it's 720p/1080i/ my tv is 1080i i'm using that resolution on the br player!

I also have to use a module box with the yellow white wires otherwise my dvd player won't work. Because my hd cable box wires have to be hooked up in the back of the tv!

[maddrummerboy]

I say you need a reciever with hdmi inputs for starts, then work on your speaker setup. Its not a cheap hobby

3 times better picture playing dvds?? Wow!!

[BIslander]

Originally Posted by GillianFan

That's what I got today component cables. But he said it would bring the stand dvd's 3 times better. but I see no change. what does 480i mean? it says on the box it's 720p/1080i/ my tv is 1080i i'm using that resolution on the br player!

BDs are high definition and are usually recorded at 1080p. That's the number of lines of resolution. More lines = more detailed images. DVDs are standard definition and are recorded at 480i. The Blu-ray player or your TV will take the 480 line image and make it work on a 1080 line display. But, neither device can create content that isn't there. So, DVDs will be better. But, they won't suddenly turn into HD.

I also have to use a module box with the yellow white wires otherwise my dvd player won't work. Because my hd cable box wires have to be hooked up in the back of the tv!

I don't get a clear picture of how you are wired together.

[GillianFan]

Originally Posted by BIslander

BDs are high definition and are usually recorded at 1080p. That's the number of lines of resolution. More lines = more detailed images. DVDs are standard definition and are recorded at 480i. The Blu-ray player or your TV will take the 480 line image and make it work on a 1080 line display. But, neither device can create content that isn't there. So, DVDs will be better. But, they won't suddenly turn into HD.

I don't get a clear picture of how you are wired together.

ok. my dvd's some scenes {blu-ray dvd} has lines on it. which it shouldn't even on my old standard dvd player i got the same thing. This doesn't seem like HD at all. although it's not a brand new dvd.

I have a HD cable box with the YPBR cables red green and blue in the back on the tv and into the cable box. then I have red and white audio cables in the back of the tv into the cable box.

then I have a RF Modulator with white and yellow wires in the back of the box and then going into the blu-ray player. without the box my dvd player won't play because the cables wires are hooked up to my tv!

[GillianFan]

Originally Posted by BIslander

BDs are high definition and are usually recorded at 1080p. That's the number of lines of resolution. More lines = more detailed images. DVDs are standard definition and are recorded at 480i. The Blu-ray player or your TV will take the 480 line image and make it work on a 1080 line display. But, neither device can create content that isn't there. So, DVDs will be better. But, they won't suddenly turn into HD.

I don't get a clear picture of how you are wired together.

Ok I took some pics so you can see how I'm wired together.



the red circle are the component cables red green and blue which connect
in the back of my HD tv into the blu-ray player



the wires you see hanging down are for my tv cable. I can't have those in my tv along with the component cables for the blu-ray I have to plug them back in after because my tv does not have the HDMI cable!

this is my cable box the other YPBR cables!



this is the RF Modulator box which my dvd player won't play without it!



the yellow red and white wires go in the back of the blu-ray player audio video etc!

I just put on a HD tv on cable and it's so much clearer then the blu-ray player I just don't get it! anyone know why this is happening?

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by GillianFan

That's what I got today component cables. But he said it would bring the stand dvd's 3 times better. but I see no change. what does 480i mean? it says on the box it's 720p/1080i/ my tv is 1080i i'm using that resolution on the br player!

I also have to use a module box with the yellow white wires otherwise my dvd player won't work. Because my hd cable box wires have to be hooked up in the back of the tv!

480i is the resolution of what's on the DVD. DVD are recorded in MPEG2 at 720x480i. While component don't get you're DVD 3 times better. It's the best connection after SVideo and can carry upto 1080i in resolution. Video (YELLOW) being the 2nd Worst after RF

Blu-ray are recorded in 1080p/1080i on the disc.

[GillianFan]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

480i is the resolution of what's on the DVD. DVD are recorded in MPEG2 at 720x480i. While component don't get you're DVD 3 times better. It's the best connection after SVideo and can carry upto 1080i in resolution. Video (YELLOW) being the 2nd Worst after RF

Blu-ray are recorded in 1080p/1080i on the disc.

Ok because the dvd's look the same as they did on my regular dvd player with grain and lines ever since i got a HD tv. I never really noticed this on my regular dvd player.