Email a friend!Yesterday we gave you a brief list of brands that sell DVD players in India. We promised you that the next post would have a list of features which would help you choose a player appropriately. So let us go right into it.
Video output
The first and the foremost quality that is associated with a DVD player is “Picture” quality. This is directly related to the type of video output that you are using from your DVD player.
There are about 4 types of video output signals that exist. Atleast one of these would be present in any player. Some models may have two, three or all four of them. They are:
(in the order of clarity – least to most)
- Composite output – denoted by a yellow color socket (see picture below)
- S-Video Output
- Component Output – denoted by three sockets , blue red and green (see picture)
- HDMI Output
What is the most important aspect here is that your television should also support the type of output that your DVD player is sending out.
Please check this before purchasing the player.
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Most common CRT televisions have only “composite video input”. Slightly higher end versions have “s-video” inputs and the larger CRT televisions like 29″ models even have “component” video inputs.
Latest plasma and LCD televisions will have the HDMI ports as well. If you have all of these present in your system, choose the one which is the best to appreciate smooth, rich and vivid picture quality.
Audio output
The next important aspect is the audio quality that is produced by your player. Just like video output, there are some formats available in DVD players by which you can connect your television or home theatre to the DVD player.
- Stereo sound – Denoted as “L” and “R” (white and red sockets) at the rear of the player
- Surround sound – Here you can see 6 sockets with markings.
- Front Left
- Front Right
- Center Channel
- Rear Left
- Rear Right
- Sub Woofer
- Coaxial digital output
- Optical digital output
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If you are having just a television to be connected to the DVD player, only the stereo connection should be used. Just connect the left and right sockets to the appropriate colored sockets in your television set. In case your TV has more than one pair, make sure it is connected to the same channel source as is your video output. Some televisions have AV1 and AV2 channels.
If you plan to use a 5.1 channel amplifier, then you can connect all channel outputs individually to the respective sockets on the amplifier and use the supplied speakers to enjoy your movies/music.
If you amplifier/home theatre supports coaxial cable input or optical cable inputs , use them instead as they prevent cable mess. The audio signal is transferred in an encoded manner and the receiving home theatre equipment has the intelligence to decode it.
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