What is the best way of connecting my DVD to my TV?
top DVD players have a composite video output and L/R audio outputs on phono jacks, but a more convenient method to connect to the TV is to use the SCART socket – this will also allow automatic widescreen switching if you have a widescreen TV. There is no quality difference between the SCART and phono sockets. However, there are SCART sockets and SCART sockets. If your DVD player has the SCART`s S-video pin enabled, and your TV does too, using a SCART lead will result in excellent S-video quality – the picture cleans up like you wouldn’t believe. If your DVD is not so enabled, either connect from the little 4 pin S-video plug to an S-Video input on your TV, or use a special lead which has S-Video and audio plugs on one end, and an S-video SCART on the other. Other SCART sockets have what is called RGB enabled – Red, Green and Blue.In practice, this gives the best possible picture.
Many DVD players do not have an RF (coaxial) output like a VCR, and that’s just fine – the quality would be rubbish anyway. Many have a composite video output and L/R audio outputs on phono jacks, but a more convenient method is to use the SCART socket – this will also allow automatic widescreen switching if you have a widescreen telly. There is no quality difference between the SCART and phono sockets. However, there are SCART sockets and SCART sockets. If your DVD player has the SCART’s S-video pin enabled, and your telly does too, using a SCART lead will result in excellent S-video quality – the picture cleans up like you wouldn’t believe. If your machine, like the Panasonic A100, is not so enabled, either connect from the little 4 pin S-video plug to an S-Video input on your TV, or use a special lead which has S-Video and audio plugs on one end, and an S-video SCART on the other. The A-100 comes bundled with one of these leads. The only drawback is that you lose auto widescreen swi
