I have been trying to connect my RCA DVD player to our new Panasonic 42" Plamsa HDTV with monster component cables and it just doesn't work. I think I am doing it right. Green to green, blue to blue, red to red, and hook up the audio cables too..... and it still doesn't work. I have tried using input 1 and input 2 on the TV and nothing. Any suggestions?
Get an S-video cable and go with that from DVD player to display. Disconnect any other inputs and be sure the display is set correctly for the s-video input.
This is just a test to be sure vid signal can be displayed.
I usually have the DVD hooked up with the S-video cable but my wife likes to use the Karaoke with the TV. I can hook up the Karaoke to the TV and get the picture. I could have everything hooked up that I want to use but that means hooking up the DVD with the component cables and that doesn't seem to work. I just want to avoid having to connect and disconnect "stuff" every time I want to use the karaoke. I should be able to have everything on there at the same time....if only the DVD player would work with the component cables. I don't know what I am doing wrong......
What do you mean by audio hook up? When I hook up the component cables and audio cables for the DVD I don't get a picture nor sound.
The audio hook up question was baout the function of the DVD player. I was wondering if you hear DVD sound but no picture.
Two sugestions-- okay three.
1. Set your DVD player to progressive out component and run to component in display with Nothing else connected. A long time agao, use of certain simultaneous input on the panasonics wasnt possible. One disabled the other.
2. Do the same thing with a second DVD player.
Lets be sure the DVD player component out actually works. Or try it with another display.
3. Lastly- consider a switcher box. Run everything vid into the box with ONE component out put to the display.