A Meandering Story of Appreciation; a Question

[dick]

Well, it's been a long and frustrating journey and you are probably right to just live with the TV sound through the TV's speakers and forget any Rube Goldberg experiments.

BUT:

I really do recommend trying to ditch the RF modulator. It certainly degrades the DVD picture and probably also degrades the TV OTA signal.

When all else fails "RTFM"

Here is the TV manual.

http://tv.rca.com/RCATV/Assets/pdfs/20F424...900_IB_e-07.pdf

Check p 7 re inputs. Component is best.

Page 8: This may be your problem with the DVD hookup. You must change the DVD to “interlaced.” This is non-intuitive and no one would think to do it unless they read that page, but it "should" work. Now you have to dig out the DVD manual and read THAT to find out how to switch from progressive scan to interlaced (assuming of course that it IS a progressive scan player).

Page 9: Use the remote’s Input button to switch between TV and DVD

Try it! If it works I am confident you will like the improved DVD picture!

Kent

Kent! Current DVD pictures are fantastic. I'd not think of changing anything to improve the seemingly perfect. But...Thanks!

[JKent]

if it ain't broke......

But.... and this is my last word on this

Here is a reply I got from an online electronics dealer.

No endorsement implied:

This is most easily found in a DVD recorder with DTV Tuner like, for

instance, the Panasonic DMREZ28K. Treat it just like a VCR except that

it is a digital TV signal, not analog TV signal. A VCR can modulate or

demodulate. Your cost should be about $221 shipped depending on your

shipping address.

Joel

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JOEL DENNIS

Sales Consultant/Sound Recording Engineer

FULL COMPASS SYSTEMS--Pro Audio, Video & Lighting

9770 Silicon Prairie Parkway in Madison, WI 53593 USA