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Posted on Jul 08, 2017

Hooking up a DVD player to a LCD TV

I have LG LCD TV and a DVD recorder...how do I hook up the DVD player to record programs from TV? Our satellite reciever is hooked to the TV with a HDMI cable. Our DVD recorder is hooked to the TV with componet cables. How can a get the correct connection to record programs from TV? Our TV has a menu that has to be selected on which cable is being used...HDMI for satellite viewing and componet for DVD viewing....please help!!

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Typically, there is no video out from TV. You would have to connect the satellite receiver output to the DVD recorder input and connect the DVD recorder output to the TV. Word of warning - digital signals (DTV coax or HDMI) from the satellite receiver carry copyright info embedded, which may limit what it will allow you to put on a DVD. Typically anything can be recorded on the hard drive of the recorder, but programs from subscription channels may not go to a DVD.

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if your cables are not compatible or incorrect ends then try to buy an adaptor to fit to the right connectors. so you will be able to connect each ends.


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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 22, 2009

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I encountered the same thing using the HDMI interface on my new TWC cable box (Motorola DCX-3200). After a little bit of research, I finally fixed it by changing the digital audio mode in the cable box using this procedure:

1. Be sure the TV is on and connected to the cable box.
2. Using the cable box remote turn power OFF.
3. Immediately press the MENU key on the remote. The USER SETTINGS menu should appear on the TV screen.
4. Select the ADDITIONAL HDMI SETTINGS >>> menu item.
5. The ADDITIONAL HDMI SETTINGS menu will appear.
6. Scroll to the AUDIO OUTPUT item and select this.
7. Change the setting from AUTO to L-PCM.
8. Return to the main page
9. Using the remote, cycle power OFF.
10. When the cable box is turned on again, you should be good to go.

I realize these instructions are specific to the DCX-3200, but there may be a similar setup option available in your cable box as well.

The problem here is that the cable box is by default configured to use Dolby Digital audio, which requires an additional 10dB of headroom to deal with the boosted LFE channel. If the cable operator hasn't taken pains to set the system up correctly (and most haven't, apparently), the digital audio level sent on the HDMI interface will be approximately 11dB down from normal analog line levels on the HDTV channels. Changing to straight linear PCM sets the TV receiver audio level on the HDTV channels to match the levels on the non-HD channels.

The only problem with this fix is that if you intend to feed a Home Theater receiver that uses Dolby Digital processing with the cable box output you will lose the Dolby encoding feature and be forced into straight 2-channel stereo. For a simple installation like mine where I'm just feeding the TV, this fix works fine. If you have a more complex setup that takes advantage of Dolby Digital features (when it's available in program material), you may have to live with the problem.

For a technical reference on why this happens, see http://www.megahz.com/specimages/Dolby/LM100%20Cable%20App%20Note%2011-05.pdf

Hope this is useful.

Derek Williamson

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  • Posted on Jun 19, 2009

SOURCE: i have an lg 50pg20 and i cant hook up my ps3 using the hdmi cabl

Make sure the xbox display settings are not defulted to 480. Have you tried using the component hookup instead? Theres really not that big a difference in quality between the two if your settings are correct in the xbox display menu.

Christoph Pozdena

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  • Posted on Dec 26, 2009

SOURCE: I have an Lg plasma 42

try changing the cables to s-video or hdmi to see if the problem solves. It could be defect or reverse component cables

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 14, 2010

SOURCE: LG 42 LCD TV HDD initialization in progress message

Change the hdd or remove it then connect it to PC and do for it format , it will work .

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