On Feb 20, 1:11*am, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:25:24 -0800 (PST), gary
wrote:

How do I hook-up an RCA DVD player (Model RC5240PB) and a Sony VCR
player (Model SLBN50) to a SONY Bravia HDTV (Model KDL-32EX400)? *(The
HDTV is TV2 for a Dish VIP-622 DVR).

The DVD is easy, just use an HDMI cable to one of the inputs. *Do you
want to use the VCR just to play old tapes? *If so, I think you can
hook it into the OTA antenna connection and choose that as your input
when you want to watch.

In order of preference, best to worst

- HDMI (or DVI for video and S/PDIF for audio, equivalent quality)
- Component video (the three separate RCA cables) or S-video, plus two
RCA cables for audio (note: will not be surround sound, only 2-
channel)
- Composite video plus two channel audio (three RCA cables only, does
not support higher than SD resolution)
- RF modulator, or RF output from VCR (absolute lowest quality
connection, avoid if at all possible)

Monoprice has good prices on cables, if you find you need some - it's
worth waiting a week to not have to pay big box store prices for
inferior cables. "pretty good" quality. Better than anything at the
local big box but dirt cheap, if you are a perfectionist you still
might find something to dislike (connectors too tight/loose, etc.) If
you fall into the perfectionist camp check out Blue Jeans Cable -
still less expensive than most of the "audiophile" cables with a no-
nonsense spec-based approach to cable design; I haven't used them but
based on the literature and reviews they might be the best out there
but only slightly higher in price than the garbage at the big boxes.

HTH

nate