Thanks. That's what I thought and that's the way I have ended up setting it
up. I just thought if there was a way to hook it up without having to switch
the TV input to veiw the VCR, it would make it easier for the wife to figure
it out. Oh well, she'll learn.
"whosbest54" <whosbest54@NO_SPAMyahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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In article <aqvOh.83404$zU1.42259@pd7urf1no>, the_murphinator@hotmail.com
says...
>
>
>I am hooking up a home theater system I have just purchased. The receiver
>is
>connected to the TV via component cables(HDMI not an option). I have a LG
>DVD recorder connected to the receiver via component cables. This works
>fine. Now, I have a VCR connected to the receiver via composite RCA cables
>and I get no picture. I get sound but no video. Am I doing something wrong
>or is COMPOSITE in not compatible with COMPONENT out? Thanks
>
Since you are using a receiver for video switching, for this to work the
receiver has to upconvert the composite video signal to component. Only the
most high end receivers do video conversion. Most, like yours, only pass
through the same type of video signal to the same type of monitor output.
The solutions are to hook up the composite monitor out from the receiver to
the TV in addition to component video out or hook the VCR directly to the
TV.
Either way, you'll have to switch the TV to the composite input to view the
VCR.
whosbest54
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