DVD Player - idiot question - help please

[Mark D. Zacharias]

"mikeody" > wrote in message
...
>
> I am setting up the audio and video connections between a 5.1 channel
> DVD player and an AVReceiver [Onkyo].
> Whilst the 6 Audio connections are fairly obvious, the Video Out is
> not.
> Am I right in assuming I can choose between Coaxial Digital Out,
> S-Video Out, Video Out, and Optical Out ? The receiver has inputs for
> all of these.

The co-axial digital out is an audio output, intended to go to a digital
audio input of a receiver which has it's own built-in DAC, and presumably
DTS / Dolby Digital decoding. The 5.1 analog outputs on the DVD player are
for receivers with only 5.1 inputs and no built-in DTS decoding. Latest
model DVD players are deleting these outputs to save a few cents.

If your receiver and TV both can use S-Video, then use that instead of the
plain Video Out - the quality is slightly better. Generally speaking you
must use one or the other type - the S-Video and composite signal paths
don't generally cross over inside the receiver. You will probably have to
get into the menus in the receiver in any case to set this stuff up. Your
owner's manual probably has a "Quick Setup Guide" or some such.

Mark Z.

[mikeody]

I am setting up the audio and video connections between a 5.1 channel DVD player and an AVReceiver [Onkyo].
Whilst the 6 Audio connections are fairly obvious, the Video Out is not.
Am I right in assuming I can choose between Coaxial Digital Out, S-Video Out, Video Out, and Optical Out ? The receiver has inputs for all of these.
Could someone explain to me what in fact are each of these 4 and, if I do have options as to which to use, then what is best ?
Both manuals, whilst showing all the linkages, do not make it clear whether I need 1 or all of these Video connections !
Thanks,
Mike

[mikeody]

Thanks Mark,
That clarifies it for me.
Mike.





"mikeody" wrote in message
...

I am setting up the audio and video connections between a 5.1 channel
DVD player and an AVReceiver [Onkyo].
Whilst the 6 Audio connections are fairly obvious, the Video Out is
not.
Am I right in assuming I can choose between Coaxial Digital Out,
S-Video Out, Video Out, and Optical Out ? The receiver has inputs for
all of these.

The co-axial digital out is an audio output, intended to go to a digital
audio input of a receiver which has it's own built-in DAC, and presumably
DTS / Dolby Digital decoding. The 5.1 analog outputs on the DVD player are
for receivers with only 5.1 inputs and no built-in DTS decoding. Latest
model DVD players are deleting these outputs to save a few cents.

If your receiver and TV both can use S-Video, then use that instead of the
plain Video Out - the quality is slightly better. Generally speaking you
must use one or the other type - the S-Video and composite signal paths
don't generally cross over inside the receiver. You will probably have to
get into the menus in the receiver in any case to set this stuff up. Your
owner's manual probably has a "Quick Setup Guide" or some such.

Mark Z.