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I want to use a dvd/vcr combo with and older (6years) TV set which is probably not compatible with progressive scan DVD. Since all DVD players I see in the stores are shown as progressive scan will I still be able to use them with my older TV set ?
Thanks for your help
Carl Meyers
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Dear Carl,
Progressive scan is the method by which the DVD player "paints" the screen, one line at a time, as opposed to interlaced scanning which assigns the lines alternately to two separate fields and paints them separately. All this means that the pictures are directed differently. It should have no impact on the ability of your TV to accept the signal. In fact a progressively scanned DVD should give you a sharper picture.
I used a progressive scan DVD player with a 10+ year-old TV for some time without any problems.
Kindest regards,
Kevin
Thanks for your prompt and helpful reply. My concern was raised because my newer (JVC) TV has a statement in the instructions which reads "Progressive scan DVD players (players with an output scan of 31.5 Khz) will not work properly with this television" Since I no longer have the instructions for the old TV, I worried that I would have a problem.
Thanks again
Carl Meyers
AnswerDear Carl,
Well, great minds run in the same pack. Ever get that nagging feeling that you've forgotten something? I thought some more about your question and my response and did some more research. I was about to bring up your original question and send you an amended response.
The first answer was not wrong, but it wasn't right either.
Most DVD players which offer progressive scan have a switch, generally on the rear panel, which allows you to choose it or not. In my installation, I left it unswitched--not by choice but by default. So a "progressive scan" DVD player worked just fine with my old TV because I didn't turn the progressive scan switch on.
To use progressive scan, your TV needs what are called "component video" inputs. These are cables (which are color coded red, blue, and green) which break the video signal down into "color" components and transmit each separately from the DVD player to your TV. A 6-year-old TV is no likely to have these. So, progressive scan won't work with your TV *if* you switch it on.
So, you can use the DVD player to feed an older TV (an S-video connection is probably the best video feed), but keep the progressive scan switch off. Make sure that the DVD player you buy has such a switch.
Hope I haven't caused you too much inconvenience. My apologies for an incomplete response.
Kindest regards,
Kevin
