Playing DVDs on HDTV

ON my Philips HDTV I have inputs labeled "AV 1" and "Back" for the composite
inputs.
The Component input is labeled "CVI".
THe HDMI or PC inputs have to be selected from the setup menu or by using
a button on the remote.

"GARY" wrote in message
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When I press the "Menu" button on the TV's remote, a "Settings" menu is
displayed. I then press "Setup" then "Source". I have "DVD" connected
to both "AV 1" and "AV 2".

(Is this what you mean by "the various input options including what is
likely labeled component 1 or 2 input?").

The DVD player now works!

I wish there was a way to use just ONE remote (currently, I have to use
the remotes for the TV, for the DVD player; and for the Dish).

GARY wrote:
The DVD player now works!

I wish there was a way to use just ONE remote (currently, I have to use
the remotes for the TV, for the DVD player; and for the Dish).


I was using four (I didn't really mind, but my wife did) until I bought
a Harmony remote which does it all. There are other multifunction
remotes (One-for-all, etc.) but the Harmony 880 works better for me
(your mileage may vary).

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:35:57 -0500, "Jo" wrote:

Generally you have to change the input selection on the tv. There should be
a button on your tv remote control saying "input" "tv/video" or each input
could have its own button depending on how many there are. Just choose the
one your DVD player is hooked into and you'll be fine.

"GARY" wrote in message
roups.com...
When I turn on my HDTV, I get satellite TV. How do I get DVDs to play?


Does he have more than one component input on that tv?
Thumper

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:12:09 -0800, GARY wrote:

The DVD player now works!

I wish there was a way to use just ONE remote (currently, I have to use
the remotes for the TV, for the DVD player; and for the Dish).

That's why they make universal learning remotes. Control up to 8 or more
devices with one remote. URC-8810 or similar $20.

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"Bob Nielsen" wrote in message
...
GARY wrote:
The DVD player now works!

I wish there was a way to use just ONE remote (currently, I have to use
the remotes for the TV, for the DVD player; and for the Dish).


I was using four (I didn't really mind, but my wife did) until I bought a
Harmony remote which does it all. There are other multifunction remotes
(One-for-all, etc.) but the Harmony 880 works better for me (your mileage
may vary).



I'm using the same remote, but think it's grossly over-priced and over-rated
(I had $300 worth of Costco gift certificates given to me for closing on a
property and thought it'd be a good idea to get one). sure, it eliminates
some clutter, and can perform some basic functions, but the "activities" are
nigh useless to me as the remote can't remember what's on, what's off, and
which settings to employ, neccessitating far too many button presses for a
device that's supposed to make things more convenient...like answering "no"
to the "did that fix the problem" questions so many times that I have to
lie, answer "yes" to get out of it's infinite loop, switch to the device
manually, scroll through pages of menus, turn the device back on or change
inputs, for whatever the case may be...and that's when it's _able_ to do
something. on occasion, I have to put actual hands to receiver because the
harmony either won't perform the function, despite it being labelled clearly
in the menu, or is far too time consuming and clumsy to get the job done. I
now use it as a basic universal only, manually turning each device on/off
and manipulating their settings individually. great idea, horrendous
implementation. caveat emptor.

Wes Newell wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:12:09 -0800, GARY wrote:


The DVD player now works!

I wish there was a way to use just ONE remote (currently, I have to use
the remotes for the TV, for the DVD player; and for the Dish).


That's why they make universal learning remotes. Control up to 8 or more
devices with one remote. URC-8810 or similar $20.


Yes my URC-8910 controls:
Sanyo HDTV
Samsung SIR-T151 STB
Phillips VCR
Sony walkman
RCA reciever (5.1 surround sound)
Panasonic DVD
XM - roady reciever (satalite reciever)

(and Yes severl commands needed to be learned)

khee mao wrote:
"Bob Nielsen" wrote in message
...
....
I'm using the same remote, but think it's grossly over-priced and over-rated
(I had $300 worth of Costco gift certificates given to me for closing on a
property and thought it'd be a good idea to get one). sure, it eliminates
some clutter, and can perform some basic functions, but the "activities" are
nigh useless to me as the remote can't remember what's on, what's off, and
which settings to employ, neccessitating far too many button presses for a
device that's supposed to make things more convenient...like answering "no"
to the "did that fix the problem" questions so many times that I have to
lie, answer "yes" to get out of it's infinite loop, switch to the device
manually, scroll through pages of menus, turn the device back on or change
inputs, for whatever the case may be...and that's when it's _able_ to do
something. on occasion, I have to put actual hands to receiver because the
harmony either won't perform the function, despite it being labelled clearly
in the menu, or is far too time consuming and clumsy to get the job done. I
now use it as a basic universal only, manually turning each device on/off
and manipulating their settings individually. great idea, horrendous
implementation. caveat emptor.

Just to present the other side of the picture, I have the Harmony 520
(the low end model), and I love the thing! I have replaced 5 other
remotes
with the one. Programing (via the web interface) was a breeze. I
control
a Panasonic Plasma TV, an Onkyo receiver, a Panasonic DVD/VCR, a Sony
HDR250 HD DVR, and a Samsung CD/DVD changer. Everything works
great (after I did a little customizing - i.e. I mapped the * key to
the "-" on
the Plasma remote and the * to the "." on the Sony remote to directly
input digital OTA TV stations).

Of course, to use the remote properly,
it is important to realize two things: 1. the remote may be sending a
string commands (just as if you pushed a bunch of buttons on several
remotes. i.e. "Watch DVR" turns on the Plasma, changes the input to
the correct input (may have to cycle through 5 inputs), turns on the
receiver, selects the receiver input, turns on the DVR (and potentially
has to turn off a DVD player)). If you don't keep the remote in a
position where it can control all the units for the duration, some
commands are going to fail. 2. The remote can't *know* the state
of any of the components. It assumes they are in the same state
they were last in when you used the remote to control them. If
you change the state via some other mechanism, the remote won't
know. I've had to teach the family to either use the Harmony always,
or reverse any changes they made by hand, or use the "Help" button
to fix the situation.

Anyway, I wouldn't be with my Harmony any more. }

Dan (Woj...)

dmaster wrote:
khee mao wrote:
"Bob Nielsen" wrote in message
...
...
I'm using the same remote, but think it's grossly over-priced and
over-rated (I had $300 worth of Costco gift certificates given to me
for closing on a property and thought it'd be a good idea to get
one). sure, it eliminates some clutter, and can perform some basic
functions, but the "activities" are nigh useless to me as the remote
can't remember what's on, what's off, and which settings to employ,
neccessitating far too many button presses for a device that's
supposed to make things more convenient...like answering "no" to the
"did that fix the problem" questions so many times that I have to
lie, answer "yes" to get out of it's infinite loop, switch to the
device manually, scroll through pages of menus, turn the device back
on or change inputs, for whatever the case may be...and that's when
it's _able_ to do something. on occasion, I have to put actual
hands to receiver because the harmony either won't perform the
function, despite it being labelled clearly in the menu, or is far
too time consuming and clumsy to get the job done. I now use it as
a basic universal only, manually turning each device on/off and
manipulating their settings individually. great idea, horrendous
implementation. caveat emptor.

Just to present the other side of the picture, I have the Harmony 520
(the low end model), and I love the thing! I have replaced 5 other
remotes
with the one. Programing (via the web interface) was a breeze. I
control
a Panasonic Plasma TV, an Onkyo receiver, a Panasonic DVD/VCR, a Sony
HDR250 HD DVR, and a Samsung CD/DVD changer. Everything works
great (after I did a little customizing - i.e. I mapped the * key to
the "-" on
the Plasma remote and the * to the "." on the Sony remote to directly
input digital OTA TV stations).

Of course, to use the remote properly,
it is important to realize two things: 1. the remote may be sending a
string commands (just as if you pushed a bunch of buttons on several
remotes. i.e. "Watch DVR" turns on the Plasma, changes the input to
the correct input (may have to cycle through 5 inputs), turns on the
receiver, selects the receiver input, turns on the DVR (and
potentially has to turn off a DVD player)). If you don't keep the
remote in a position where it can control all the units for the
duration, some commands are going to fail. 2. The remote can't
*know* the state
of any of the components. It assumes they are in the same state
they were last in when you used the remote to control them. If
you change the state via some other mechanism, the remote won't
know. I've had to teach the family to either use the Harmony always,
or reverse any changes they made by hand, or use the "Help" button
to fix the situation.

Anyway, I wouldn't be with my Harmony any more. }

Dan (Woj...)

I have the Harmony 880 and it works as advertised. Push one button and all
needed components turn on and adjust to correct inputs. One button turns
everything that was ON to OFF. Is a bit expensive though.

"GARY" wrote:

The DVD player now works!

I wish there was a way to use just ONE remote (currently, I have to use
the remotes for the TV, for the DVD player; and for the Dish).


go to Radio Shack and see if they still sell the 5 in one remote -
cheap and easy to program to do everything you want.

Also, I was going to add, however you got your DVD player working ,
that the recent Toshiba DVD players have this odd quirk that if you
hook them up right out of the box to the component inputs you will
have no picture. You have to first hook it up via the composite out
(to see a picture), and then use the remote to switch it to component.

Like I said - weird,,??