Re: TV picture from DVD fades in and out??

For some reason, DVDs seem to like the VCR feeding into them, and the DVD into the TeeWee. Try swapping the feeds.
JR

Jeff Wisnia wrote:


The TV in out teen agers's playroom has only an RF input and the kids have a commodity grade VCR and an entry level DVD hooked up to it.

The RF output from the VCR feeds the input of the TV, and the DVD's video and audio outputs are connected to the corrosponding inputs on the VCR.

All's well when playing video tapes on the VCR, but when playing a DVD the TV image "fades" or changes contrast slowly with a cycle time of about 20 seconds. Not badly enough to make you miss anything on the screen, but it's noticably annoying.

I wrote it off as being some weird kind of incompatibility anomaly, and since I don't have to watch DVDs in that room I didn't bother trying to eliminate the problem.

Yesterday I was at a friend's home who had a similar setup, but with different brands of equipment and his TV image faded in an out the same as ours when he tried to show me a scene on a DVD.

That got me wondering if that fading effect is a "well known problem" and if it is, what's the easiest way to get things working "normally".

Thanks guys,

Jeff 


--
--------------------------------------------------------------
       Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: DVD Recorder vs. Digital Camcorder Pass Through for Converting VHS and Camcorder Tapes
    ... VCR out to camcorder in. ... burned to the DVD. ... software to create the mpg file, then when changing to the DVD ... authoring program make sure to check the box for "smart render" or do ...
    (rec.video.desktop)
  • TV picture from DVD fades in and out??
    ... The RF output from the VCR feeds the input of the TV, and the DVD's video and audio outputs are connected to the corrosponding inputs on the VCR. ... All's well when playing video tapes on the VCR, but when playing a DVD the TV image "fades" or changes contrast slowly with a cycle time of about 20 seconds. ...
    (sci.electronics.repair)
  • Re: Why would I want a DVR if I have a VCR?
    ... All the DVD burning I've done to date ... > Another thing is more or less infinite reusability with VHS tapes. ... Monitor and Line 2 of the VCR composite-in. ... By obtaining a video switcher I could send the composite signal to the ...
    (rec.video.desktop)
  • Re: Need help with DVDs that do not play after power outage
    ... > I used VCR player/recorders for many years without any problems. ... > DVD, both for the type of uses I just mentioned and also so I ... > bought the players) to do my setups. ... > equipment was not destroyed because the TVs works fine. ...
    (rec.video.dvd.players)
  • Re: Uploading DVD
    ... I have a three minute VCR reel that I want to upload ... I have a SONY RDR-VX530 Video Cassette Recorder / DVD ... When I tried to upload the video to my Agency on the internet, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.video)