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<blockquote data-quote="Penners" data-source="post: 640757" data-attributes="member: 306576">HiWe've recently bought a new LCD TV to replace our ageing CRT model, and it has so many input/output sockets that I'm getting thoroughly confused about incorporating a DVD player into my twin receiver setup.&nbsp; I hope you can help please.Here's my system:&nbsp; Samsung 37&quot; LCD TV; Sky dish with quad LNB; 2 feeds to Humax Foxsat Freesat PVR; 1 feed to standard Sky box; 1 feed spare.The Freesat box connects to the TV via an HDMI cable.&nbsp; The Sky box connects to the TV via a SCART cable, entering the TV through a SCART socket labelled Ext1(RG<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />.&nbsp; These both work satisfactorily - if I'm watching Freesat and switch on the Sky box, it replaces the Freesat programme, and vice versa.&nbsp; No change of selected input is needed.&nbsp; That's all fine.The Freesat box and the Sky box both have SCART sockets labelled VCR.&nbsp; I have tried connecting my DVD player cable to both of these, on the assumption that - when switched on and played - the DVD signal will break through on to the screen (which is what used to happen on the old CRT TV).&nbsp; Wrong!&nbsp; Nothing happens.I've also tried connecting the DVD player directly to the TV, into a SCART socket labelled EXT2(AV).&nbsp; Still nothing.I'm pretty confident that there's nothing wrong with the DVD player.&nbsp; But I'm not at all confident that (a) I have set up the correct combination of connections, or (b) that I understand the system for selecting the the correct TV input.Bearing in mind my ignorance about all this, please could you recommend the best setup for all these connections into the TV, and which input selection to make for watching each one successfully?Many thanks for any advice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Penners, post: 640757, member: 306576"] Hi We've recently bought a new LCD TV to replace our ageing CRT model, and it has so many input/output sockets that I'm getting thoroughly confused about incorporating a DVD player into my twin receiver setup. I hope you can help please. Here's my system: Samsung 37" LCD TV; Sky dish with quad LNB; 2 feeds to Humax Foxsat Freesat PVR; 1 feed to standard Sky box; 1 feed spare. The Freesat box connects to the TV via an HDMI cable. The Sky box connects to the TV via a SCART cable, entering the TV through a SCART socket labelled Ext1(RGB). These both work satisfactorily - if I'm watching Freesat and switch on the Sky box, it replaces the Freesat programme, and vice versa. No change of selected input is needed. That's all fine. The Freesat box and the Sky box both have SCART sockets labelled VCR. I have tried connecting my DVD player cable to both of these, on the assumption that - when switched on and played - the DVD signal will break through on to the screen (which is what used to happen on the old CRT TV). Wrong! Nothing happens. I've also tried connecting the DVD player directly to the TV, into a SCART socket labelled EXT2(AV). Still nothing. I'm pretty confident that there's nothing wrong with the DVD player. But I'm not at all confident that (a) I have set up the correct combination of connections, or (b) that I understand the system for selecting the the correct TV input. Bearing in mind my ignorance about all this, please could you recommend the best setup for all these connections into the TV, and which input selection to make for watching each one successfully? Many thanks for any advice. [/QUOTE]

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