TV compatibility/RF modulator questions

[flyingfox]

Hi,

I recently bought my first DVD player, the Toshiba SD4900 model. It came with one 3-jack cable (yellow, red, and white jacks, the yellow one for video and the other two for audio). It is a refurbished set from Overstock.com so I am not sure whether there should have been more cables included if I had bought a brand new model since the DVD player has plenty of other connection ports in the back.

I own a Panasonic PV-C2060 model TV/VCR combo (about 5 or 6 years old). It does have an audio-in and video-in port in the front. I tested the connection to the DVD Player (I could only attach one of the audio jacks), which didn't work.

Does anyone know whether it is because I did the connections wrong or simply because the TV is incompatible with the DVD player?

If I need to get an RF modulator, which model is best factoring in price and performance?

Thanks very much.

[redwudz]

Are you sure there's not a switch or something in the TV menu to select the front in jacks? I would think it would normally expect an input from the internal VCR and you might have to change that.

If the TV is only mono sound, you can get a 'Y' connector to blend the stereo channels to one.

[edDV]

An RF Modulator can be used but the picture quality will be worse.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?dest=9999999997&product_id=2181628&sourceid=...00000002029530

[flyingfox]

I fiddled around the TV setting and it worked!

Even though I can only plug in one audio jack...

THanks!

[LloydAZ]

I fiddled around the TV setting and it worked!

Even though I can only plug in one audio jack...

THanks!

You can pick up a y-connecter at Radio Shack pretty cheap. You might even find one at a dollar store. That will combine your two audio channels together.

[SingSing]

An RF Modulator can be used but the picture quality will be worse.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?dest=9999999997&product_id=2181628&sourceid=...00000002029530

From the purchases FlyingFox make so far. The RF modulator maybe a right fit for him.

My Parent still has Floor Model of Color TV with electron Tubes and RF input only, that we can't convince him to get it up !