Portable DVD Player with TV Reception? Does anyone know of a portable DVD player that includes the capability to watch television?
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Great idea, and think how useful it would be in eg a hurricane type emergency when the electricity cuts out and you're left wondering what's happening! (in our area radio stations just ignore hurricanes and suchlike.)
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The TV is pretty much ready to use on of the box. Although I would recommend something to protect your investment like a surge protector or UPS. If you don't already have an HDMI cable and your cable box/ DVD player has an HDMI output, then you can get it here for under $20. I did, and it works great. If your cable box is not HDTV, then you can buy an antenna to pick up over-the-air HDTV, if it's available in your area...old bunny ears antenna may work. Good luck!
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Yes you can hook up your TV. Understand this dvd player has NO Tuner(coax). That being said, it has only one composite output : video out, left speaker out, & right speaker out. All are color coded for your convenience. Worth the money to buy this one.
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Yes, I think so. I play DVD's on tv and portable dvd player. I am not sure about cd's, for I have not tried burning cd's in this unit, and I'm not sure it even does cd's???
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I grabbed my manual (that in itself is a plus) and it has many ports for just about any device you can think of including multiple ways you can hook up a DVD player. So go for it. My TV is still happy sitting on my kitchen counter.
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I agree I need a SD player which can plug into any hdtv. I've read toshiba has developed a 32 gb SD card. It would be nice if Sony, Panasonic or someone else would build players which accepts the SDHC cards and plays all the different video formats.
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No, it will not work on anything but the tv unless you buy (or own) a splitter and additional cable to be connected to the DVD player. I wasn't happy about it either.
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Not only will this play a standard DVD but it also will link with other smart devices such as Samsung TVs. When enabled this was, when you insert a DVD and it loads, it will automatically switch the TV source to allow viewing of the DVD. Personally, I dont use that feature as I sometimes like the DVDs to load and play through all the previews before switching. One of the nice features that I like is that you can pause a broadcast TV channel and watch a DVD then switch back to where you leaft off on the TV channel. Pretty cool device. I use it only with broadcast TV (99+ channels) and have been very satisfied. Not only will this play a standard DVD but it also will link with other smart devices such as Samsung TVs. When enabled this was, when you insert a DVD and it loads, it will automatically switch the TV source to allow viewing of the DVD. Personally, I dont use that feature as I sometimes like the DVDs to load and play through all the previews before switching. One of the nice features that I like is that you can pause a broadcast TV channel and watch a DVD then switch back to where you leaft off on the TV channel. Pretty cool device. I use it only with broadcast TV (99+ channels) and have... » Read More Not only will this play a standard DVD but it also will link with other smart devices such as Samsung TVs. When enabled this was, when you insert a DVD and it loads, it will automatically switch the TV source to allow viewing of the DVD. Personally, I dont use that feature as I sometimes like the DVDs to load and play through all the previews before switching. One of the nice features that I like is that you can pause a broadcast TV channel and watch a DVD then switch back to where you leaft off on the TV channel. Pretty cool device. I use it only with broadcast TV (99+ channels) and have been very satisfied. « Show Less
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Hi,There is no remote and it is not a standardized DVD Player to connect to tv or monitor. As everyone else are pointing out earlier, this is an optical drive to be install internally for desktop PC. Let's point out the simple thing, this is considered a computer optical drive, where we think you are looking for a DVD player. We know this optical drive is much cheaper, but it would not suit on what you may be looking for in terms of a simple dvd player or portable disc player. Good luck!
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Dear Mark, Thanks so much for your inquiry. The Bluetooth feature is there for you to be able to stream music from a portable device such as a smartphone or laptop. To play sound from your TV or DVD player you can connect via Digital Optical audio cable or standard RCA audio cables, depending on what features are available on your television. Please let me know if I can answer any additional questions for you! Regards, Eric Cohen World Wide Stereo
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Dear B. Cameron There are at least two reasons why you might want a DVD recorder with a built in tuner. 1. In my case, I don't have a TV with a digital (ATSC) tuner. I have a 2003 HD television with an analog (NTSC) tuner, and I receive my TV signal over-the-air via an outdoor antenna. When the digital transition occurred earlier this year, I had a limited number of choices if I wanted to keep my current TV and free OTA set-up: I could buy a converter box and have the digital signal converted to analog for my TV; I could buy an external digital tuner; or I could buy a DVD player with a built in digital tuner and get the best possible picture with a DVD player/recorder thrown in to boot. I chose the last option and bought the Toshiba DR560. My set-up has some drawbacks... like, if the DVD player breaks I get no TV signal while it's in the shop, and I can't record one program and watch another at the same time; but over all I'm happy with it because it is just what I need and no more. If you have a similar set-up and have questions of a more specific nature, I'd be glad to respond. 2. The QAM tuner should allow you to receive and record unscrambled digital cable channels directly, without renting a set-top box. Cable providers don't advertise this, and some may even insist that it isn't true; but they are required by the FCC to provide rebroadcasts of locally broadcast programs in analog, or in unencrypted HD digital format, so that customers are not forced to rent their digital-to-analog set top boxes. You will only receive unscrambled signals of locally broadcast programs in this way, and these may vary from locale to locale. I do not have any personal experience with this set-up, but if you are interested, there is a more in depth description at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAM_tuner. There may be other advantages to having a tuner included in the DVD recorder/player, but I wouldn't know `cause I'm not that well versed in the technology. Hope this was helpful.
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We were able to plug ours into our portable DVD players but not sure about an actual TV.
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Don't think so couldn't find accessories for it or anything compatible to go the tv function. Name brand will give u more satisfaction. But DVD player works. Dicey on extras working rite out the box.
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Yes there is an mini pin out jack, that would supply video and audio signal to another TV. You'd have to go to Radio Shack and find one, and probably someone with expertise to help you.... good luck.And probably spend $20 on the cable. orGo to Walmart, or get a DVD player for about the same price.Just because you can do something, doesn't make it advisable.
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I test it without the TV on. I'd say no. The DVD player apparently doesn't have any speakers. Sound comes through the TV speakers. But with the TV on it plays CD very nice.
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You can go to a site like Download dotCom and get a DVD player software...like VLC Media player or Easy, etc.
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What brand and type of dvd player you have.. My dvd player has its own setup that I can use.