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Can an Ordinary TV work with a Blu-Ray DVD Player?

eddy
eddy Posts: 55 Forumite
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Can someone please advise me as to whether it would be possible to use a Blu-Ray DVD player to provide the signal to an ordinary TV, and whether all Blu-Ray DVD players have the appropriate output?

Are there any Blu-Ray characteristics that would cause problems to an ordinary TV, and would such an arrangement achieve a picture quality equivalent to playing an ordinary DVD?

With the prices of Blu-Ray DVDs dropping, it seems pointless buying any more ordinary DVDs, so I am considering buying a Blu-Ray player in advance of upgrading the TV.

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  • KillerWatt
    KillerWatt Posts: 1,655 Forumite
    If the Blu-ray player has a SCART socket, and your TV also has a SCART socket, then yes it will work (although you won't see the HD part obviously).
    Remember kids, it's the volts that jolt and the mills that kill.
  • bengalknights
    bengalknights Posts: 5,021 Forumite
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    Yes if the blu ray player has either scart or av sockets, as killerwatt states you would not get any of the HD features.
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