Thread: Help. Luddite in need of assistance

The red, White and Yellow sockets style are RCA sockets.
Both the DVD and STB would have these.
Red goes to red, White goes to White and Yellow goes to Yellow.

DVD output goes to TV input
STB output goes to TV input

if the TV has only one input, you need an AV switch.

If you want me to be more specific send me the model numbers of your equipment. I will be happy to guide you over the phone.

regards
Mick

Red, white and yellow will be Right Audio, Left Audio, Composite Video.

Depending on your TV you will have one or more of these three combinations and they may also be labeled IN or OUT. You need to connect each device to an IN group.

On the DVD player and set top box will be corresponding ones of the same colour labeled OUT.

If you only have one set then this may be an issue.

If you post up the brand/model of of each item it may be possible to view the manuals online from their respective sites, this may help explain it.

saw the pics. looks good to me. you need an av switch box and another set of RCA plugs. go see dick smith.

Looks correct, as mentioned you'll need a video switching box unless there is a second line in on the TV. Is there one on the front or side as well perhaps?

Thanks for the prompt answers. Looks like the Av switch might be what we need. Now I shall google it.
Cheers

Bloody technology these days suck I tell ya. Just **** itself!
So now back to jb to get another (maybe not so cheap) set top box.

Righto. Got the new stb, hooked it up to the av thingy plus I hooked up the dvd and video. The dvd and video are working but now I can't get a picture on the tele! I thought these stb's were supposed to pick up the signal automatically or have I done something wrong. The new stb has the same back as the one in the piccy's which is on that photobucket site. Could it be the new stb is incompatible with the tele?
So this is how it's hooked up. Antenna to stb. The 3 leads of stb to av thingy (in). 3 leads of av thingy (out) to the video input of the tele. The dvd and video is also plugged into the av thingy and as I said they work so what is going on, I'm going grey over this!

Does the dvd display on the telly?
Does the dvd display on the telly if it's connected direct? (not through the switch)
Does the stb display on the telly if it's connected direct?
Some STB's only display on HDTV's, you may have one of those especially if it's a Wintal.
I recommend a TEAC HDB842 stb as I know this will display HDTV on a CRT TV (big old glass one).

If you understand this post, you are well on the way to becoming techno savy.