How do I know-HDMI

[wgwtgb]

How do I know if the tv I just bought from walmart will work with the new blueray players that I got also? I assumed I needed the HDMI cords so I got those thinking it would work with any new TV... am I wrong???

 

[WDWisTheBest]

How do I know if the tv I just bought from walmart will work with the new blueray players that I got also? I assumed I needed the HDMI cords so I got those thinking it would work with any new TV... am I wrong???

Do you want to publish the TV model number that you bought and the manufacturer?

 

[wgwtgb]

I'm sorry...that would help huh? It's Sansui 19" Class LCD 720p 60Hz HDTV, HDLCD19WB...I hope that's it!

 

[beaucoup]

I googled.
http://answers.walmart.com/answers/1336/product/15127837/questions.htm

If you scroll down the list of questions asked about this TV, they say no HDMI.

Other than that I have no idea. I just like to google.

 

[mikehn]

You should be able to hook up the bluray player using component cables. Take the HDMI cable back to the store and exchange it for a set of component cables.

 

[wgwtgb]

I'm so confused... I thought I needed HDMI cables to hook up the blue-ray player to the TV???????

 

[wvjules]

Exchange the BluRay player too. No use in having BD technology and no proper way to hook it up to the TV. Using A/V cables instead of HDMI for BD is a waste of a BD player, IMO.

 

[mikehn]

There are three ways to hook up a player to a tv
1) HDMI cable
2) Component cables
3) Composite cables

HDMI gives the best quality, (1080 quality)
Component gives medium quality (720 quality)
Composite the least quality

Since your tv is only 720, that's why there is no HDMI port on the tv. You can still use the bluray player, but only at 720 quality, which is the limit of your tv. Like the previous poster said, I would not even bother matching a bluray with a 720 tv. But I understand everyone is on budget

 

[wgwtgb]

recommendations for a 22" or 19" 1080 Tv?

 

[wgwtgb]

or even a 720 with an HDMI input

 

[ICF]

Since your tv is only 720, that's why there is no HDMI port on the tv.

I have a 720 tv that has an HDMI port, it's hooked up to the HD direct TV box.

 

[mikehn]

I suppose there are 720 tvs that have an HDMI port that will allow you to connect using an HDMI cable. However, simply connecting with an HDMI cable will not give you 1080 quality from your 720 tv. In order to get 1080 quality, you need both a 1080 tv AND hook it up with HDMI cables. You probably already know that, but I just wanted to clarify.

 

[ThisIsJason]

I suppose there are 720 tvs that have an HDMI port that will allow you to connect using an HDMI cable. However, simply connecting with an HDMI cable will not give you 1080 quality from your 720 tv. In order to get 1080 quality, you need both a 1080 tv AND hook it up with HDMI cables. You probably already know that, but I just wanted to clarify.

You don't always need HDMI to get 1080(i/p). My 40" Samsung can display 1080p over component. True, the TV needs to be able to display a 1080(i/p) image, but it doesn't always need to be HDMI.

 

[wnissen]

Exchange the BluRay player too. No use in having BD technology and no proper way to hook it up to the TV. Using A/V cables instead of HDMI for BD is a waste of a BD player, IMO.

This is an ignorant statement. A 20" TV will get the benefit of 720p if you are seated from 4 - 7 feet away. See this wonderful chart which lays out the visibility of 480p, 720p, etc. for TVs of various sizes and seating distances. http://s3.carltonbale.com/resolution_chart.html Some examples which may be illuminating: A 25" TV will see no benefit from 1080p whatsoever at 5 or more feet away. A 35 inch TV will see no benefit from 720p at 10 feet away. People make a big deal about so-called "Full HD," when the screen size and distance are just as important. Ditto for HDMI vs. component. I have 20/20 vision, am slightly farsighted, am a fanatic for visual quality, and I cannot tell the difference, head to head, between 720p over component vs. HDMI.

Walt

 

[bicker]

You'd have to have scopes and such, and even then, it would be a bit difficult to see the advantage of 1080p over 720p with a 20" or 25" display. However, you do need Blu-ray discs (and therefore a Blu-ray disc player) for true 720p resolution; DVD only stores 480i resolution.

It should be noted that there is as little difference between component video cables and HDMI cables, with regard to video quality, as there is between 1080p and 720p on a 25" display (i.e., insignificant or no difference). The difference between component cables and HDMI is really a matter of five wires instead of one wire, and with regard to advanced capabilities, such as HDCP and HDMI 3.

HDCP is required for pass-through of video. So, for example, if you're directing your video through a receiver (in hopes of having the sound go through your surround sound speakers), you typically need to connect the Blu-ray disc player to your receiver via HDMI, and connect the receiver to your display via HDMI. Otherwise, you'll get a copy protection error message. (HDCP may also someday soon become required for selective output controls technology, but that will only affect broadcast, not disc.)

One advantage of HDMI 3 is additional switching capability. I would benefit from HDMI 3 because it automatically switches my display between 2D and 3D. However, I can just as well do that switching myself, manually, using my television remote. Regardless, with the low-end television that the OP has, HDMI 3 is not a consideration.

To be clear: Component cables can transmit 1080p just fine. If there is any impediment in that scenario, it is imposed by the source or destination device - not the cabling.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Subscribing to this thread. I learned a lot from this. Thanks to all......

DH and I are just now looking at HDTV's. We expect to buy one next yr.

Right now, we really have to do something about the sound in the living room. It is awful with an old Sony TV 36" Trinitron and a 20ft ceiling. You have to wear headphones to catch all of the sound or turn up the volume to a very high level, which is not practical.

The guy at Best Buy told DH he needs to get a soundbar for quick fix.

Our DVD player is broken so we might as well buy Blu Ray for the replacement.

 

[mill4023]

recommendations for a 22" or 19" 1080 Tv?

How far away from the TV will you be sitting?

Unless you will be sitting within a couple of feet, there probably won't be a noticeable difference between 720 and 1080 on a TV that small.

 

[mill4023]

Exchange the BluRay player too. No use in having BD technology and no proper way to hook it up to the TV. Using A/V cables instead of HDMI for BD is a waste of a BD player, IMO.

720 is better than 480 last time I checked.

In my theater room, I have a 120" screen and a 720p projector being fed by my PS3 via component. There is a noticeable difference between watching DVD's and Blu-Rays.

wgwtgb,
I'd keep the Blu-Ray player, assuming it was a good price, and exchange the HDMI cable for component cables. Since HDMI includes audio and component does not, you'll also need to get some audio cables.

I just checked the model here: http://www.walmart.com/ip/HDLCD19WB/15127837#Specifications and for audio, it looks like your choices are digital coax or standard red/white cables. Check the back of your Blu-Ray player and see what kind of audio outputs it has.

 

[RadioNate]

Why wouldn't you exchange the HDMI cables for component video and audio cables instead of trying to exchange the TV for one with HDMI cables and/or the Blue Ray player? Seems far easier to just switch the cables.