Can a non HD VCR be hooked up to an HDTV and work??

Question

ok sooo about a year and a half ago i got a VCR from JVC.

then we bought a new LG big screen HDTV a couple of months ago. My brother says that the VCR is not HD apparantly (although it looks like it but i wouldn't know) and that it cant be hooked up to our new tv........

is that true? if not how can i hook the vcr to the tv?

Answer 1

As long as your tv has the plugs in the back for a video cable or an S-cable you should be able to plug it in.

Answer 2

Hook it up through the coax hook-up (cable or antennae) or through the RCA jacks.  The fact that the VCR is not HD is irrelevant.

Answer 3

You have at least two choices.

Most HDTVs have an NTSC RF input, so you could just connect through that.

A better solution would be to use the composite outputs. Those are the (usually) yellow, red and white outputs. Connect these to the composite inputs of the TV. This would be a better quality solution. You'll have to set the TV to accept a line input from its menus.

I either case, you'll only get a standard definition (SD) image, so if your TV is large, 40" or more, it may look fuzzy relative to the HD content.

Answer 4

You can hook it up and it will work, it just won't be in HD. Your TV should have different inputs: usually for a VCR it's a red, white, and a yellow RCA connection. The ones on the TV should match the ones on the VCR.