How do I hookup a DVD recorder to my TV or home theater system?

A DVD recorder can hookup to any TV that has a least AV inputs (you will need and RF modulator if your TV does not have AV inputs). Just hookup your cable or antenna feed to the ant/cable input of the DVD recorder and loop it out to the RF input on the TV. In addition, you will need to hookup of the DVD recorder to the AV inputs (composite, s-video, or component) of the TV for DVD playback. Note: Although DVD recorders have an RF loop through to the TV, it is passive, when playing back a recorded DVD you must use the AV inputs of the TV or buy an RF modulator to put between the DVD recorder and TV to convert the recorded signal. When connecting a DVD recorder to home theater receiver, however, you can connect it just as you would a VCR, through the VCR1 or VCR2 loop, with additional connection of the digital coaxial or digital optical output to the digital audio inputs available on the AV receiver. Use the monitor output of the AV receiver to supply the video part of the feed to the ...  more