Why does the TV picture not become distorted when the DVD player is connected directly to the TV?
Good question! If the DVD player sends out signals which causes a VCR to get fouled up, then why do you get a perfectly good picture on the TV when the DVD player is connected directly to the TV and not through a VCR? The simple answer is that Televisions do not have exactly the same electronic circuits in them that VCRs do (i.e. do not have automatic gain control AGC circuitry). As a result, your TV can display the DVD picture and sound as originally intended. After all, the movie studios want you to be able to enjoy your DVD movie without any picture distortion if you are viewing it with no intention to copy the content. The Basics of TV Inputs On some TV’s, the only input is an antenna jack, a small silver jack, usually labeled “RF” or “antenna,” which is designed to take the plug from the cable which comes from a radio-frequency source (usually broadcast television) such as a TV antenna, the output from a cable TV box, or the RF output from a VCR. Keep in mind that, with an RF sign
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