Sony Trinitron

06-14-2010, 08:59 PM	#1
Birche Newbie   Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1	Sony Trinitron Trying to hook up a DVD player to an older model Sony Trinitron. Can't get a color picture. DVD player works fine, color picture, with other tvs. Can't figure it out.

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06-14-2010, 09:36 PM	#2
Scuba_Dave Xtreme DIY'r   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South of Boston, MA Posts: 17,248	Sony Trinitron You mean its in black & white ? How is it connected to the TV ?

06-14-2010, 09:53 PM	#3
Yoyizit It was a dark and stormy     Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NW of D.C. Posts: 5,954	Sony Trinitron Quote: Originally Posted by Birche Trying to hook up a DVD player to an older model Sony Trinitron. Can't get a color picture. DVD player works fine, color picture, with other tvs. Can't figure it out. Color pics need a wider bandwidth than B&W because there is more information in a color picture. If your connecting cable has a lot of capacitance it could be limiting your bandwidth. Try a very short cable. Last edited by Yoyizit; 06-14-2010 at 10:01 PM.