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Video Out
An very important feature to consider when purchasing a DVD player is video out.
DVD players will quite simply hook into most of the newer televisions without any difficulty, although a problem may arise when trying to hook it upto an older TV. This would occur if the TV only has an RF connection on the back (RF uses coax cabling, most commonly used with cable television and antennas.). If you have a television with "only" an RF connection for video, make sure you purchase a DVD player that will work with your TV."
The most common video out options supported by DVD players are as follows:
Composite - The most common video in/out meathod today. It is used with most VCRs, camcorders and TVs, and uses a standard RCA type plug and cabling. (If you get well sheilded cabling with gold coated ends, this will help to improve your video signal)
S Video - Commonly used for Super VHS, as well as newer VCRs and TVs. The cabling looks very similar to RCA cabling and the ends are about the same size, the difference is noticable in the plug which is made up of several small pins. S Video also gives you better picture quality than composite video and RF.
Component - Not a very common meathod in use today (found on higher end TVs), it's cabling ends consist of 3 separate RCA type plugs (sometimes BNC plug connections are used instead of RCA), which carry the red, green and blue video signals making up your picture. This meathod gives you the best picture quality of the available video out options.
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