Hooking up a dvd recorder through a receiver to the TV
I have a Sanyo DRW-500 dvd recorder that I am trying to put through my Yamaha HTR-5450 receiver. This I want to use to record things off my TV. I also have a Yamaha DV-C6280 that I use to watch dvd's. This is all going to a Sanyo LCD HDTV. I think I have things hooked up OK. I haven't tried to record anything on TV yet. I have the cable going into the dvd recorder and then to the TV. When I just have the TV on, the picture isn't have good. But when I turn the recorder on, the picture gets better. I don't want to have the recorder on all the time. It shows the picture but not very clear. It is a big screen TV and it has its own stand. Below is the speakers, below that is the tuner and the dvd player. Below that is the recorder. Any ideas.
Thanks
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