[gadgetgirl]

I have a new dvd/vcr combo and a lcd TV hooked up to cable. How do I connect the dvd/ vcr combo to the TV with the coaxial cable cord?

[Perito]

Depends on which type of coaxial cable cord.

How is the signal being brought into the TV? Do you have Cable television, Satellite receiver, or off-the-air antenna?

If it's the antenna, the signal will come into the television on an RG59/U coaxial cable with an "F" connector at the end:

F connector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You move that cable to the "antenna" input of the VCR/DVD. You then connect another cable to the "TV" output (same type of connector) and run that to the TV.

Another way to connect a VCR/DVD to the television is using an RCA cable and the composite video signal. RCA connectors/cables are also coaxial cables.

RCA connector - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The yellow tips on the plugs (and the corresponding yellow jacks) are for the composite video signal. The red and white plugs/jacks are for the right and left audio channels, respectively. You can connect a cable like that shown in the link to the TV. This gives a better quality picture than the RF (radio frequency) connections mentioned above (the F-connectors). To watch, you have to set the TV to "Line IN" or "L1" or something similar.

VCRs usually don't have the more advanced connections (Component Video, S-Video, or HDMI). If yours has these connections on both the TV and the VCR/DVD, you should use one of those connections.

If you wish and if you can take pictures of the back of the DVD/VCR and the TV (and the satellite/cable box if you use that), you can post them here (click "Go Advanced" and follow the directions below the text) and I can give you more information.

I usually don't watch this forum (though I will catch your responses from e-mail). In the future, you may wish to post at https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/home-electronics/