What do I need to hook up an antique tv to a dvd player ?

[Dan Starnes]

Yeah,, I use a combo unit on my stuff. Works great for bout a year now.
Dan

[wa2ise]

As you're feeding a black and white Tv set, use the luma signal (usually avaliable on the "S-video" output jack, which most all DVD players have. Also usually avaliable on the green RCA jack (component video) when the player is set for regular interlace scan NTSC). This avoids the color subcarrier checkerboard pattern crawlies you might see if your black and white TV is able to produce a sharp picture (most B&W sets before 1954 could do that).

[cbenham]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

As you're feeding a black and white Tv set, use the luma signal (usually avaliable on the "S-video" output jack, which most all DVD players have. Also usually avaliable on the green RCA jack (component video) when the player is set for regular interlace scan NTSC).

This is a great idea and works really well. It turns a fuzzy picture full of color crosstalk artifacts into a very sharp, clear B&W picture. Thanks for the tip.

There are copy protection artifacts that make the picture shake, rattle and roll; trying to find a 'scrubber' box to put inline between the player and the Ch 4 modulator so the old 1948 Philco will be happy.