New DVD player suggestion

[ChrisW6ATV]

I suspect the ~48 volts from the phone line could damage the network circuit on the player.

[Eric H]

In theory a Phone plug shouldn't fit in an Ethernet connector anyway, however it is smaller so there's a chance someone would do it and just happen to make the connection to the voltage.

Some players are wireless capable (or at least the Roku is) but otherwise you just need a Cat 5 cable to connect the player to the Router.

[old_tv_nut]

Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV

I suspect the ~48 volts from the phone line could damage the network circuit on the player.

yep - ring voltage can fry things