DVD interferes with TV reception

[Dean3]

Anyone help on this one? I have a home theatre system, but whenever I turn on the DVD so that I can watch TV with the all around sound, the quality of the picture degrades — enough to make it not worth the trouble.
Seems to be related to the proximity of the DVD player to the TV, but I can't move the DVD player into the next room just for that.
Any ideas?

 

[Tim the Toolman]

Where have you got the DVD plugged in? It's not through the VCR is it?

 

[Dean3]

Originally posted by Tim the Toolman
Where have you got the DVD plugged in? It's not through the VCR is it?

Umm, I'm not sure (I'm at work). I don't think so, though the antenna cable is plugged in to the VCR I think.

How should it be configured so that I can record from the VCR, play videos and dvds, and also watch TV through the sound system, without interference?

 

[Tim the Toolman]

Usually the best way is to do it through your amp. You should have inputs for DVD / VCR / Antenna / CD etc... and use the Amp as your splitter. You won't be able to record DVD's though if that's what you want to do.

I find that if I don't want to watch DVD's with surround sound i.e. daughter's wiggles disc; then I just have a spare lead to go direct to the TV which has several inputs for Video e.g. Video 1, Video 2, Video Out (antenna). Then when we're watching a proper DVD I can take the leads out and put back in the leads going to the amp and have surround sound 5:1 channel pr0n!