Will my Sony HDTV be compatible with a Blu-ray DVD player?

Question

I have a Sony KP-51WS500, manufactured in 2002, which has a DVI input. Will I be able to watch a high-definition signal from a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player? If so, would I see it in 720p or 1080p?

Also, if I go to digital cable, how could the tv accomodate both inputs - from the DVD player and the digital cable box - since there's only 1 digital input on the tv?

Thanks! John

Answer 1

2002 is a long way back in consumer electronics, but as long your DVI input supports HDCP (which according to Cnet it does), you should be OK.
You will need to get a DVI to HDMI cable to connect the player to the TV, plus a set of audio cables (unless you use a receiver).
Your TV supports 1080i, so set the player to either 1080i or 720p.
Feel free to use component cables for the other source, they support HD and the quality is as good as HDMI.

Answer 2

You will be limited by the tv...if it's 720p you will not view in 1080p even if the blueray player is capable of sending 1080p.

You'll have to use the component inputs in addition to the HDMI or run both HDMI through a digital receiver and then run video only to the tv...sound through external speaker system.

Answer 3

How many COMPONENT INPUTS do you have on that Sony?TWO??

If so, you have TWO HD INPUTS that you can use...

DVI unfortunately disappeared, replaced by HDMI....and HDMI does Both Sound and Picture, while DVI only does the picture from any source....but it does come with a seperate Audio INPUT on the DVI input....

You can get a DVI to HDMI adaptor and use it with an HDMI cable to get ANOTHER HD input....then connect the audio using a standard RCA stereo cable.....but that's THE last input, not my first I'd choose to use......

Answer 4

if it is an hd tv it can use ANY hd producing dvd player. blu-ray and hd dvd are different exept for one thing. that one thing is that the blu-ray holds more data.

as for the digital cable. im not sure if the box connects thru the same input but if it does there are adapters you can buy a device that has 2 imputs that goes into a 1 imput

Answer 5

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