Trouble connecting DVD player to HD?

Question

I have an HDTVready panasonic. I'm having trouble connecting my dvd player to get my HD picture quality. My dvd player is originally plugged into a receiver for my surround sound, then a cable from my receiver goes to my tv. I decided I wanted to try out my HD for once, so I bought the component cables and plugged on end into the DVD player, and the other into my TV component section. Whenever I play a movie, everything is blue, the people, everything. For some reason my tv menu wont let me switch the SD setting (its grayed out where you cant click on it) to HD setting, nor will it let me use the Color Correction key. It cant be a faulty cable, because this is the second time its done this, each with different cables used. ALSO, when I try to use my HDTV for my xbox 360, the games video quality are also shiny and metalic looking, just on 720p. The rocks are shiny like metal, even trees. Why?

Answer 1

Blue color indicates that one of the component colors is not going through.
Simple test.
a) Connect green only on both sides - should be black and white signal only
b) add blue cable - you should see some color
c) add red cable - you should see correct colors

If the colors are incorrect, switch the blue and red cables .(connect blue on red and red on blue), if you see the same, then it is either a DVD issue or a TV issue, otherwise it is a cable issue. Make sure cables are connected correctly. Many times, I connected the yellow on the DVD side instead of red/green/or blue

Shiny colors; Panasonic tends to oversaturate greens and reds, but not by that much to make all shiny!! Check your picture settings.

Answer 2

It could be because you have a HD READY. Some HD ready tv's will only broadcast in a low HD format incompatible with some HD DVD players. I am not 100% sure but hope this helps.