DVR/DVD player hook-up - Page 2

glatt · 04-23-2009, 07:57 PM

is there a dvd in the tray?
if so, what happens when you switch it?

Shawnee123 · 04-23-2009, 08:07 PM

I've tried 4 different dvds, just in case.

I just changed it again, and it played for a couple seconds, then displayed "root."

I think it's broken, but I'll wait to see what answers I get at their website.

This will be like my 5th dvd player in as many years. wtf? Is that normal?

busterb · 04-23-2009, 08:18 PM

Find a teenage on street. They'll have it fixed pronto!!!

classicman · 04-23-2009, 09:19 PM

Sounds like it could be an electrical issue - take the dvd to work and see if it works there.

Hey wait - didn't you say it shocked you at one point when you plugged something in? That could be a short. dunno ????

At this point I think you need a bigger hammer.

Crimson Ghost · 04-29-2009, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

Originally Posted by Steve's First Rule of Cellar Posting

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

You have [at least] two appropriate inputs

Three inputs are the best.

SteveDallas · 04-30-2009, 09:13 AM

Yeah, but appropriate?

Crimson Ghost · 05-01-2009, 01:01 AM

When you're in love, anything is negotiable.

Alcohol helps.

Shawnee123 · 05-02-2009, 03:49 PM

Mother of god, why the fuck do they make these things so goddam difficult? I can read, I'm not stupid, I used to test electronics for christ fucking sakes, and I can't figure out how the fuck to get my DVD player (and I got a new mother fucker) to fucking work with the fucking motherfucker DVR box or TV. The directions are ridiculous, they don't even try for integration. Just tell me: Put fucking yellow wire in fucking yellow hole on this fucking unit. Turn the fucking TV to channel fuck...voila, you have a movie. Not "available s video cunt sucker HD motherfucker, only if fucking ps cable has 9 pieces of lasagna, then to find other coaxial if you need it you go to the box with which you have loved and lost, and t-table 6 remoted the output of the input next to the cuntputt of the TV. In 6 days, check to see if light p4554e3w lights up: if so, meat and potatoes for dinner with your movie is suggested in light of all other cables."

Yeah, I'm pissed. I've called in the expert ex. I HATE when I can't do crap myself.

But there's always a good side: ex and housemate got a dog at the pound, who I will get to meet for the first time. Her name is STELLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.

SteveDallas · 05-02-2009, 06:18 PM

I would almost be willing to travel to your house to hook it up and then leave again immediately, just to bask in the live version of that rant.

Shawnee123 · 05-02-2009, 08:10 PM

:p

It was one of my favorite rants ever! Better in person, though.

Guess what? Couldn't get it to work through the DVR (I had set it up right!) so it's hooked into the TV, then I had to dig out the old TV remote and use the aux button. Sheesh.

I watched the first two episodes of Dexter. I like it.

The dog is a sweetheart. Lab mix...very playful but not obnoxious. She's a year old.

04-23-2009, 08:07 PM	#17
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I've tried 4 different dvds, just in case. I just changed it again, and it played for a couple seconds, then displayed "root." I think it's broken, but I'll wait to see what answers I get at their website. This will be like my 5th dvd player in as many years. wtf? Is that normal? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-23-2009, 08:18 PM	#18
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Find a teenage on street. They'll have it fixed pronto!!! __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

04-23-2009, 09:19 PM	#19
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Sounds like it could be an electrical issue - take the dvd to work and see if it works there. Hey wait - didn't you say it shocked you at one point when you plugged something in? That could be a short. dunno ???? At this point I think you need a bigger hammer. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-01-2009, 01:01 AM	#22
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	When you're in love, anything is negotiable. Alcohol helps. __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

05-02-2009, 03:49 PM	#23
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Mother of god, why the fuck do they make these things so goddam difficult? I can read, I'm not stupid, I used to test electronics for christ fucking sakes, and I can't figure out how the fuck to get my DVD player (and I got a new mother fucker) to fucking work with the fucking motherfucker DVR box or TV. The directions are ridiculous, they don't even try for integration. Just tell me: Put fucking yellow wire in fucking yellow hole on this fucking unit. Turn the fucking TV to channel fuck...voila, you have a movie. Not "available s video cunt sucker HD motherfucker, only if fucking ps cable has 9 pieces of lasagna, then to find other coaxial if you need it you go to the box with which you have loved and lost, and t-table 6 remoted the output of the input next to the cuntputt of the TV. In 6 days, check to see if light p4554e3w lights up: if so, meat and potatoes for dinner with your movie is suggested in light of all other cables." Yeah, I'm pissed. I've called in the expert ex. I HATE when I can't do crap myself. But there's always a good side: ex and housemate got a dog at the pound, who I will get to meet for the first time. Her name is STELLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-23-2009, 07:57 PM	#16
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	is there a dvd in the tray? if so, what happens when you switch it?

04-30-2009, 09:13 AM	#21
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Yeah, but appropriate?

05-02-2009, 06:18 PM	#24
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I would almost be willing to travel to your house to hook it up and then leave again immediately, just to bask in the live version of that rant.

05-02-2009, 08:10 PM	#25
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	:p It was one of my favorite rants ever! Better in person, though. Guess what? Couldn't get it to work through the DVR (I had set it up right!) so it's hooked into the TV, then I had to dig out the old TV remote and use the aux button. Sheesh. I watched the first two episodes of Dexter. I like it. The dog is a sweetheart. Lab mix...very playful but not obnoxious. She's a year old. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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