Why isn’t my VHS/DVD player showing a picture through an AV-to-HDMI converter?
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MellowCedar27
I'm trying to connect an older VHS/DVD combo player to a modern TV. The red, white, and yellow AV cables are plugged into the player and the AV-to-HDMI converter, and an HDMI cable runs from the converter to HDMI 1 on the TV. I've selected the correct HDMI input and tried multiple cables and converters, including different Onn-brand ones. The TV works normally, and the player is supposedly functional, but I'm still getting no picture or sound. Could the converter need a separate power source, or is there something else I should check?
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Check whether the converter needs USB power. Many AV-to-HDMI adapters won’t work from the signal alone, so connect their USB power cable to a wall charger or another standalone USB power source rather than the TV’s USB port.
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With an HDMI connection, the TV doesn’t use a channel number. Make sure the TV is specifically set to the HDMI input that the converter is plugged into, such as HDMI 1.
MellowCedar27: That’s what I meant—I selected the correct HDMI input.
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MellowCedar27: I had originally plugged the power into the TV, so I tried using a wall charger instead, but I’m still getting the same result.