Sharp DVD Players

Add to Your Media Library With Sharp DVD Players

For more than a century, the Sharp Corporation has produced electronic video and audio equipment. They manufacture a variety of DVD players, each with some specifications, features, accessories, and uses. If you are searching for a new DVD player to use with your TV, knowing some common categories and details about them may help you refine your parameters and choose a model that suits your needs and preferences.

A DVD player may have a set list of specific DVD formats it can read. These formats can vary across different models. However, there are some common formats that most players can read. A standard player may be able to read discs in formats like:

• DVDs: This is one of the most common formats that allow standard players to access content like films or TV shows.
• CDs: These are usually able to play or record and store music or other audio for playback later. Many players can recognize and play sounds from CDs.
• Windows Media Video: File formats like WMVs are able to recognize many video formats and are used mainly by computers.
• DivX: These files also store movies or TV shows on DVDs but do so using compression methods. The player can then recognize and play DivX files and will decompress them for playback.
• JPEG: This is an image-only format but many players can recognize and display JPEG images on TVs.

Many players have several features in common, but the player you choose may have a specific set of features that differ from those of another model. However, there are some features you may want to look for during your search that might be common to multiple DVD players. Some of these features include:

• Hard drive: This is a mechanism for recording shows or films from TV or DVR.
• Media streamer: This allows access to content from other sources like the Internet and displays it on screen.
• Built-in Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi ready This feature allows the ability to connect to an existing Internet connection, such as a home network.
• Parental lock: A control that allows you to set the level of access to specific content that younger viewers are able to see.

The specific instructions for setting up your new player may vary from model to model. However, consider using these basic steps as a guide:

• Turn off the power to the TV.
• Position the player near the TV so that the cables are within reach of the TV.
• Plug in the audio and video input jacks by connecting them to the TV's line-in ports.
• Position the other ends of the cords into the line-out ports.
• Plug the player into a power source.
• Connect an HDMI cable for use with other devices if necessary.