Can I plug my roku into the red, yellow & white inputs at the side of my tv (video 2)

Hello Friend...

Many TVs have a shared composite and component video input. When you connect a yellow video cable and the input is set to component you get a black and white picture. Go into the TV menu and change the input to composite.


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I was able to find a service manual online which lists the inputs for that TV as the following:

• RF connector (cable/antenna)
• Composite (yellow video, red/white audio)
• S-Video
• Component (red/green/blue video, red/white audio)
• D-Sub (analog PC connector)
• DVI (digital PC connector)

Your Playstation would need to be plugged into either the component or composite connectors depending on which Playstation you have. The Playstation 1, Playstation 2, and Playstation 3 all can use the same composite cable, and the Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 can both use the same component cable. The Playstation 4 only uses HDMI, which your TV doesn't support, so you would need to use an HDMI to component converter (under $20 on Amazon).

As for the Roku, same rules apply, but it again depends on your Roku model.

The Roku is an external media player designed to function with all TVs. Depending on the model of Roku you have you need to conext the video out whether it be RCA (the yellow red whit cables) or HDMI into the corresponding input on your sharp TV then with your remote or the input button located on the side of the TV you need to change the TVs input to the the same input you plugged your Roku into.

On the back of the TV/VCR unit there is an input for audio & video plugs. These will accept a composite video signal and mono audio signal. I'm not sure if newer roku has these outputs as they are low def only signals. The roku would need to have have red, white & yellow sockets. (Old Roku's had these....) Yellow is video, red and white are L & R audio. Use a y adapter to merge red & white together, and use a standard RCA patch cord to connect the roku composite outputs to the TV VCR inputs.

Yes, if they are red white (are audio) yellow (is video) not, green blue and red this are for video only.

You didn't say which Roku you have, so I will assume you have a Roku 3 since it's the only one without RCA output jacks (the red, white, and yellow jacks you mention). You can return the Roku 3 and get a Roku 2. You can only attach the Roku to a switching box if 1) the Roku has the RCA outputs and your switch has A/V inputs. If you DO have the Roku 3, then you may be able to purchase a HDMI to RCA cable from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-RCA-VGA-Cable-1-8m/dp/B002ZUI68G

Please make sure to set the input source of your TV to the correct source... since you're using Red Yellow White cable, select Video.

Please set the input source of your TV to video since you're using Red Yellow and White cable. Or set it to AV

Hi,

You must match the TV's input connections and the Roku output on your remote. This means if the Roku's output is connected to your TV's "HDMI 2" (or A/V 2, etc.), you must be able to select HDMI 2 (or A/V 2, etc) on the TV - either with your remote or pressing a button on the TV itself.

Sometimes, the TV will skip over unused inputs when it was first set up. This is done to reduce the number of button presses to go from say "HDMI 1" to "HDMI 4" by programming OUT the HDMI 2 & HDMI 3 choices.

You'll need to program IN the input that your TV uses to connect the Roku if it isn't already available. You MUST connect cables properly if not using HDMI. RGB is Red-Green-Blue and must be connected to RGB jacks at the Roku and TV for a picture and the the White & Red (left and right) audio must connect the the corresponding Red / White audio jacks - or it will provide strange results.

Make sure the power plug is connected to an outlet that is ON and connected to the power jack on the Roku box itself. Unless you have a defective Roku box or TV, it SHOULD work. You can try using a different HDMI or A/V jacks on the TV to determine if it is the TV jacks or not.

Good luck!

Yes these are the same yellow white and red ports that you would use to connect your DVD player. I believe this television has one port in the front and one in the back. I might be wrong but I believe video 1 is in the back and video 2 is in the front. If you have tried video 1 and video 2 making sure you have pressed the video/input button to select the proper one after connecting your Roku then you have done everything properly. Make sure to try a different RCA cable to make sure it is not the cable that is causing the problem. Also try the Roku on a different television because if it is working on a different television with the same RCA cable then you'll know that it isn't compatible with this particular television.