I dug out what I thought was a combination DVD and VHS player and plugged it into the TV, turns out it was just a really big DVD player. I couldn’t get it working with the RCA inputs into the receiver so I’ve just hooked up the other DVD player for the moment. The current DVD player also has RCA output and that didn’t work either, so it could be the cable.

I put on some DVDs for the kids and it was so much better. You know what you’re in for, the shows have a proper start and end, and they can pick out a DVD like they do books when they’re ready