I recently bought a Panasonic LS-84 portable region-free DVD player for my kids. It's a really nice little machine and works very well. While at home I like to connect it to a TV for them so they can enjoy viewing on a bigger screen. Unfortunately, when I do this, the picture is black and white and the picture quality is not as good. The TV audio works well but I can't get a nice color picture.

If you have any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.Could be an NTSC/PAL button you need to press. Some DVD players have this either on the remote control or the player itself to match with the TV region CODE or DVD itself.What kind of connection, or cables, are you USING to connect it to the TV?

What part of the world are you in, and in what country are the DVDs bought?This player didn't come with a remote and it doesn't have an NTSC/PAL button.

For connection I am using the red-yellow-white (3 connect line) into the TV. The end connecting to the DVD player is only a 1-connect line and it's the yellow one. In order to get the TV audio, I am simply using the same line I use for my laptop, a simple black cord that plugs into the headphone slot on the DVD player.It's odd that the DVD player has a video output, but no audio outputs.

I would contact the manufacturer, or who ever you bought it from, and see about a warranty exchange or repair. It sounds like the color carrier on the output isn't working.The yellow cord is connected to a jack which is called audio/video. However, in order to get audio from speakers or another device, i need to plug from one the headphone jacks. Otherwise, the SOUND simply comes from the little speakers on the player.What country was the DVD player made in?
Made in China, purchased on Amazon Japan. Using it in Japan now. It's composite output.

From a review:

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Apart from the twin headphone outputs for shared listening, the only socket is a minijack input/output that sends composite video and stereo audio to a TV using the supplied adapter cable, as well as allowing you to watch an external device on the screen.

Television Signal System PAL/PAL60 (NTSC) Selectable

Choose PAL 60 or NTSC output when playing NTSC discs.