20 Chapter 2. TV Connections20 Chapter 2. TV Connections
Connection Types
Video and Combined Audio/Video Connections
ThesedescriptionsapplytoTVvideoonlyanddonotcoversignalsfrompersonalcomputers.
Picture Quality
(most sources)
Name Signal Type
Figures
(not to scale)
Additional Information
Best
(carryhigh-
definitionvideo
whenavailable)
HDMI
Digitalaudio
andvideo
Carriesdigitalaudioand
uncompresseddigitalvideoon
asingleone-waycable.
DVI
Digitaland
analogvideo
Carriesuncompresseddigital
videoandanalogvideoona
singleone-waycable;requires
separateaudioconnections.
ComponentVideo
Analogvideo
YPbPrRCA-styleconnectors
arecoloredgreen,blue,andred.
Carriesanaloghigh-definition
andstandard-definitionsignals.
Good S-Video
Analogvideo
Carriesanalogstandard-defi-
nitionsignals.
Providesbetter
qualityvideothancompositeor
RFcoaxialvideo.
Fair CompositeVideo
Analogvideo
RCA-styleconnector,usually
coloredyellow.
Carriesanalog
standard-definitionsignals.
FairtoBest
(dependingon
source;carry
allqualitiesof
signals)
IEEE1394
(FireWire®)
Digitalaudio
andvideo
Carriescompresseddigital
videoandaudioaswellas
devicecontrolsignalsona
singletwo-waycable.
RFCoaxialVideo
(fromantennaor
directcable)
Analogand
digitalaudio
andvideo
Carriesaudioandvideoona
singlecable.
Note: OnlysomeTVsignalsarehigh-denitionsignals.Toview
high-denitionprogrammingfromyourcableorsatellite
provider,youmustsubscribetotheprovider’shigh-denition
service.Someover-the-airbroadcastsareinhigh-denition
andcanbereceivedwithahigh-qualityantennasuitedto
yourlocation.
Audio Connections
TherearetwotypesofaudioconnectionsusedonthisTV.Refertothetablebelow.
Audio Connection
Figures
(not to scale)
Additional Information
Left/RightAnalog
StereoAudio
RCA-styleconnectorsusuallycoloredwhiteforleftand
redforrightstereoaudio.Formonauralsound(allspeak-
ersplayingthesamesound),useonlythewhiteconnector.
DigitalAudio(Coaxial)
RCA-styleconnectorusuallycoloredorange.Usetosend
digitalaudiofromtheTVtoyourdigitalA/Vreceiverfor
surround-soundeffects.Usuallytheonlyaudioconnec-
tionrequiredbetweentheTVandtheA/Vreceiver.