24 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
oranalogvideoonasingle
one-waycable;requiressepa-
rateaudioconnections.
ComponentVideo
Analogvideo
Carriesanaloghigh-definition
andstandard-definitionsignals.
YPbPrRCA-styleconnectors
arecoloredgreen,blue,andred.
Good S-Video
Analogvideo
Carriesanalogstandard-defi-
nitionsignals.
Providesbetter
qualityvideothancompositeor
RFcoaxialvideo.
Fair CompositeVideo
Analogvideo
Carriesanalogstandard-defini-
tionsignals.
RCA-styleconnec-
tor,usuallycoloredyellow
FairtoBest
(dependingon
source;carry
allqualitiesof
signals)
IEEE1394
(FireWire®)
Digitalaudio
andvideo
Carriescompresseddigital
videoandaudioaswellas
devicecontrolsignalsona
singletwo-waycable.
RFCoaxialVideo
Analogand
digitalaudio
andvideo
Carriesaudioandvideoona
singlecable.
Note: OnlysomeTVsignalsarehigh-denitionsignals.Toviewhigh-denition
programmingfromyourcableorsatelliteprovider,youmustsubscribeto
theprovider’shigh-denitionservice.Someover-the-airbroadcastsarein
high-denitionandcanbereceivedwithahigh-qualityantennasuitedto
yourlocation.
Audio-Only 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.