by HotWax » Mon Aug 23, 2004 2:59 pm
More specifically, he's talking about A/V cables, which have three plugs:
Yellow: Video (composite) signal
Red: Right audio output
Black/White: Left audio output
I'm talking about a component cable, which uses three jacks to generate one high-quality video signal. Rather than compositing all the hue and brightness information in a single signal, the component cable separately sends the red, green, and blue color data to the television, in much the same way that VGA monitors work. You can even see this in action by unplugging one or two of the cables while the system is on; the picture will lose the particular color that you unplugged. (Unplugging the green cable, for example, with bath the screen in violet-tones)
Unlike an A/V cable, a component cable only carries the video signal, so you'll still need to use the red & white (or black) jacks from your A/V cable to provide the audio.
More specifically, he's talking about A/V cables, which have three plugs:
Yellow: Video (composite) signal
Red: Right audio output
Black/White: Left audio output
I'm talking about a component cable, which uses three jacks to generate one high-quality video signal. Rather than compositing all the hue and brightness information in a single signal, the component cable separately sends the red, green, and blue color data to the television, in much the same way that VGA monitors work. You can even see this in action by unplugging one or two of the cables while the system is on; the picture will lose the particular color that you unplugged. (Unplugging the green cable, for example, with bath the screen in violet-tones)
Unlike an A/V cable, a component cable only carries the video signal, so you'll still need to use the red & white (or black) jacks from your A/V cable to provide the audio.