Connecting Video source devices
You can connect your projector to various Video source devices that provide any one of the following output sockets:
•DVI
•Component Video
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•Video (composite)
You need only connect the projector to a Video source device using just one of the above connecting methods, however each provides a different level of video quality. The method you choose will most likely depend upon the availability of matching terminals on both the projector and the Video source device as described below:
Best video quality
The best available video connection method is DVI, if your source device is equipped with a DVI socket. Based on the type of DVI connector you have, you can enjoy a digital or high- end analog video quality.
See "Connecting a DVI source device" on page 26 for how to connect the projector to a DVI source device and other details.
If no DVI source is available, the next best video signal is available by connecting your device to the projector with a Component Video (not to be confused with composite Video) cable. Digital TV tuner and DVD players output Component Video natively, so if available on your devices, they should be your connection method of choice in preference to
See "Connecting a Component Video source device" on page 27 for how to connect the projector to a component video device.
Better video quality
The
See "Connecting an
Least video quality
Composite Video is an analog video and will result in a perfectly acceptable, but less than optimal result from your projector, being the least video quality of the available methods described here.
See "Connecting a composite Video source device" on page 29 for how to connect the projector to a composite Video device.
Connecting Audio
The projector has two
If you have a separate sound system, you will most likely want to connect the audio output of your Video source device to that sound system, instead of to the projector.
The audio connections illustrated in the following sections are provided for informational purposes only. You need not connect audio to the projector if there is an alternate sound system available, or if audio is not required.
