Chapter 2: Connecting Components

Understanding video connections

Your plasma TV has four types of standard video connections. You should use the best connection available to get the best display. For example, if your DVD player supports a component video connection, connect the DVD player to your plasma TV using component video instead of composite video or S-Video.

Connection Cable and Connector

Description

Quality

 

 

 

Basic

Coaxial (RF). The video and audio signals

 

are both carried in one cable (the other three

 

connection types only handle video, and

 

require separate connections for sound).

 

Coaxial is the only way to connect an

 

antenna to your plasma TV.

 

 

Good

Composite. The video signal is carried

 

through a single “pin.” This connection

 

method is the one that is most commonly

 

found on devices.

Better

S-Video.The video signal is split into two

 

signals, black-and-white and color. Text

 

displayed on-screen through this connection

 

will be noticeably sharper then composite or

 

coaxial (RF).

Best

Component. The video signal is split into

 

three signals, two color, and one

 

black-and-white. Use component video to

 

take advantage of the superior picture

 

provided by signal sources as HDTV and

 

progressive DVD.

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