Mitsubishi Electronics LT-37131 Connection Types, Video and Combined Audio/Video Connections

24Chapter 2. TV Connections

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Connection Types

Video and Combined Audio/Video Connections

These descriptions apply to TV video only and do not cover signals from personal computers.

Picture Quality	Name	Signal Type	Figures	Additional Information
(most sources)			(not to scale)
		Digital audio		Carries digital audio and
	HDMI			uncompressed digital video on
		and video
				a single one-way cable.
Best				Carries uncompressed digital
				video alone on a single one-way
(carry high-	DVI	Digital video
				cable; requires separate audio
definition video
				connections.
when available)
				Carries analog high-definition
	Component Video	Analog video		and standard-definition signals.
				Y Pb Pr RCA-style connectors
				are colored green, blue, and red.
				Carries analog standard-defini-
Good	S-Video	Analog video		tion signals. Provides better
				quality video than composite or
				RF coaxial video.
				Carries analog standard-defini-
Fair	Composite Video	Analog video		tion signals. RCA-style connec-
				tor, usually colored yellow
				Carries compressed digital
Fair to Best	IEEE 1394	Digital audio		video and audio as well as
(depending on	(FireWire®)	and video		device control signals on a
source; carry				single two-way cable.
all qualities of		Analog and		Carries audio and video on a
signals)	RF Coaxial Video	digital audio
				single cable.
		and video

Note: Only some TV signals are high-defi nition signals. To view high-defi nition programming from your cable or satel- lite provider, you must subscribe to the provider’s high-defi nition service. Some over-the-air broadcasts are in high-defi nition and can be received with a high-quality antenna suited to your location.

Audio-Only Connections

There are two types of audio connections used on this TV. Refer to the table below.

Audio Connection	Figures	Additional Information
	(not to scale)
Left/Right Analog		RCA-style connectors usually colored white for left and
		red for right stereo audio. For monaural sound (all speak-
Stereo Audio
		ers playing the same sound), use only the white connector.
		RCA-style connector usually colored orange. Use to send
Digital Audio (Coaxial)		digital audio from the TV to your digital A/V receiver for
		surround-sound effects. Usually the only audio connec-
		tion required between the TV and the A/V receiver.