20Chapter 2. TV Connections

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

 

Digital and

 

video and analog video on a

(carry high-

DVI

 

analog video

 

single one-way cable; requires

definition video

 

 

 

 

 

separate audio connections.

when available)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y Pb Pr RCA-style connectors

 

 

 

 

 

Component Video

Analog video

 

are colored green, blue, and red.

 

 

Carries analog high-definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and standard-definition signals.

 

 

 

 

Carries analog standard-defi-

Good

S-Video

Analog video

 

nition signals. Provides better

 

quality video than composite or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RF coaxial video.

 

 

 

 

RCA-style connector, usually

Fair

Composite Video

Analog video

 

colored yellow. Carries analog

 

 

 

 

standard-definition signals.

 

 

 

 

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

RF Coaxial Video

Analog and

 

Carries audio and video on a

signals)

(from antenna or

digital audio

 

 

single cable.

 

direct cable)

and video

 

 

 

 

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

Audio Connections

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

Audio Connection

Figures

Additional Information

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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.

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Mitsubishi Electronics WD-57831 manual Connection Types, Video and Combined Audio/Video Connections, Audio Connections

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