VIZIO GV42L FHDTV10A User Manual

Chapter 2 Connecting Equipment

2.1 Which Video Connection Should I Use?

The VIZIO GV42L FHDTV10A has six different ways to connect your video equipment from a basic connection to the most advanced for digital displays.

Connection

Rear

Panel

Quality ConnectorDescription

Color

(type)

Codes

Best

(digital)

White

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) - It is the first and only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and an audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV), over a single cable.

 

Best

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTV Coaxial RF.

When used for MPEG2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

encoded bit streams from ATSC broadcast

 

(digital)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

programming, this input takes advantage of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Definition content.

 

 

 

 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- -

 

 

 

 

(analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV Coaxial RF. This is the connection for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

standard NTSC TV using antenna or cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB PC (VGA) – This video input has separate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue

 

red, green and blue color components.

The

 

(analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal carries horizontal and vertical sync

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information on the green signal.

This is

most

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

commonly used for PC input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component 1/2 - The video signal is separated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into three signals, one containing the black-and-

 

Better

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green and

 

white information and the other two containing the

 

 

 

 

 

 

(analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purple

 

color information. This enhancement over S-Video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

takes advantage of the superior picture provided

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by progressive scan DVD players and HDTV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

formats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S-Video (AV1) - The video signal is separated into

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

two signals, one containing the black-and-white

 

Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information and the other containing the color

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red/White

 

information. Separating the color

in this

way

 

(analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

avoids ‘cross color’ effects where closely spaced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

black and white lines are erroneously displayed in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

color. It also enables text to be displayed more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sharply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good

(analog)

Yellow

AV2 (Composite) - The complete video signal is carried through this single pin connector. This is the most commonly used video connection.

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Vizio GV42L FHDTV10A manual Connecting Equipment, Which Video Connection Should I Use?

GV42L FHDTV10A specifications

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