Chapter 2 - Connecting Components

2.1 - Which Video Connection Should I Use?

The VIZIO P42 Plasma TV has five different ways to connect your video equipment from a basic one to the most advanced for digital displays.

Connection

Cable and Connector

Description

Quality

 

 

 

 

 

OK

 

Coaxial RF. This is the only connection that has the audio

 

 

and the video in one cable. If you have an antenna, this is

 

 

the only way you can connect it to the Plasma TV. If you

 

 

have a VCR, you can connect your antenna/cable to the

 

 

VCR RF Input and connect the VCR RF Output to this

 

 

connector.

 

 

 

Basic

 

Composite. The complete video signal is carried through

 

 

this single pin connector. This is the most commonly used

 

 

video connection.

 

 

 

Good

 

S-Video. The video signal is separated into two signals,

 

 

one containing the black-and-white information and the

 

 

other containing the color information. Separating the

 

 

color in this way 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.

 

 

 

Better

 

Component. The video signal is separated into three

 

 

signals, one containing the black-and-white information

 

 

and the other two containing the color information. This

 

 

enhancement over S-Video takes advantage of the

 

 

superior picture provided by progressive scan DVD

 

 

players and HDTV formats.

 

 

 

Best

 

Digital Video (DVI). All of the picture information is

 

 

received digitally coded and it does not convert the signal

 

 

from digital to analog. The other inputs are converted

 

 

from analog to digital by the Plasma TV. Movies are

 

 

digitally encoded on DVD’s and so by using a component

 

 

such as the BRAVO D2 DVI Enabled DVD Player from V,

 

 

Inc. with a DVI output it will produce the ultimate picture

 

 

performance.

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