VIZIO VO320E User Manual

Chapter 2 Connecting Equipment

Which Video Connection Should I Use?

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

Connection

Quality

(type)

Connector

Rear and

Side

Panel

Color

Codes

Description

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(digital)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

streams from ATSC broadcast programming, this input

 

- - - - - - - - - -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black

 

takes advantage of the High Definition content.

 

 

 

 

 

 

- -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV Coaxial RF. This is the connection for standard

 

(analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTSC TV using antenna or cable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RGB PC (VGA) – This video input has separate red,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue

 

green and blue color components. The signal carries

 

(analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

horizontal and vertical sync information on the green

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

signal. This is most commonly used for PC input.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component1/2 - The video signal is separated into

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Better

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green and

 

three signals, one containing the black-and-white

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

information and the other two containing the color

 

 

 

 

 

 

(analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purple

 

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 information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the other containing the color information.

 

Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow,

 

Separating the color in this way avoids ‘cross color’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

effects where closely spaced black and white lines are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and

 

 

(analog)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

erroneously displayed in color. It also enables text to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be displayed more sharply.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Composite (AV1/2) - The complete video signal is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

carried through this single pin connector. This is the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

most commonly used video connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: For more info refer to the Quick Start Guide

Version 1/22/2009

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Vizio VO320E user manual Connecting Equipment, Which Video Connection Should I Use?