VIZIO VT420M/VT470M User Manual
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Chapter 2 Connecting Equipment
Your HDTV has six different ways to connect your video equipment from a basic connection to the most
advanced for digital signals.
Connection
Quality
(type)
Connector
Rear and
Side Panel
Color Code
Description
Best
(digital) Green
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface). It is the first and
only industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital au dio/video
interface. HDMI provides an interface bet ween 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
(digital)
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Good
(analog)
Green
DTV Coaxial RF. When used for MPEG2 encoded bit streams
from ATSC broadcast programming, this input takes advantage
of the High Definition content.
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TV Coaxial RF. This is the connection for standard NTSC TV
using antenna or cable.
Best
(analog) Blue
RGB PC (VGA). This video input has separate red, green and
blue color components. The signal carries horizontal and
vertical sync information on the green signal. This is most
commonly used for PC input.
Better
(analog)
Yellow
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.
Good
(analog)
Red
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.
Good
(analog) Red
Composite. The complete video signal is carried through this
single pin connector. This is the most commonly used video
connection.
Best
(digital)
White
USB (Universal Serial Bus). USB is an interface port designed
to connect storage devices holding data (FAT32 format: MP3
for music and JPEG for image) files without a need to power off
the host (TV) unit.
Note: For more information, please refer to the Quick Start Guide