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Flat-panel displays are thin panels of glass or plastic used for electronically displaying text, images, or video. Liquid crystal displays (LCD), OLED (organic light emitting diode) and microLED displays are not quite the same; since LCD uses a liquid crystal that reacts to an electric current blocking light or allowing it to pass through the panel, whereas OLED/microLED displays consist of electroluminescent organic/inorganic materials that generate light when a current is passed through the material. LCD, OLED and microLED displays are driven using LTPS, IGZO, LTPO, and A-Si TFT transistor technologies as their backplane using ITO to supply current to the transistors and in turn to the liquid crystal or electroluminescent material. Segment and passive OLED and LCD displays do not use a backplane but use indium tin oxide (ITO), a transparent conductive material, to pass current to the electroluminescent material or liquid crystal. In LCDs, there is an even layer of liquid crystal throughout the panel whereas an OLED display has the electroluminescent material only where it is meant to light up. OLEDs, LCDs and microLEDs can be made flexible and transparent, but LCDs require a backlight because they cannot emit light on their own like OLEDs and microLEDs.

Liquid-crystal display (or LCD) is a thin, flat panel used for electronically displaying information such as text, images, and moving pictures. They are usually made of glass but they can also be made out of plastic. Some manufacturers make transparent LCD panels and special sequential color segment LCDs that have higher than usual refresh rates and an RGB backlight. The backlight is synchronized with the display so that the colors will show up as needed. The list of LCD manufacturers:

Organic light emitting diode (or OLED displays) is a thin, flat panel made of glass or plastic used for electronically displaying information such as text, images, and moving pictures. OLED panels can also take the shape of a light panel, where red, green and blue light emitting materials are stacked to create a white light panel. OLED displays can also be made transparent and/or flexible and these transparent panels are available on the market and are widely used in smartphones with under-display optical fingerprint sensors. LCD and OLED displays are available in different shapes, the most prominent of which is a circular display, which is used in smartwatches. The list of OLED display manufacturers:

MicroLED displays is an emerging flat-panel display technology consisting of arrays of microscopic LEDs forming the individual pixel elements. Like OLED, microLED offers infinite contrast ratio, but unlike OLED, microLED is immune to screen burn-in, and consumes less power while having higher light output, as it uses LEDs instead of organic electroluminescent materials, The list of MicroLED display manufacturers:

LCDs are made in a glass substrate. For OLED, the substrate can also be plastic. The size of the substrates are specified in generations, with each generation using a larger substrate. For example, a 4th generation substrate is larger in size than a 3rd generation substrate. A larger substrate allows for more panels to be cut from a single substrate, or for larger panels to be made, akin to increasing wafer sizes in the semiconductor industry.

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Imagine, You have many retro system in use. Amiga, Atari ST, ZX spectrum, etc... And You have only one classical TV/Monitor with one SCART INPUT. Each time, You want to switch system, You have to connect Your machine to Your monitor. Everytime, You do it - You damage scart socket inside. Those days are over. Connect up to 8 computers/consoles to HYDRA, then connect HYDRA to Your TV/Monitor and power on hydra with You mobile phone charger with MICRO USB plug. Since now, HYDRA will detect active scart input and forward all signals to Your monitor. Simple and efficent.

Designing device, I put much effort into ability to passthrough many types of signals: from composite to component. To protect device and not to cut signal`s range, HYDRAs have additional ESD protection diodes, but for a short period of time when scanning for active scart, Hydra is defenseless. If You got hit that moment plugging powered on device, You will damage RGB chip with ESD voltage that may reach thousands of volts (not dangerous for you, but electronics is fragile..). This chip may become very hot and protection will probably brick hydra till one of chips is replaced (NCS2564). Cost of repair is 10Euro !!!

After establishing connection with flat cables between HYDRA (master unit) and HYDRA HEADS (slave unit), user forces HYDRA to work with HEADS expansion and 8 additional scart inputs it offers.

To obtain above functionality, jumper (solder pads) JP1 must be shorted. From that moment, HYDRA does scanning between 16 scart input ports in search for active one to route all signals to output scart.

New televisions only rarely have a SCART connection. This means that you no longer have a chance to connect your old consoles or video devices, as they do not have the HDMI port required for this. We’ll show you how you can nevertheless connect older hardware to new TVs.

SCART technology (Syndicat des Constructeurs d’Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) was developed in the 1970s and has become the new standard in the European home entertainment sector in the following years. SCART is a connector that transmits analog video and audio signals simultaneously. Thanks to SCART technology, a single connection is sufficient for the reproduction of image and sound.

Since 2002, HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) has been jointly developed by television manufacturers such as Sony, Toshiba or Philips and installed as standard in their devices. HDMI is a technology that can receive and play back video and sound signals simultaneously. In its function, the HDMI connector is the modern counterpart of the SCART connector, but with the big difference that HDMI transmits digital signals and not analog like the SCART connector. HDMI has now completely replaced the SCART connection and has established itself as the new standard for video and sound transmission.

To be able to use your old consoles or video equipment equipped with a SCART connector on your new TV equipped with HDMI, you need a so-called ”SCART to HDMI converter”.

The SCART to HDMI converters from deleyCON, Neoteck or Steelplay convert the analog signal of the SCART connector into a digital one, which can then be output via HDMI.

The technology that is used here is not particularly complex. All converters use the same process for converting analog to digital signals, so you won’t see any major quality differences between the individual products. Whichever converter you choose, it must be clear in advance that no improvement of the original image signal can be expected here. The converters convert the analog signal, but do not improve it. The maximum image resolution that SCART can transmit only reaches the PAL standard of 720 x 576 pixels. In times of HDMI, where a picture resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 is possible without any problems, you have to reckon with the converter producing a washed-out picture. Another disadvantage is that you have to reckon with a significant increase in input lag when playing on your old consoles, since an analog signal has to be converted into a digital one and the converters can only accomplish this with a minimal delay.

If you are not comfortable with the above mentioned drawbacks and want to use the SCART to HDMI converter mainly for your old consoles, then there is an alternative that allows you to get rid of the input lag problem.

There are still some TVs on the market that have an analog connection (e.g. Philips Ambilight 55OLED804). Here you don’t need a converter and can use your included SCART cables to connect your old consoles directly to the TV. This way, there is no input lag at all. Those who have lost their old cables don’t need to worry, as you can get them at a reasonable price on Amazon.

In conclusion, the SCART to HDMI converters are well suited for VHS and DVD playback. However, if you’re planning to connect your old consoles, you’d be better off buying a new TV with an analog connection, as this way you won’t be plagued by annoying input lag.

​Genuine Panasonic scart adaptor type K1HY20YY0013 for modern Panasonic flat panel televisions. Many of the new flat panel televisions, especially LED types no longer have scart sockets fitted.

Manufacturers Part Number: K1HY20YY0013This adaptor can be used with the following Panasonic models:TX-L42DT65B, TX-L42DTW60, TX-L42ET60E, TX-L42ET61B, TX-L42ETF62, TX-L42ETN63, TX-L42ETS61, TX-L42ETW60, TX-L42ETX64, TX-L42FT60B, TX-L42FT60E, TX-L42FT60Y, TX-L42FTW60, TX-L47DT60E, TX-L47DT60Y, TX-L47DT65B, TX-L47DTW60, TX-L47ET60B, TX-L47ET60E, TX-L47ET60Y, TX-L47ET61B, TX-L47ETW60, TX-L47FT60B, TX-L47FT60E, TX-L47FT60Y, TX-L47FTW60, TX-L47WT60E, TX-L47WT60T, TX-L47WT60Y, TX-L47WT65B, TX-L47WTW60, TX-L50DT60E, TX-L50DT60Y, TX-L50DT65B, TX-L50DTW60, TX-L50ET60B, TX-L50ET60E, TX-L50ET60Y, TX-L50ETF62, TX-L50ETN63, TX-L50ETS61, TX-L50ETW60, TX-L50ETX64, TX-L55DT60E, TX-L55DT60Y, TX-L55DT65B, TX-L55ET60B, TX-L55ET60E, TX-L55ET60Y, TX-L55ET61B, TX-L55ETW60, TX-L55WT60E, TX-L55WT60T, TX-L55WT60Y, TX-L55WT65B, TX-L60DT60E, TX-L60DT60Y, TX-L60DT65B, TX-L60DTW60, TX-L65WT600B, TX-L65WT600E, TX-LR42ET60, TX-LR42FT60, TX-LR47DT60, TX-LR47ET60, TX-LR47FT60, TX-LR47WT60, TX-LR50DT60, TX-LR50ET60, TX-LR55DT60, TX-LR55ET60, TX-LR55WT60, TX-LR60DT60, TX-LR65WT600, TX-P42GT60B, TX-P42GT60E, TX-P42GT60Y, TX-P42GTW60, TX-P42ST60B, TX-P42ST60E, TX-P42ST60Y, TX-P42STW60, TX-P50GT60B, TX-P50GT60Y, TX-P50GTW60, TX-P50ST60E, TX-P50ST60Y, TX-P50VT60E, TX-P50VT60T, TX-P50VT60Y, TX-P50VT65B, TX-PR42ST60, TX-PR50ST60, TX-PR50VT60

You may still have many video tapes that you like to play but find it hard to connect a VCR to your new flat screen TV. Often this is because you can’t find the right connections on the new TV. This article will explain the different options on how to connect a VCR to a flat screen TV, even if you can’t find the yellow socket.

Basically you need to connect from the“line out” of the VCR to “AV in” of the TV. This needs to be done for both the video and for the audio. Some VCRs have one audio out socket (mono) and some have two audio out sockets (stereo) – we will look at stereo first, and look at the differences for mono later in this article.

To connect a VCR to most flat screen TVs, you will need a cable with these yellow, red and white connectors. For non European VCRs, you will need a cable with these plugs at each end. For European VCRs, you may need a SCART plug at the VCR end, and these yellow, red and white plugs at the other end to connect to the TV.

The yellow, red and white plugs are often called RCA or Phono plugs. The yellow cable is used for the video signal, the red cable for the right audio, and the white cable for the left audio signal. Many VCRs come with these leads supplied. If you don’t have any, they should be available at most electronic or electrical stores.

If you need a SCART connection for the VCR, make sure the SCART cable is designed for output. If you use a SCART cable made for input, it won’t work as you need an output cable. Some SCART leads or adaptors have a little switch on the SCART plug to allow it to be switched to “IN” or “OUT”. Select “OUT”.

This photo shows the standard connectors on most (stereo) VCRs. If you look closely, on the right hand side are the “line out” sockets (the left hand side is for “line in”, which we don’t use for connecting to a TV). The top right red socket is for the right audio out. The white middle right connector is the left audio out socket. The yellow socket at the bottom right is the video out socket.

The markings or labels on most VCRs are as hard to read as in this photo, so you may need to use a torch to see the markings clearly. Once you have found the line out sockets, it is a simple matter of connecting the yellow, red and white plugs of the connecting cable to the corresponding yellow, red and white line out sockets of the VCR.

Older flat screen TVs are easy to connect a VCR to as they have at least one yellow “video in” socket. In this photo you can see it just below the centre of the photo, it is labelled “Video”. Below this yellow socket for video in is the corresponding white and red sockets for the left and right audio in.

Having found the yellow, red and white sockets, it is a simple matter of connecting the corresponding yellow, white and red plugs of the cable connected to the VCR to these sockets.

You may have noticed that in this photo, these sockets are in a section labelled “VIDEO 1 IN”. This normally would indicate that this is the input you need to select on the TV to watch the VCR. Most TVs require you to press “Source” or “Input” on the remote control to select the “Video 1” input signal.

I get many questions from people saying they can’t find the yellow socket to connect a VCR into. Don’t worry, I have a solution. But first check the sides of your TV to make sure the designers aren’t trying to trick you by hiding the yellow, red and white sockets up one side.

Other TVs have a little yellow socket (like a headphone socket) often labelled “AV In”. These are designed to allow the yellow, red and white leads from the VCR to connect to the TV via a little adaptor lead.

Some manufacturers provide these adaptors with the TV, other manufacturers assume you will buy one if you need to. If you need to buy one, search for “3.5mm AV lead”. Either way, simply plug the leads from the VCR into the adaptor lead and then plug this lead into the TV.

Don’t worry if you can’t find a yellow socket on your TV to connect a VCR, as many new TVs don’t have one. Manufacturers think there is no need to supply TVs with the ability to connect a VCR through the standard (and old) yellow, red and white sockets. Instead some TV’s let you connect to the green socket, and others require you to use a HDMI input. I discuss each method below.

At the rear or side of many flat screen TVs there is no yellow socket for “Video In”. But as you can see in this picture, they indicate you can use the green socket instead. Notice on this TV, (and most others) there is only one of the green sockets nominated as “Video in” for you to connect a VCR to.

So for this TV, you would connect the yellow lead from the VCR to the nominated green “Video in” socket. The red and white audio leads from the VCR would connect to the corresponding red and white audio sockets below the blue and red.

Be careful not to fall into the trap of connecting the red audio cable, to the other red socket labelled “Pr” – the right audio will not work if you do this. Also ensure you don’t connect anything to the blue or red video inputs or your VCR picture will be in black and white only.

Note that not all TVs label the “video in” as clearly as in the photo above. Some simply put a yellow circle around the appropriate green socket. Some use a combination of yellow and green. Others label this socket as “Composite Video”.

The green, blue and red sockets labelled Y, Pb and Pr in the photos above are for connecting a DVD player. These three video signals are called “Component Video”. It is the best way of connecting a DVD player if the DVD player doesn’t have HDMI. The green input from a DVD player is basically the black and white picture. The blue and red inputs are for the colour information of the picture. Then the other red and white sockets are for the right and left audio.

Modern TVs are clever enough to know when you only have one lead connected with all the information (composite video) or separate leads (component Video). Hence they don’t need to provide a separate input for Composite only. For a more detailed explanation of component video see thisarticle, or this article to learn more about composite video.

Many new TVs do not have any analogue inputs. Therefore you need to use one of the HDMI inputs on the TV. However you can’t connect your VCR directly to the TV. You need a converter box between the VCR and the TV.

The yellow, red and white lead from the VCR plugs into the input of the converter box. The output of the converter box connects to a HDMI lead. The other end of this lead will plug into one of the HDMI inputs of the TV. Note: Some converter boxes also require a USB lead to be plugged into the TV – this is used to power the unit. Other converter boxes receive power from the HDMI connection to the TV.

If you are going to buy a composite(RCA) to HDMI converter consider these tips:Beware, many on-line searches return two types of converters: a RCA to HDMI converter

You may also need to buy a short HDMI lead, if you don’t already have a spare one. Disclosure: If you buy through these Amazon links Geoff receives a small commission from each sale.

Some TVs will have sockets on the back like this picture. On the left hand side you should see the Audio right (red) and left (white) input sockets. The left socket is also labelled “MONO”. If your TV is like this, then simply connect the “mono out” from the VCR to the “mono in” of the TV. The TV should direct the sound to both (left and right) speakers of the TV.

If your TV does not have a Mono input, then you have two or three options:You can simply connect the “mono out” from the VCR to the “Left in” on the TV. This will send the sound to the left speaker only. While you might think this is not ideal, you may be surprised that it sounds fine when sitting some distance from the TV. The red cable is not used if connecting to the TV this way – it can just hang on its own behind the VCR and TV.

I get many questions from people who have connected their VCR to the TV by one of the above methods, but still get no picture. This could be due to a faulty lead or incorrect connections, but it could also be dirty heads on the VCR.

There is some simple tests to know if you have it all connected correctly. Insert a pre-recorded tape in the VCR and press play. Select “AV in” or similar on your TVFirst off, do you have sound? If so, you are probably connected correctly. At least the sound is working so you know you have selected the correct input on the TV.

If you have sound but no picture, try stopping the tape and starting it again while looking at the screen. Do you see the little Play and stop icons? (some VCRs don’t display these). If you see the control icons on the TV, then you have the connections correct.

Press stop on the VCR and press the “menu” button on the VCR remote (some older VCRs don’t have a menu). When you press menu, you should see it appear on the TV. If you do, then the connections are correct.

If you have sound, and see either the control icons and/or the menu on the TV, then the connections are correct. It probably means the VCR has dirty heads. This is very common with older tapes. If you do an internet search for “clean VCR heads”, you get to choose from over 3 million results. If any of those sound too technical for you, you can try playing the tape for a few hours. Quite often the gentle rubbing effect of the tape passing over the heads will eventually clean the heads. Be aware that no matter how you clean the heads, the next tape you insert might clog them up again – if the new tape has dirt or mildew on it.

If possible, try using the same cables to the TV but connect them to another VCR or DVD player. This will confirm the cables are OK and the TV input is working and correctly selected.

If you still have a problem to connect a VCR to your TV, list the details of the equipment and how you tried to connect them in the comments box below, and I’ll try to help you work through the issues.

A SCART connection isn"t as common as it was. But, if you still need to use SCART with your devices, learn more in this guide to SCART cables & connections.

As you can see from the shape of the connector, the design of SCART leads means they will only fit one way round, so make sure you pay attention when plugging it in.

It has 21 pins to transfer video and audio signals – although some cables are not fully wired, so might not be suitable for transferring some types of video – especially RGB.

SCART can actually support analog high-definition video signals; however, with the introduction of digital HDMI connections, there were hardly any devices built for this.

SCART has always had a poor reputation in the AV world because, although it’s pretty versatile in transferring different types of signals, it never fitted very well – making it hard to get a reliable connection.

Simply connect your device’s HDMI output to the converter’s HDMI input port, and it will convert digital MHL or HDMI video and audio to an analog SCART CVBS signal.

A SCART cable connects AV devices that have SCART connections. Older devices, such as DVD players, set-top boxes and game consoles, used SCART to send video and audio signals.

SCART stands for Syndicat des Constructeurs d’Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs – which is the French television manufacturers association that developed this connection type.

If you want to connect an old DVD player with a SCART output to a modern TV, you must buy a converter box. A SCART to HDMI converter will take the SCART output from your DVD player and convert it to HDMI, which you can then connect to any modern TV.

Paul started the Home Cinema Guide to help less-experienced users get the most out of today"s audio-visual technology. He has been a sound, lighting and audio-visual engineer for around 20 years. At home, he has spent more time than is probably healthy installing, configuring, testing, de-rigging, fixing, tweaking, re-installing again (and sometimes using) various pieces of hi-fi and home cinema equipment. You can find out more here.

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The SyncBlaster. -SCART- VGA cable gives you the ability to simpley connect RGB scart equipment directly to VGA Ports of Plasma and LCD screens, and projectors. Most of these screens struggle to work with the low signal supplied from regular scart outputs, to combat the problem the SyncBlaster cable incorparates a fully functional sync separator and amplifier, providing the TTL level sync required for correct screen operation.

Note:- SyncBlaster cables are not suitable for use with monitors designed solely for computer use. The screen must support a horizontal rate of 15.625kHz most projectors, plasma and LCD panels do whereas older CRT monitors do not.

If when you look behind your TV it leaves you confused, or whether you just want to know what all the different connections on your TV do. Read this blog for all you need to know, this includes information on all the different AV inputs and outputs on your TV which will hopefully leave you well informed to be able to correctly set up your TV. This blog is the perfect companion to out previous blog on different TV cables which I recommend that you check out when you’re done here. Let’s begin.

The HDMI input in the most common input used in today"s world. Into a HDMI input a HDMI cable in inserted that connects between your AV equipment and your TV. It can be used for both digital video & audio. Most TV’s purchased nowadays will typically have 4 HDMI inputs which can be used to connect Satellite RX’s, Sky boxes, Bluray players, Games consoles and so on all at the same time. The good thing about the HDMI connection is that it’s constantly being updated to be carry to carry more information for when future improvements in picture resolution (8K, 4K, High Definition). The HDMI cable is also capable of delivering 7.1 audio for surround sound systems. If you have a choice of different ways to connect your TV equipment, the HDMI connection is advised.

If you look at the rear of your TV HDMI connections, you may find one labelled ‘HDMI ARC’ which stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) Audio Return Channel. There are various functions which this input/ output can serve and the most common being an audio output connection to TV soundbars and inputs for AV receivers, surround sound systems.

The SCART connection is a big bulky horrible connection which is always falling out, far inferior to a HDMI connection but for a relatively long period of time it was the most common connection for connecting DVD Players,early satellite receivers etc. The word SCART is a French Abbreviation meaning ‘Syndicat des Constructeurs d"Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs’ and was very popular in Europe – not so much in places like the USA where it never really took off. The SCART connection is an analogue only connection making it not suitable for a digital TV picture and high definition.

The reason that the SCART connection is log big and heavy is that there are 21 pins with 21 individual cables inside of the lead all serving different purposes like RGB Video, S-Video, Stereo sound, automatic source selection and so on making it actually a very versatile connection. If you lose the TV picture but the sound works fine, or vice versa it’s likely that the SCART has wobbled loose at one side. You’re only likely to use the SCART Input/ Output for connections to old equipment and old TV’s, or when you have no HDMI inputs available.

The SCART input is not ideal for use with wall mounted TV’s as to fit it behind the TV often means having to stand the TV a fair distance for the connector to fit. In situations like this,you may be better using the composite/ component connection instead. The SCART input is sometimes labelled as AV or where there is more than one SCART connection, AV1, AV2.

A common connection on most new Smart TV’s is the Ethernet connection in which you can directly connect the TV to a wired internet connection for improved speed/ performance on Smart TV services and catch up TV for internet streaming and TV on demand. The Ethernet connection is also sometimes called the network connection, RJ45 or 8P8C.

A lot of early “non-smart” TV’s that are not compatible with Internet based services still have an RJ45 connection. You might be wondering what is the point in this? The primarily function in this situation would be to connect to you local internet connection to allow you access the TV interface for maintenance, like software updates. It’s highly unlikely that would ever need the Ethernet input in this instance.

The optical output is a very small connection, into which a small thin optical cable connects. The optical input/output is a digital audio only connection which is commonly used for external audio equipment like soundbars, AV receivers & amplifiers. You will notice that the optical connection has a beam of light going through it, this is because it is a fibre optic cable and the information is sent down at very high frequencies. The optical connection is capable of 5.1 surround sound, for 7.1 systems a HDMI connection is required.

The Digital Coax Audio connection is very similar to the Optical (Toslink) connecting in terms of performance, it supports 5.1 surround sound but the main difference is that the digital audio signals are sent down a coax conductor cable rather than a fibre connection. The Digital Coax can be used to connect to external sound equipment  soundbars, surround systems & AV receivers.

The Auxiliary connection, sometimes shortened to ‘Aux’ or known as the Headphone jack is for connecting your TV to headphones or an external sound system, like a soundbar. It’s a single channel analogue audio cable so better sound quality can be achieved by installing a Toslink, Coax Audio or phono connection where possible. Some TV’s will automatically mute the TV speakers when a cable is inserted into the Aux input. I had a customer that didn’t want the TV to do this as they wanted to connect wireless headphones and keep the TV sound on at the same time, it wasn’t possible this would to do with the actual hardware of the TV and not the software, not all TV’s are the same though however.

Most TV’s purchased now often have many USB inputs which can be used for various functions. It is most common to use the USB connection to insert a USB stick which will allow you to view media stored on it, like video and photos. Sometimes with compatible TV’s the USB connection will allow the TV to be connected to an external USB storage device like a USB stick or portable hard drive for PVR functions (recording services).The USB connection is sometimes used as a wireless adapter that allows TV’s TV’s to be connected to your WIFI network for internet streaming services. Overtime this has become less and less common as most new TV’s now have a WIFI facility built in meaning that the USB dongle is not required. Also, another function which is not commonly utilised now would be for software upgrades on TV’s, the required files can be downloaded from the internet and inserted into the TV – This speeds up things greatly when compared to Over The Air software updates which were done via a TV aerial or satellite dish and could take forever( I have been there!). This is no longer common as it is much easier for this to be done over the internet with compatible TV’s.

Increasingly over time, more and more TV’s are also incorporating a separate screw in RF connection which is a satellite F connection for a direct connection to your satellite dish. It depends on the make/ model of your TV but sometimes this will be compatible with Freesat or not. If not, the TV will be a generic Free To Air type receiver and will store the TV channels on all sorts of odd numbers.

The composite video input, which is sometimes just referred to a AV on your TV source menu is a yellow phono connection. This is a analogue video only connection so not compatible with High Definition video connections and will require separate audio cables for sound, this is usually supplied by an RCA cable with separate red and white phonos for analogue stereo sound.

S-Video stands for Super-video and it never really took off but it’s an improvement on the picture quality of component video. By separating and sending the luminance (Brightness) and Chrominance (colour) in two separate streams which gives an improvement picture quality. Like component video the S-Video connection is not compatible with audio so separate audio cables are required.

A component video input is a further improvement on composite video and S-Video connections. It works by sending the Red, Green & Blue (RGB) analogue colour streams down separate colour cables which gives a further improvement on picture quality. Again, like Component & S-Video separate audio cables are required. A downside of Component Video is that for one connection five separate phono cables are required, Red, Green & Blue phono’s for the video input/ output and another red & white cables for sound, you can buy these in a single cable however. It’s worth noting that a SCART Cable is compatible with RGB and stereo sound so it may be easier to use one of these if the TV is compatible.

Depending on what type of TV you have you may have more than one pair of red and white phono connections for sound only connections. It’s common to have red and white phono connections to accompany video only connections like composite, S-Video, DVI and Component connections but some TV’s will also have a pair of phonos for sound outputs for connections to external sound systems so you need to make sure that you’re connecting to leads into the right places, otherwise you could end up with a TV that you can watch but not hear.

DVI stands for Digital Video Interface which can be used to for a digital video only connection between AV equipment and TV’s. DVI was used as an early precursor to the HDMI connection but can still be used if you have run out of HDMI inputs on your TV, with a DVI – HDMI adapter plug a HDMI output can be used to connect a DVI input which can be very handy as it means that you may not need a special DVI cable. DVI is not compatible with some of the latest HD resolutions and does not supply sound, meaning separate audio cables will be required.

It’s not common but some TV’s also had a VGA connection on them which would most like to connect a PC to a TV screen. VGA stands for Video Graphics Array and is a video only connection. Overtime like many of the other video only types connection this has been superseded by HDMI. The VGA connection itself is a bulky head connection which pushes into position and has a couple of fixing screws either side which can be finger tightened to keep the connection firmly in place. The VGA input looks similar, but should not be confused with an RS-232 or DVI input.

You may notice a connection on the rear of your TV called an RS-232 connection which looks similar to a VGA type connection. The RS-232 is more of a professional type connection for installers which allows for advanced control of the TV, for instance setting a PC up to control the TV or integrating the TV into a Home Automation system.

This connection is of virtually no use in the UK but sometimes used in other countries where encryption is used. The Common Interface is for accessing encrypted TV services, which may be a subscription type service. Depending on the TV and service that wants to be accessed it can be used with DTT, cable and satellite applications. A Conditional Access Module(CAM) is inserted into the Common Interface input and a Smart Card inserted into the CAM.

I have included this in here as it may be helpful to someone. Some models of Samsung TV’s have no AV inputs on the TV itself whatsoever, instead a separate box is provided with the TV in which all the TV tuners, HDMI’s, USB’s, Video & audio cables all connect. From here a single cable One connection cable connects between the TV and the One Connect box, some require a separate power cable to be connected to the TV but some of the later models it is all provided down the One Connect cable. This can be very helpful when installing the Samsung TV on the wall as there are far less cables to have to route for your installation. A word of warning however, some of the One Connect cables are not bidirectional meaning that one end has to connect to the TV and the other to the box. I found this out the hard way after chasing the cable into the wall and filling over with plaster only to find the cable needed to be installed the other way around!

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