OT: Composite/Component [was Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Image quality, what effects it?]

[Chris Petersen]

>> My TV has only one set of (red, white, yellow) inputs
>> for (left, right, video). What's that one called?
>>
> Composite.  The composite video signal is on the cable that plugs into 
> the yellow connector.  Your right and left audio go through the red and 
> white connectors.

And to make matters more confusing, composite video is often refered to 
as "component A/V" (meaning the audio and video components have been 
split apart, unlike the RF connector, where they all live in the same 
set of wires).  But in the above cases, we're referring specifically to 
the video aspect, since with composite and component video (and 
s-video), the audio is always separate.

-Chris