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

[David George]

Warning: humor inserted into responses so everyone won't think I am 
flaming (I have noticed an increase in sensitive people on the list 
lately).  :-)  Email can be so limiting when it comes to expressing 
one's self.

Jay R. Ashworth wrote:

>On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 07:16:03PM -0400, David George wrote:
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>>Answer in simple terms below:
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>Simple, but not necessarily *accurate*.
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Whatever.  At least it was accurate as it related to the question being 
asked with respect to context with which it was asked (phew, would you 
believe I almost failed english... don't answer ;-) ).

>>Dr NoName wrote:    
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>>>ok, stupid question:
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>>>what's the difference between composite and component?
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>>Composite is a single cable with RCA connectors.  Component has three 
>>cables labeled Y, Pr, Pb (the connectors are usually, if not always, 
>>green, red, and blue) also using RCA connectors.
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>I dunno, on most of *my* equipment, they're BNC connectors.
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>:-)
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You got me.  Let me qualify that by saying on *consumer* grade equipment 
(the kind us "mere mortals" buy) the connectors are usually RCA connectors.

>>>My TV has only one set of (red, white, yellow) inputs
>>>for (left, right, video). What's that one called?
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>>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.
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>One step more complicated answer:
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I was trying not to confuse the issue even further.  I had even 
originally typed more, but not as detailed and informative as yours.  
IMNSHO, a simple question deserves a simple answer.  ;-)

[snip additional detailed info about composite, svideo, and component 
video]

>Ok, I think it's time for someone to snipe at me now for trying to be
>informative.  ;-)
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Oops, I guess I already did that above.

Thanks for the additional info, though.
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David