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Video Connection Options
The DCT6400 offers the following video outputs:
HDTV
Component video, HDMI, or IEEE 1394
Standard
Composite video, S-Video, or RF coaxial
To determine the available inputs on your TV, check the manual supplied
with the TV or the TV itself.
Use the following guidelines to determine the best video connection for
your home entertainment system:
•
Component video (Y Pb Pr) – HDTV and standard
The Y Pb Pr connectors on your DCT6400 provide component
video, which is the most widely supported HDTV connection.
•
HDMI or IEEE 1394 – HDTV and standard
HDMI and IEEE 1394 offer higher video quality than component
video. If your TV has an HDMI input, use the HDMI connections on
your DCT6400 instead of IEEE 1394.
Motorola recommends using
HDMI cables less than 20 meters long.
HDMI and IEEE 1394 are video
and
audio connections. If you use
HDMI or IEEE 1394, no separate audio connection to your TV is
required.
HDMI is compatible with DVi.
If your TV has a DVI input, you can
use an HDMI-to-DVI converter cable to connect to the DCT6400
HDMI
connector.
If you use IEEE
1394, on-screen graphics do not display.
•
S-Video – standard only
If your TV has an S-Video input, use S-Video. S-Video is the
highest quality standard-definition video output on the DCT6400.
•
Composite
video – standard only
If your TV does not have an S-Video input, use the composite
video (
VIDEO
) output.
