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Connecting Your TV
Overview of cable types
Standard A/V cables (red/white/yellow)
(Sample Illustration) Standard AV cables
Standard A/V cables (composite video) usually come in sets of
three, and connect to video devices with analog audio and
composite video output. These cables (and the related inputs on
your TV) are typically color-coded according to use: yellow for
video, red for stereo right audio, and white for stereo left (or mono)
audio.
Component video cables (red/green/blue)
Component video cables (red/green/blue)
Component video cables come in sets of three and connect with
video devices with component video output. (ColorStream
TM
is
Toshiba’s brand of component video). These cables are typically
color-coded red, green, and blue. Separate audio cables are required
for a complete connection.
Component video cables provide better picture quality than
composite video cables.
HDMI
®
cable (with HDMI Logo)
(Sample Illustration) HDMI
®
cable
HDMI
®
(High-Definition Multimedia Interface) cable connects to
devices that have an HDMI
®
output. An HDMI
®
cable delivers
digital audio and video in its native format. Separate audio cables
are not required, see
“Connecting an HDMI® or DVI device to the
HDMI
®
cables provide the best audio and picture quality.
