Show Notes - Episode 2
SERIES: Lab Rats
EPISODE #: 2
RELEASE DATE: October 31, 2005
TITLE: TV Connectors Demystified
RUN TIME: 13:45:29
HOSTS: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers
PRODUCER: Matt Harris
EDITOR: Sean Carruthers
SOURCE: www.labrats.tv/episodes/ep2.html
NOTES:
NTSC – National Television System Committee
- 480i Low Resolution
Composite / RCA Connectors:
- Yellow = Video
- Red = Right Audio
- White = Left Audio
S-Video Connector:
- Multiple pinned connector
- Only plugs in one way
- Only carries the video aspect
- Needs the RCA audio connectors
- Better Quality picture than composite connectors
Component Connectors: ($30-$75)
- Splits video into Red, Green, and Blue
- Needs the RCA audio connectors
Optical Digital Audio Connector:
- Uses light to transmit the sound
- Digital signal
HDMI Connector:
- High definition multimedia interface
- Carries video and audio
- Digital signal
DVI Connector:
- Digital video interface
- Carries video and audio
- Digital signal
- 480i - 480 lines interlaced (odd lines drawn first then the even lines last)
- 480p - 480 lines progressive (all lines drawn at same time)
**Look for a Future Episode**
**Component and Composite Connectors are Interchangeable**
Viewer Comment:
- A Sweden viewer: Christoffer, email us; pointing out that there was a cable we missed that is used in Europe called Scart. Scart is a 21-pin audio/video cable that is used in Europe. It easily connects VCR and DVD players to TVs.
CREDITS
Title Graphics by Steve Huntriss (AKA ‘Tackie’)
Theme Music by Dee Long
Special Thanks To:
A Flock of Andy's
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Show Notes by Michael Britton
