HD Support: Connections
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Component Connections |
Component video connections are usually color-coded to RGB (red-green-blue). The component connections have been around for quite some time. They've been used on some analog TVs, digital TVs, and now with HD TVs. Common input labels used on the back of component capable TVs may be labeled as follows:
Analog interface
Y-PB-PR
DTV interface
Y-CB-CR
Component Video
G-B-R
The "Y" from the analog interface, the "Y" from the digital interface, and the "G" from component video all correspond to the Green interface, while PB, CB, and B all correspond to the Blue interface. PR, CR, and R correspond to the Red interface.
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| HDTV-Ready |
| The HD tuner is built into the chassis of the HD television unit. This type of HDTV is currently seldom seen since there is precious little off-air HD programming available. Most HD programming is available through CATV companies and satellite programming providers. The coax input of an HD-Ready TV is expecting to receive an off-air formatted HD signal for the built-in tuner to process, not the channel 3 analog output of a converter. Use the component (RGB) video connections and the Left/Right baseband connections for stereo as shown in Figure 1. |
Figure 1. Explorer 3100HD Component Video and Audio Connections |
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| HDTV Capable |
| This is by far the most predominate type of HD television available today. This TV has no built-in tuner; it's basically a high-definition monitor. An HD tuner must be connected in order to receive an HD picture, a regular converter will not yield an HD picture. An input menu is usually used to toggle between various input connections such as "TV" for coax connection, "Video 1" through "Video 3" for composite or "S-Video" connections, and finally "HD 1" and "HD 2" for component video connections. Note the different connection options available in the following figures. |
Example of Typical Toshiba HDTV Connections |
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3100 HD Connected to HDTV, VCR, and Home Theater Receiver |
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There are multiple ways to connect these four components. This diagram is one example. Please consult your customer's home theater receiver owners manual for further information.
Also, one more thought to keep in mind when connecting to home theater receivers--we connect to, but not beyond, home theater systems. |
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| Enhanced Non-HD Viewing |
| Common menu options available for enhanced viewing on Sony models may include standard, theatre wide, and full screen viewing abilities as depicted in Figure 7. Other manufacturers may use different verbiage for the same effects such as "Zoom" instead of "Theatre Wide." Note the distortions in Figure 7 to the original pictures when converting a 4:3 aspect ratio to a 16:9 screen. It's entirely up to the viewer as to which experience is best. This is the only way to fill the 16:9 screen if the program was not originally filmed in a wide aspect ratio. |
Enhanced Non-HD Viewing Results |
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