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TV-out

TV-out

Overview
The term TV-out is commonly used to label the connector
Electrical connector
An electrical connector is a conductive device for joining electrical circuits together. The connection may be temporary, as for portable equipment, or may require a tool for assembly and removal, or may be a permanent electrical joint between two wires or devices. There are hundreds of types of...

 of equipment providing an analog video signal
Analog television
Analog television encodes television picture and sound information and transmits it as an analog signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal...

 acceptable for a television
Television
Television is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...

 AV input
AV input
AV input is a common label on a connector to receive audio/visual signals from electronic equipment that generates AV signals ....

. TV-out is different from AV-out in that it only provides video, no audio.
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The term TV-out is commonly used to label the connector
Electrical connector
An electrical connector is a conductive device for joining electrical circuits together. The connection may be temporary, as for portable equipment, or may require a tool for assembly and removal, or may be a permanent electrical joint between two wires or devices. There are hundreds of types of...

 of equipment providing an analog video signal
Analog television
Analog television encodes television picture and sound information and transmits it as an analog signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal...

 acceptable for a television
Television
Television is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...

 AV input
AV input
AV input is a common label on a connector to receive audio/visual signals from electronic equipment that generates AV signals ....

. TV-out is different from AV-out in that it only provides video, no audio.

Types of signals and their respective connectors include:
  • Composite video
    Composite video
    Composite video is the format of an analog television signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF carrier.Composite video is often designated by the CVBS acronym, meaning "Color, Video, Blank and Sync"...

  • S-video
    S-Video
    Separate Video, more commonly known as S-Video, and sometimes incorrectly referred to as Super Video and also known as Y/C, is an analog video signal that carries video data as two separate signals: lumen and chroma...

  • Component video
    Component video
    Component video is a video signal that has been split into two or more components. In popular use, it refers to a type of analog video information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals. Component video can be contrasted with composite video in which all the video information is...



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AV input
AV input is a common label on a connector to receive audio/visual signals from electronic equipment that generates AV signals ....

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