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Connecting Your TV 23 Overview of cable types 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) (Sample Illustration) Component video cables Component video cables come in sets of three and connect with video devices with component video output. (ColorStream® 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. NOTE Component video cables provide better picture quality than composite video cables. HDMI® cable (with HDMI Logo) (Sample Illustration) HDMI® cable High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI®) cable connects to devices that have an HDMI® output. An HDMI® cable delivers digital audio and video in their native formats. Separate audio cables are not required. See "Connecting an HDMI® or DVI device to the HDMI® input" on page 29. NOTE HDMI® cables provide the best audio and picture quality.

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Connecting Your TV
Overview of cable types
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)
(Sample Illustration) Component video cables
Component video cables come in sets of three and connect with
video devices with component video output. (ColorStream
®
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
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI
®
) cable connects to
devices that have an HDMI
®
output. An HDMI
®
cable delivers
digital audio and video in their native formats. Separate audio
cables are not required. See
“Connecting an HDMI® or DVI device
to the HDMI® input” on page 29
.
HDMI
®
cables provide the best audio and picture quality.
NOTE
NOTE