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VIZIO VF550M User Manual Chapter 2 Connecting Equipment Which Video Connection Should I Use? The VIZIO HDTV has six different ways to connect your video equipment from a basic connection to the most advanced for digital displays. Connection Quality (type) Connector Description Best (digital) Best (digital Good (analog) Best (analog) Better (analog) HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver and a digital television (DTV), over a single cable. Connect an antenna or directly to cable to receive digital broadcasts. RGB PC (VGA) - This is most commonly used for PC input. Component - Component video provides a sharper image than composite video and S-video because the three video signals provide higher resolution and more detail. Good (analog) S-Video (AV1) - Combining the video signals into two channels, S-Video provides a sharper image than Composite video, but is not as good as Component video. Composite (AV1 & 2) - Video signals are combined into one channel, thus making the image less sharp than Component or S-Video. 14 www.VIZIO.com

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VIZIO VF550M User Manual
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Chapter 2
Connecting Equipment
Which Video Connection Should I Use?
The VIZIO HDTV has six different ways to connect your video equipment from a basic connection to the
most advanced for digital displays.
Connection
Quality (type)
Connector
Description
Best
(digital)
HDMI provides an interface between any audio/video
source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, or A/V receiver
and a digital television (DTV), over a single cable.
Best
(digital)
- - - - - - - - - - -
Good
(analog)
Connect an antenna or directly to cable to receive digital
broadcasts.
Best
(analog)
RGB PC (VGA) – This is most commonly used for PC input.
Better
(analog)
Component - Component video provides a sharper image
than composite video and S-video because the three video
signals provide higher resolution and more detail.
Good
(analog)
S-Video (AV1) - Combining the video signals into two
channels,
S-Video
provides
a
sharper
image
than
Composite video, but is not as good as Component video.
Composite (AV1 & 2) - Video signals are combined into one
channel, thus making the image less sharp than Component
or S-Video.