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Digital Video Terminology
DVI: Digital Video Interface
HDMI: High Definition Multimedia Interface
HDCP: High-definition Digital Content Protection
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Common Designations for
Component Video Cables
Component video cable
ColorStream DVD video cable (Toshiba)
ColorStream HD video cable (Toshiba)
Component video cord (Pioneer)
Video Signal Format
Designations
VGA break-out
R/G/B/H/V
R G B H V
RGBHV
G/B/R/H/V
G B R H V
GBRHV
R/G/B/S
R G B S
RGBS
R/G/B
R G B
RGB
G/G/R
G B R
GBR
Y/Pr/Pb
Y Pr Pb
YPrPb
Y/Pb/Pr
Y Pb Pr
YPbPr
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Digital Audio
Cables
The digital interface was developed by Sony and Philips, hence the
designation S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital InterFace). S/PDIF is
defined by IEC 60958, which describes a serial, unidirectional,
self-clocking interface for the interconnection of digital audio equipment
for consumer and professional applications, using linear PCM coded audio
samples.
This interface is often referred to by these acronyms as well:
S/PDIF
S-PDIF
SPDIFF
SPdiff
Coaxial Digital
Cables for this interface are typically made with coaxial cable, (or
coax for short), and terminated with RCA type connectors, although some
equipment uses BNC type connectors as well.
To confuse matters, S/PDIF can also refer to an optical
interface. The most popular optical interface used for consumer
equipment is known as TOSLink. This implementation was first
developed by Toshiba, who coined it "Toshiba Link", or TOSLink
for short.
The AES/EBU interface is used in professional and high-end consumer
gear. It typically uses balanced cable instead of coaxial cable, and the
connectors are generally of the XLR type.
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