Chapter 1

What Are the Outputs of a DVD Player?
Chapter 3
DVD Technical
Details
DVD players usually have two or three kinds of video output (composite,
s-video, and component) and three or four kinds of audio output (analog
stereo, digital Pulse Code Modulation [PCM] stereo, Dolby Digital, and Digital
Theater Systems [DTS]). More details will be covered in this chapter, particularly
in the “How Do I Hookup a DVD Player?” section.
Video Outputs
Most DVD players have the following video output connections, which can
carry an NTSC, PAL, or SECAM signal:
• S-video (Y/C) A four-pin round plug that carries a brightness signal
(Y) and two combined color signals (C).
• Composite video (CVBS) A standard yellow RCA video plug that
combines all three video signals into one.
European players combine both of the signals above, along with others,
into a 21-pin rectangular SCART connector (also known as a Peritel or Euro
Connector [EC]).
Some players may have additional video connections:
• Component-interlaced analog video (EIA 770.1) that keeps all three
video signals separate. This comes in two different formats:
• Y'PbPr format Three RCA connectors or BNCs connectors.
• Red Green Blue (RGB), RGB Composite Sync (RGBS), or RGB
Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync (RGBHV) format SCART connector
or 3, 4, or 5 RCA or BNC connectors.
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