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Video Connections

Analog video can be transmitted as composite video, S-video or component video. High-end consumer and professional equipment uses component analog video (YPbPr) and three separate cables.

 

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YUV Out

The top diagram shows how YUV signals are mixed and distributed to outside connectors, and the device on the bottom shows the actual ports from an NVIDIA display adapter. (Bottom image courtesy of NVIDIA Corporation.)

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Analog or Digital?

The outputs on the back of this DVD player are really analog (YPbPr), but designated as Pb/Cb and Pr/Cr just to cover all bases. YPbPr and YCbCr are often used interchangeably, and erroneously.

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