Interfaces and Their Connectors
| Interface | Connectors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio or Video | Digital or Analog | Description | |
| Audio Only | Analog | PC System Design Guide. Audio Color Coding | 3.5 mm TRS minijack |
| Digital | S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format). Via Coaxial or Optical cables. | RCA Jack (Coaxial), TOSLINK (Optical), BNC (Rare) |
|
| Video Only | Analog | Video Graphics Array (VGA) | D-subminiature 15 pin |
| Composite. Often designated by the CVBS acronym, meaning "Color, Video, Blank and Sync". | RCA jack, normally yellow (often accompanied with red and white for right and left audio channels respectively) | ||
| S-Video aka Separate Video. Carries standard definition video and does not carry audio on the same cable. | Mini-DIN 4 Pin | ||
| Component. In popular use, it refers to a type of analog video information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals. Either RGB Interfaces or YPbPr | 3 RCA Jacks | ||
| Composite, S-Video, and Component | VIVO = Mini-DIN 9 Pin with breakout cable. | ||
| Digital And Analog | Digital Visual Interface (DVI) | DVI connector | |
| Video and Audio | Analog | SCART (Peritel) | SCART |
| Digital | High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) | HDMI connector | |
| DisplayPort | DisplayPort connector | ||
| IEEE 1394 "FireWire" | FireWire or i.LINK connectors | ||
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