RCA jacks
Audio-video connectors
RCA jacks are the circular audio-video connectors with a central pin surrounded by a metal ring, standard on home electronics for decades.
They typically come color-coded: red and white for stereo audio, yellow for composite video.
I need an RCA cable to hook up the old DVD player.
Named for the Radio Corporation of America, which developed them.
- phonoRecord player, informally
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- composite videoCombined analog picture signal
- audioTransmitted sound content
- videoRecorded moving imagery
audio video · stereo · home theater · plug · cable · AV cable · connector · red · white · yellow · left right · analog · analog signal · AV · input · output · component · coaxial
- turntablesphonograph, turntable, record player, platter, tone arm
- TVsCRT TV, tube TV, LCD TV, LED TV, plasma TV
- audio settingsbass, treble, equalizer, EQ, surround sound
- Legacy Portsserial port, parallel port, PS/2, SCSI, PCI
analog vs. digital connectivity
RCA jacksHDMI
Audio-video interface standard
USB · DisplayPort · Thunderbolt · USB-C · fiber optic