component cables
Red-green-blue video
Component cables are analog video cables that split the signal into three separate channels—typically red, green, and blue connectors carrying luminance and color difference signals.
They were the highest-quality analog connection for DVD players and early HD televisions before digital connections like HDMI became standard: I need component cables to hook up my old PlayStation.
- RCAHistoric electronics corporation acronym
- redPrimary color, warm
- greenColor of vegetation
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- color codedMarked by different hues
analog · video · DVD · HDTV · plugs · jacks · yellow · white · composite · standard definition · signal · 480p · 1080i · high definition · connectors · wires · inputs · outputs
component cablesHDMI
Audio-video interface standard
HDMI cables · DisplayPort · fiber optic cables · Thunderbolt · coaxial cable