video signal

Television picture data

A video signal is the electrical signal that carries image information from a source to a display.

Analog video signals like composite and component were standard until digital formats (HDMI, DisplayPort) became dominant.

The term appears in technical contexts: The monitor isn't receiving a video signal, Check your video signal output.

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PAL · line · frame rate · scan line · ghost · resolution · coaxial cable · sync · blanking · flicker · interlace · pixel · modulation · bandwidth · interference · transmission · cable · VHS

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Electrical encoding of sound

audio feed · audio stream · radio signal · audio output · audio track

signal presence

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Communication link absent

blank screen · dead air · static · blackout · signal failure

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