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Some connectors and interfaces carry either audio only or video only, whereas others carry both, <a href="/wiki/Audiovisual" title="Audiovisual">audio and video</a>. </p><p>For <a href="/wiki/Digital_audio" title="Digital audio">digital audio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Digital_video" title="Digital video">digital video</a>, this can be thought of as defining the <a href="/wiki/Physical_layer" title="Physical layer">physical layer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Data_link_layer" title="Data link layer">data link layer</a>, and most or all of the <a href="/wiki/Application_layer" title="Application layer">application layer</a>. For <a href="/wiki/Analog_audio" class="mw-redirect" title="Analog audio">analog audio</a> and <a href="/wiki/Analog_video" class="mw-redirect" title="Analog video">analog video</a> these functions are all represented in a single signal specification like <a href="/wiki/NTSC" title="NTSC">NTSC</a> or the direct <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">speaker</a>-driving signal of analog audio. </p><p>Physical characteristics of the electrical or optical equipment include the types and numbers of wires required, voltages, frequencies, optical intensity, and the physical design of the connectors. Any data link layer details define how application data is encapsulated (for example for <a href="/wiki/Synchronization" title="Synchronization">synchronization</a> or <a href="/wiki/Error-correction" class="mw-redirect" title="Error-correction">error-correction</a>). Application layer details define the actual audio or video format being transmitted, often incorporating <a href="/wiki/Codec" title="Codec">codecs</a> not specific to the interface, such as <a href="/wiki/PCM" class="mw-redirect" title="PCM">PCM</a>, <a href="/wiki/MPEG-2" title="MPEG-2">MPEG-2</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/DTS_Coherent_Acoustics_codec" class="mw-redirect" title="DTS Coherent Acoustics codec">DTS Coherent Acoustics codec</a>. In some cases, the application layer is left open; for example, <a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a> contains an <a href="/wiki/Ethernet" title="Ethernet">Ethernet</a> channel for general data transmission. </p><p>Some types of connectors are used by multiple hardware interfaces; for example, <a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector">RCA connectors</a> are used both by the <a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">composite video</a> and <a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">component video</a> interfaces, but <a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">DVI</a> is the only interface that uses the DVI connector. This means that in some cases not all components with physically compatible connectors will actually work together. </p><p>Analog A/V connectors often use <a href="/wiki/Shielded_cable" title="Shielded cable">shielded cables</a> to inhibit <a href="/wiki/RF_interference" class="mw-redirect" title="RF interference">radio frequency interference</a> (RFI) and <a href="/wiki/Noise" title="Noise">noise</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Interfaces_and_their_connectors">Interfaces and their connectors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Interfaces and their connectors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Interface </th> <th rowspan="2">Connectors </th></tr> <tr> <th>Audio or video </th> <th>Digital or analog </th> <th>Description </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><b>Audio only</b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>Analog</b> </td> <td>Often unmarked on consumer audio equipment since it is so common, or labelled with <a href="/wiki/Headphones" title="Headphones">headphones</a> symbol or as "line out". Computers and other equipment sometimes use <a href="/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide#Color-coding_scheme_for_connectors_and_ports" title="PC System Design Guide">Microsoft-Intel color coding scheme</a>, especially when there are multiple input/output plugs. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">3.5 mm TRS minijack</a><br /><a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector">RCA connector</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Balanced_audio" title="Balanced audio">Balanced audio</a> </td> <td>6.35 mm <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">TRS audio jack</a> (shielded twisted pair),<br /><a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR</a> (shielded twisted pair) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><b>Digital</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a> (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format). Via coaxial or optical cables. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RCA_jack" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA jack">RCA jack</a> (coaxial),<br /><a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a> (optical),<br /><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a> (rare) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AES3" title="AES3">AES3</a> (also known as AES/EBU) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RCA_jack" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA jack">RCA jack</a> (coaxial),<br /><a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR</a> (shielded twisted pair),<br /><a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a> (optical),<br /><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MADI" title="MADI">MADI</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a> (coaxial),<br /><a href="/wiki/ST_connector" class="mw-redirect" title="ST connector">ST</a> (optical) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><b>Video only</b> </td> <td rowspan="5"><b>Analog</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Video_Graphics_Array" title="Video Graphics Array">Video Graphics Array</a> (VGA) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/D-subminiature" title="D-subminiature">D-subminiature</a> 15-pin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Composite_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Composite Video">Composite</a>. Often designated by the CVBS acronym, meaning "Color, Video, Blank and Sync". </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RCA_jack" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA jack">RCA jack</a>, normally yellow (often accompanied with red and white for right and left audio channels respectively) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a> (Separate Video). Carries standard definition video and does not carry audio on the same cable. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a> 4-pin </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">Component</a>. In popular use, it refers to a type of analog video information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals. Either <a href="/wiki/Component_video#RGB_analog_component_video" title="Component video">RGB interfaces</a> or <a href="/wiki/YPbPr" title="YPbPr">YPbPr</a> </td> <td>3 <a href="/wiki/RCA_jack" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA jack">RCA jacks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Composite_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Composite Video">Composite</a>, <a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">Component</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Video_In_Video_Out" class="mw-redirect" title="Video In Video Out">VIVO</a> = <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a> 9-pin with breakout cable. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Digital and analog</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">Digital Visual Interface</a> (DVI) </td> <td>DVI connector </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><b>Video and audio</b> </td> <td rowspan="1"><b>Analog</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SCART" title="SCART">SCART</a> (Peritel) </td> <td>SCART </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><b>Digital</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/High-Definition_Multimedia_Interface" class="mw-redirect" title="High-Definition Multimedia Interface">High-Definition Multimedia Interface</a> (HDMI), BNC </td> <td>HDMI connector </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/DisplayPort" title="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</a> </td> <td>DisplayPort connector </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/HDBaseT" title="HDBaseT">HDBaseT</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/8P8C" class="mw-redirect" title="8P8C">8P8C</a> connector </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/IEEE_1394_interface" class="mw-redirect" title="IEEE 1394 interface">IEEE 1394 "FireWire"</a> </td> <td>FireWire or i.LINK connectors </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Multiple_signals">Multiple signals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Multiple signals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several generic digital data connection standards are designed to carry audio/video data along with other data and power: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USB" title="USB">USB</a> was designed as a single connector to support all needs, including any generic data, audio/video, power, and more; <a href="/wiki/DisplayLink" title="DisplayLink">DisplayLink</a> is its most successful Audio+Video protocol. Until the 3.0 revision, very low data rates meant most A/V needed alternative connectors.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USB-C" title="USB-C">USB-C</a> can directly transport USB 3.1, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, HDMI, and <a href="/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link" title="Mobile High-Definition Link">MHL</a> protocols, with power, and audio and many other protocols are possible.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)" title="Thunderbolt (interface)">Thunderbolt</a> is the successor to FireWire, a generic high-speed data link with well-defined audio/video uses. The latest Thunderbolt 3 uses USB-C as its connector, though not all USB-C is Thunderbolt-compatible.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FireWire" class="mw-redirect" title="FireWire">FireWire</a> is a generic data link with audio/video standards used on Camcorders (particularly <a href="/wiki/MiniDV" class="mw-redirect" title="MiniDV">MiniDV</a>), and high-end studio audio and video equipment.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DisplayPort" title="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</a> carries digital audio and video, as well as auxiliary information, along with its <a href="/wiki/Mini_DisplayPort" title="Mini DisplayPort">Mini DisplayPort</a> cousin.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/30-pin_dock_connector" class="mw-redirect" title="30-pin dock connector">30-pin dock connector</a>, a docking cradle for Apple iPod, iPhone and iPad, and its <a href="/wiki/Lightning_(connector)" title="Lightning (connector)">Lightning</a> successor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Display_Connector" title="Apple Display Connector">Apple Display Connector</a> (ADC), now-defunct Apple Display Connector</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethernet" title="Ethernet">Ethernet</a> using <a href="/wiki/Modular_connector" title="Modular connector">modular connectors</a> supports <a href="/wiki/Audio_over_Ethernet" title="Audio over Ethernet">audio over Ethernet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Audio_over_IP" title="Audio over IP">audio over IP</a>, <a href="/wiki/IPTV" class="mw-redirect" title="IPTV">IPTV</a> and other digital multimedia formats.</li></ul> <p>Some digital connection standards were designed from the beginning to primarily carry audio and video signals simultaneously: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a> combines DVI-compliant uncompressed video data with compressed or uncompressed audio, and supports other protocols.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link" title="Mobile High-Definition Link">Mobile High-Definition Link</a> (MHL)</li></ul> <p>Many analog connectors carry both: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/F_connector" title="F connector">F connectors</a>, also known as RF connectors, were the standard analog connector of the analog era in the Americas, used primarily with <a href="/wiki/Coaxial_cable" title="Coaxial cable">coaxial cable</a> (<a href="/wiki/RG-59" title="RG-59">RG-59</a> and <a href="/wiki/RG-6" title="RG-6">RG-6</a>), and have been repurposed for generic digital data connections.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SCART" title="SCART">SCART</a> was the standard connector of the analog era in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a> was an improvement over the F connector.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">Tip-ring connector</a> with 4 conductors.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="S/PDIF"><span id="S.2FPDIF"></span>S/PDIF</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: S/PDIF"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>S/PDIF is an audio-only format carried over electrical coaxial cable (with <a href="/wiki/RCA_jack" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA jack">RCA jacks</a>) or optical fibre (<a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a>). </p><p>Note that there are no differences in the signals transmitted over optical or coaxial <a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a> connectors—both carry exactly the same information. Selection of one over the other rests mainly on the availability of appropriate connectors on the chosen equipment and the preference and convenience of the user. Connections longer than 6 meters or so, or those requiring tight bends, should use coaxial cable, since the high light signal attenuation of <a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a> cables limits its effective range. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HDMI">HDMI</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: HDMI"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HDMI.socket.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/HDMI.socket.png" decoding="async" width="219" height="259" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="219" data-file-height="259" /></a><figcaption>HDMI Type A socket</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/High-Definition_Multimedia_Interface" class="mw-redirect" title="High-Definition Multimedia Interface">High-Definition Multimedia Interface</a> (HDMI) is a compact audio/video standard for transmitting uncompressed digital data. </p><p>There are three HDMI connector types. Type A and Type B were defined by the HDMI 1.0 specification. Type C was defined by the HDMI 1.3 specification. Type A is electrically compatible with single link DVI-D. Type B is electrically compatible with <a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface#Connector" title="Digital Visual Interface">dual link DVI-D</a> but has not yet been used in any products. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="IEEE_1394_"FireWire""><span id="IEEE_1394_.22FireWire.22"></span>IEEE 1394 "FireWire"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: IEEE 1394 "FireWire""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FireWire-46_Diagram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/FireWire-46_Diagram.svg/250px-FireWire-46_Diagram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/FireWire-46_Diagram.svg/330px-FireWire-46_Diagram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/FireWire-46_Diagram.svg/440px-FireWire-46_Diagram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="430" data-file-height="157" /></a><figcaption>The 6-circuit and 4-circuit alpha FireWire 400 connectors</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/IEEE_1394" title="IEEE 1394">IEEE 1394</a> (branded "FireWire") is a digital data transfer protocol commonly used for <a href="/wiki/FireWire_camera" title="FireWire camera">digital cameras</a> (common on MiniDV tape camcorders), but also used for computer data and audio data transfers. </p><p>Unlike Point-to-Point connections listed above, IEEE 1394 is able to host several signals on the same wire, with the data delivered and shown on the destination set. It is also fully bi-directional, with its full bandwidth used in one direction or the other, or split directions up to its maximum.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: DisplayPort"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DisplayPort_Connector.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="External connector (source-side) on PCB"><img alt="External connector (source-side) on PCB" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/DisplayPort_Connector.svg/200px-DisplayPort_Connector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/DisplayPort_Connector.svg/300px-DisplayPort_Connector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/DisplayPort_Connector.svg/400px-DisplayPort_Connector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="609" data-file-height="180" /></a><figcaption>External connector (source-side) on PCB</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/DisplayPort" title="DisplayPort">DisplayPort</a> is a digital display interface standard (approved May 2006, current version 1.4 published on March 1, 2016). It defines a new license-free, royalty-free, digital audio/video interconnect, intended to be used primarily between a computer and its display monitor, or a computer and a home-theater system. </p><p>The video signal is not compatible with <a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">DVI</a> or <a href="/wiki/High-Definition_Multimedia_Interface" class="mw-redirect" title="High-Definition Multimedia Interface">HDMI</a>, but a DisplayPort connector can pass these signals through. DisplayPort is a competitor to the HDMI connector, the <a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a> digital connection for high-definition consumer electronics devices. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Audio_connectors">Audio connectors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Audio connectors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Audio connectors are used for <a href="/wiki/Sound" title="Sound">audio</a> frequencies. They can be <a href="/wiki/Analog_circuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Analog circuit">analog</a> or <a href="/wiki/Digital_data" title="Digital data">digital</a>. </p><p>Single-wire connectors used frequently for analog audio include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banana_connector" title="Banana connector">Banana connectors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electrical_connector#Ring_and_spade_connectors" title="Electrical connector">Spade connectors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binding_post" title="Binding post">Five-way binding posts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Banana_connector" title="Banana connector">banana plugs</a> for <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">loudspeakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fahnestock_clip" title="Fahnestock clip">Fahnestock clips</a> on early <a href="/wiki/Breadboard" title="Breadboard">breadboard</a> radio receivers.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euroblock" title="Euroblock">Euroblock</a> "European-style terminal block" or "Phoenix connectors", screw terminal connectors used for audio and control signals</li></ul> <p>Multi-conductor connectors: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D-subminiature" title="D-subminiature">DB25</a> is for <a href="/wiki/Multi-track_recording" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-track recording">multi-track recording</a> and other multi-channel audio, analog or digital</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DIN_connector" title="DIN connector">DIN</a> connectors and <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Mini-DIN">mini-DIN</a> connectors</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euroblock" title="Euroblock">Euroblock</a> "European-style terminal block" or "Phoenix connectors", screw terminal connectors used for audio and control signals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector">RCA connectors</a>, also known as <i>phono</i> connectors or <i>phono plugs</i>, used for analog or digital audio or analog video</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speakon_connector" title="Speakon connector">Speakon connectors</a> by <a href="/wiki/Neutrik" title="Neutrik">Neutrik</a> for <a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">loudspeakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">Phone connector</a> also known as tip-ring-sleeve (TRS) or tip-sleeve plug, phone plug, jack plug, mini-jack, and mini-stereo. This includes the original 6.35mm (quarter inch) jack and the more recent and standard 3.5mm (miniature or 1/8 inch) and 2.5mm (subminiature) jacks, both mono and stereo (balanced) versions.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR connectors</a>, also known as <i>Cannon plugs</i>, used for analog or digital <a href="/wiki/Balanced_audio" title="Balanced audio">balanced audio</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Balanced_line" title="Balanced line">balanced line</a>.</li></ul> <p>Digital audio interfaces and interconnects: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ADAT" title="ADAT">ADAT</a> interface (DB25)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AES/EBU" class="mw-redirect" title="AES/EBU">AES/EBU</a> interface, normally with <a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR connector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a>, either over electrical <a href="/wiki/Coaxial_cable" title="Coaxial cable">coaxial cable</a> (with <a href="/wiki/RCA_jack" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA jack">RCA jacks</a>) or <a href="/wiki/Optical_fiber" title="Optical fiber">optical fiber</a> (<a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a>).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Phone_connector">Phone connector</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Phone connector"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">Phone connector (audio)</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Photo-audiojacks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Photo-audiojacks.jpg/250px-Photo-audiojacks.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Photo-audiojacks.jpg/330px-Photo-audiojacks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1626" data-file-height="1513" /></a><figcaption>2.5 mm (3/32") mono (TS), 3.5 mm (1/8") mono and stereo (TRS), and 6.3 mm (1/4") stereo (TRS) phone connectors</figcaption></figure> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">phone connector</a> (tip, ring, sleeve) also called an audio jack, phone plug, jack plug, stereo plug, mini-jack, or mini-stereo. This includes the original 6.35 mm (quarter inch) jack and the more recent 3.5 mm (miniature or 1/8 inch) and 2.5 mm (subminiature) jacks, both mono and stereo versions. There also exists 4.4 mm <a href="/wiki/Pentaconn_connector" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentaconn connector">Pentaconn connectors</a>. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DIN">DIN</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: DIN"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:5pin180dinplug.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/5pin180dinplug.jpg/150px-5pin180dinplug.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/5pin180dinplug.jpg/225px-5pin180dinplug.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/5pin180dinplug.jpg/300px-5pin180dinplug.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="593" /></a><figcaption>Five-pin male 180° DIN connector</figcaption></figure> <p>A <a href="/wiki/DIN_connector" title="DIN connector">DIN connector</a> is a connector that was originally standardized by the Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN). <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Mini-DIN">Mini-DIN</a> is a variation. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="BNC">BNC</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: BNC"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BNC_connector.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BNC_connector.jpg/220px-BNC_connector.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BNC_connector.jpg/330px-BNC_connector.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/BNC_connector.jpg/440px-BNC_connector.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="751" /></a><figcaption>Male 50 ohm BNC connector</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC connector</a> (British Naval Connector) is a very common type of RF connector used for terminating coaxial cable. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: TOSLINK"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TOS_LINK_clear_cable.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/TOS_LINK_clear_cable.jpg/200px-TOS_LINK_clear_cable.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/TOS_LINK_clear_cable.jpg/300px-TOS_LINK_clear_cable.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/TOS_LINK_clear_cable.jpg/400px-TOS_LINK_clear_cable.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>Clear TOSLINK cable with a round connector</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/TOSLINK" title="TOSLINK">TOSLINK</a> or Optical Cable is a standardized optical fiber connection system. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="XLR">XLR</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: XLR"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Xlr-connectors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Xlr-connectors.jpg/250px-Xlr-connectors.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Xlr-connectors.jpg/330px-Xlr-connectors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Xlr-connectors.jpg/500px-Xlr-connectors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="752" /></a><figcaption>XLR3 cable connectors, female on left and male on right</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/XLR_connector" title="XLR connector">XLR connector</a> plugs and sockets are used mostly in professional audio and video electronics cabling applications. XLR connector are also known as <i>Cannon plugs</i> after their original manufacturer. They are used for analog or digital <a href="/wiki/Balanced_audio" title="Balanced audio">balanced audio</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Balanced_line" title="Balanced line">balanced line</a> </p><p>Digital audio interfaces and interconnects with the <a href="/wiki/AES/EBU" class="mw-redirect" title="AES/EBU">AES/EBU</a> interface also normally use an XLR connector. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="RCA">RCA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: RCA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Composite-cables.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/250px-Composite-cables.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/330px-Composite-cables.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Composite-cables.jpg/500px-Composite-cables.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3600" data-file-height="2340" /></a><figcaption>RCA Plugs for <a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">composite video</a> (yellow) and <a href="/wiki/Stereophonic_sound" title="Stereophonic sound">stereo audio</a> (white and red)</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector">RCA connectors</a>, also known as <i>phono</i> connectors or <i>phono plugs</i>, are used for analog or digital audio or analog video. These were first used inside pre–World War II radio-phonographs to connect the turntable pickup to the radio chassis. They were not intended to be disconnected and reconnected frequently, and their retaining friction was quite sufficient for their original purpose. Furthermore, the design of both cable and chassis connectors was for minimum cost. Initially intended for audio-frequency connections only, the RCA plug was also used for analog composite video and non-critical radio-frequency applications. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Video_connectors">Video connectors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Video connectors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_video_connectors" title="List of video connectors">List of video connectors</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SVGA_port.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/SVGA_port.jpg/250px-SVGA_port.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/SVGA_port.jpg/330px-SVGA_port.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/SVGA_port.jpg/500px-SVGA_port.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1547" data-file-height="1160" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/VGA_connector" title="VGA connector">VGA connector</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Video connectors carry only <a href="/wiki/Video" title="Video">video</a> signals. Common video-only connectors include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">Component video</a> aka <a href="/wiki/YPbPr" title="YPbPr">YPbPr</a> (3 <a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector">RCA</a> or <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a>; or <a href="/wiki/D-Terminal" title="D-Terminal">D-Terminal</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Composite_video" title="Composite video">Composite video</a> (1 <a href="/wiki/RCA_connector" title="RCA connector">RCA</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antenna_socket" class="mw-redirect" title="Antenna socket">Antenna socket</a>, or <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DB13W3" title="DB13W3">DB13W3</a> ("13W3" computer video connector)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DMS-59" title="DMS-59">DMS-59</a>, single connector carrying two DVI and two VGA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Musa_connector" title="Musa connector">Musa</a>, British connector used in broadcasting and telecommunications</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TV_Aerial_Plug" class="mw-redirect" title="TV Aerial Plug">PAL connector</a>, common in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> as an antenna connector</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a> (1 <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN" class="mw-redirect" title="Mini-DIN">Mini-DIN</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serial_digital_interface" title="Serial digital interface">SDI</a> - Broadcast grade digital interface over <a href="/wiki/BNC_connector" title="BNC connector">BNC</a> cables</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VGA_connector" title="VGA connector">VGA connector</a> A type of <a href="/wiki/D-sub" class="mw-redirect" title="D-sub">D-sub</a> connector standard on most video cards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mini-VGA" title="Mini-VGA">Mini-VGA</a> Found on some laptop computers</li> <li>5 BNC Connectors can also be used to carry the VGA signal as R, G, B, HSync, VSync</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">Digital Visual Interface</a> (DVI) A hybrid analog/digital connector commonly found on PC graphics cards and LCD monitors</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mini-DVI" title="Mini-DVI">Mini-DVI</a> Found on some Apple laptops</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enhanced_Graphics_Adapter" title="Enhanced Graphics Adapter">Enhanced Graphics Adapter</a> (EGA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Component_video#RGB_analog_component_video" title="Component video">RGB interface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monochrome_and_RGB_color_formats#4-bit_RGBI" title="List of monochrome and RGB color formats">RGBI interface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VESA_Digital_Flat_Panel" title="VESA Digital Flat Panel">VESA Digital Flat Panel</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mini-DIN">Mini-DIN</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Mini-DIN"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SVideoConnector.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/SVideoConnector.jpg/220px-SVideoConnector.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/SVideoConnector.jpg/330px-SVideoConnector.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/SVideoConnector.jpg/440px-SVideoConnector.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>mini-DIN 4 pin for <a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a> connectors are a family of multi-pin electrical connectors used in a variety of applications. <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a> is similar to the larger, older <a href="/wiki/DIN_connector" title="DIN connector">DIN connector</a>. Both are standards of the Deutsches Institut für Normung, the German standards body. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="D-subminiature">D-subminiature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: D-subminiature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DSubminiatures.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/DSubminiatures.svg/150px-DSubminiatures.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/DSubminiatures.svg/225px-DSubminiatures.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/DSubminiatures.svg/300px-DSubminiatures.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="327" /></a><figcaption>DA, DB, DC, DD, and DE sized connectors</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/D-subminiature" title="D-subminiature">D-subminiature</a> or D-sub is a common type of electrical connector used particularly in computers. Calling them "sub-miniature" was appropriate when they were first introduced, but today they are among the largest common connectors used in computers. The DB25 is used for <a href="/wiki/Multi-track_recording" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-track recording">multi-track recording</a> and other multi-channel audio, analog or digital (<a href="/wiki/ADAT" title="ADAT">ADAT</a> interface (DB25)), and was the standard connector for IBM compatible PC printer connection before USB and other connections became popular. It offered 8 simultaneous data pathways to the printer. </p> <div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video_In_Video_Out">Video In Video Out</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Video In Video Out"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gpu-connector.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gpu-connector.jpg/250px-Gpu-connector.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gpu-connector.jpg/330px-Gpu-connector.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Gpu-connector.jpg/500px-Gpu-connector.jpg 2x" data-file-width="913" data-file-height="128" /></a><figcaption>A graphics card with VIVO, DVI and VGA outputs</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vivo_splitter_cable.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Vivo_splitter_cable.jpg/200px-Vivo_splitter_cable.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Vivo_splitter_cable.jpg/300px-Vivo_splitter_cable.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Vivo_splitter_cable.jpg/400px-Vivo_splitter_cable.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>A 6-connector VIVO splitter cable. From left to right: S-Video In, Component P<sub>b</sub> out, Component P<sub>r</sub> out, Component Y out/Composite out, Composite in, S-Video Out</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Video_In_Video_Out" class="mw-redirect" title="Video In Video Out">Video In Video Out</a>, usually seen as the acronym <b>VIVO</b> (commonly pronounced vee-voh), is a <a href="/wiki/Computer_port_(hardware)" title="Computer port (hardware)">graphics card port</a> which enables some <a href="/wiki/Video_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Video card">video cards</a> to have bidirectional (input and output) video transfer through a <a href="/wiki/Mini-DIN_connector" title="Mini-DIN connector">Mini-DIN</a>, usually of the 9-pin variety, and a specialised splitter cable (which can sometimes also transfer sound). </p><p>VIVO is found predominantly on high-end <a href="/wiki/ATI_Technologies" title="ATI Technologies">ATI</a> video cards, although a few high-end <a href="/wiki/NVIDIA" class="mw-redirect" title="NVIDIA">NVIDIA</a> video cards also have this port. VIVO on these graphics cards typically supports <a href="/wiki/Composite_Video" class="mw-redirect" title="Composite Video">Composite</a>, <a href="/wiki/S-Video" title="S-Video">S-Video</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Component_video" title="Component video">Component</a> as outputs, and composite and S-Video as inputs. Many other video cards only support component and/or S-Video outputs to complement <a href="/wiki/Video_Graphics_Array" title="Video Graphics Array">Video Graphics Array</a> or <a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">DVI</a>, typically using a component breakout cable and an S-Video cable. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DVI_Connector">DVI Connector</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: DVI Connector"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DVI_Connector_Types.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/DVI_Connector_Types.svg/181px-DVI_Connector_Types.svg.png" decoding="async" width="181" height="354" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/DVI_Connector_Types.svg/272px-DVI_Connector_Types.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/DVI_Connector_Types.svg/362px-DVI_Connector_Types.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="1002" /></a><figcaption>Male DVI connector pins (view of plug)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DVI_Connector_M1-DA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/DVI_Connector_M1-DA.png/181px-DVI_Connector_M1-DA.png" decoding="async" width="181" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/DVI_Connector_M1-DA.png/272px-DVI_Connector_M1-DA.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/DVI_Connector_M1-DA.png 2x" data-file-width="307" data-file-height="113" /></a><figcaption>Male M1-DA connector pins (view of plug)</figcaption></figure> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface" title="Digital Visual Interface">Digital Visual Interface</a> (DVI) is a video interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. It is designed for carrying uncompressed digital video data to a display. </p><p>There are four basic connectors: </p> <ul><li><b>DVI-D</b> (digital only)</li> <li><b>DVI-A</b> (analog only)</li> <li><b>DVI-I</b> (integrated, digital & analog)</li> <li><b>M1-DA</b> (integrated, digital, analog & <a href="/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Serial Bus">USB</a>)</li></ul> <p>The connector also includes provision for a second data link for high resolution displays, though many devices do not implement this. In those that do, the connector is sometimes referred to as <b>DVI-DL</b> (dual link). </p><p>So we need to know two things about the connector: </p> <ol><li>Whether it carries analog, digital, or both; and</li> <li>For connectors that carry digital links, if it is single or dual link, and if it carries USB</li></ol> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Color_codes">Color codes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Color codes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Audio">Audio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Audio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:white"> </td> <td>white RCA/TS </td> <td rowspan="3" align="center">analogue audio, left channel;<br /> also <a href="/wiki/Monaural" class="mw-redirect" title="Monaural">mono</a> (RCA/TS), <a href="/wiki/Stereophonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Stereophonic">stereo</a> (TRS only),<br /> or undefined/other </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black"> </td> <td>black RCA/TS/TRS </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gray"> </td> <td>grey RCA/TS/TRS </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:red"> </td> <td>red RCA/TS </td> <td>analogue audio, right channel </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:orange"> </td> <td>orange RCA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a> digital audio </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> <p>For computers: </p> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:green"> </td> <td>green TRS 3.5 mm </td> <td>stereo output, front channels </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black"> </td> <td>black TRS 3.5 mm </td> <td>stereo output, rear channels </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gray"> </td> <td>grey TRS 3.5 mm </td> <td>stereo output, side channels </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:gold"> </td> <td>gold TRS 3.5 mm </td> <td>dual output, center and <a href="/wiki/Subwoofer" title="Subwoofer">subwoofer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:blue"> </td> <td>blue TRS 3.5 mm </td> <td>stereo input, <a href="/wiki/Line_level" title="Line level">line level</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:pink"> </td> <td>pink TRS† 3.5 mm </td> <td>mono <a href="/wiki/Microphone" title="Microphone">microphone</a> input </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd>† Although the mic input is usually mono, the input is still a <a href="/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)" title="Phone connector (audio)">TRS phone socket</a>. Many mono 'computer' mics are fitted with TRS plugs. The tip is for the MIC and the ring is for power (to power an electret-condenser style MIC).</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>There are exceptions to the above: </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hosa_Technology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hosa Technology (page does not exist)">Hosa</a> cables use grey and orange for left and right analogue channels.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RadioShack" title="RadioShack">RadioShack</a> cables sometimes use grey and black for left and right.</li> <li>Older <a href="/wiki/Sound_card" title="Sound card">sound cards</a> had non-standard colour codes until after <a href="/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide#PC_99" title="PC System Design Guide">PC 99</a>, prior to that there were no colors at all.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (January 2016)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="PC_System_Design_Guide_audio">PC System Design Guide audio</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: PC System Design Guide audio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Older <a href="/wiki/Sound_card" title="Sound card">sound cards</a> had no common standard color codes until after <a href="/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide#PC_99" title="PC System Design Guide">PC 99</a>. The <a href="/wiki/PC_System_Design_Guide" title="PC System Design Guide">PC System Design Guide</a> (also known as the PC 97, PC 98, PC 99, or PC 2001 specification) is a series of hardware design requirements and recommendations for IBM PC compatible personal computers, compiled by Microsoft and Intel Corporation during 1997–2001. PC 99 introduced a color code for the various standard types of plugs and connectors used on PCs. </p><p>The color codes for audio plugs follow:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #e68699;">  </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Pink" title="Pink">Pink</a> / 701C </th> <td>Analog <a href="/wiki/Microphone" title="Microphone">microphone</a> audio input (†mono or stereo). </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #6cace4;">  </th> <th>Light <a href="/wiki/Blue" title="Blue">blue</a> / 284C </th> <td>Analog <a href="/wiki/Line_level" title="Line level">line level</a> audio input. </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #a9c47f;">  </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Lime_(color)" title="Lime (color)">Lime green</a> / 577C </th> <td>Analog line level audio output. </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #eca154;">  </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Orange_(colour)" title="Orange (colour)">Orange</a> / 157C </th> <td>Analog audio output for the center speaker and <a href="/wiki/Subwoofer" title="Subwoofer">Subwoofer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #ad7c59;">  </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Brown" title="Brown">Brown</a> / 4645C </th> <td>Analog audio output for "right-to-left" speakers. </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #cc8a00;">  </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Gold_(color)" title="Gold (color)">Gold</a> / 131C </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Musical_Instrument_Digital_Interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical Instrument Digital Interface">MIDI</a>/game </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> <dl><dd><dl><dd>† Though the input is often mono, the actual connector is usually still a 3-conductor TRS phone minijack. Many mono computer microphones have 3-conductor TRS plugs.</dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Video">Video</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:yellow"> </td> <td>yellow RCA/BNC </td> <td>composite video </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:red"> </td> <td>red RCA/BNC </td> <td>red or Pr/Cr chrominance </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:green"> </td> <td>green RCA/BNC </td> <td>green or luminance </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:blue"> </td> <td>blue RCA/BNC </td> <td>blue or Pb/Cb chrominance </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:white"> </td> <td>white BNC </td> <td>horizontal sync </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:black"> </td> <td>black BNC </td> <td>vertical sync </td></tr></tbody></table></dd></dl> <p>Newer connectors are identified by their shape and not their colour. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Storage">Storage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Storage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For efficiency and simplicity, the same codec or signal convention is used by the storage medium. For example, <a href="/wiki/VHS" title="VHS">VHS</a> tapes can store a magnetic representation of an NTSC signal, and the specification for <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc" class="mw-redirect" title="Blu-ray Disc">Blu-ray Discs</a> incorporates PCM, MPEG-2, and DTS. Some playback devices can re-encode audio or video so that the format used for storage does not have to be the same as the format transmitted over the A/V interface (which is helpful if a projector or monitor cannot handle a newer codec). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Audio_interface" title="Audio interface">Audio interface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Telecommunications_standards" title="Category:Telecommunications standards">Category:Telecommunications standards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Computer_port_(hardware)" title="Computer port (hardware)">Computer port (hardware)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_wire" title="Speaker wire">Speaker wire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speakon_connector" title="Speakon connector">Speakon connectors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Video_interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Video interface">Video interface</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y-cable" title="Y-cable">Y-cable</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Audio_and_video_interfaces_and_connectors&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110606225931/http://www.1394ta.org/about/HANA/HANA_Presentation_041808.pdf">"Archived copy"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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transistor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point-contact_transistor" title="Point-contact transistor">Point-contact transistor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Programmable_unijunction_transistor" title="Programmable unijunction transistor">Programmable unijunction transistor</a> (PUT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Static_induction_transistor" title="Static induction transistor">Static induction transistor</a> (SIT)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetrode_transistor" title="Tetrode transistor">Tetrode transistor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unijunction_transistor" title="Unijunction transistor">Unijunction transistor</a> (UJT)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Diode" title="Diode">Diodes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avalanche_diode" title="Avalanche diode">Avalanche diode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constant-current_diode" 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