AV input
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AV input is a common label on a connector
to receive (AV) audio/visual signals from electronic equipment that generates AV signals (AV output).
These terminals are commonly found on such equipment as a television
, DVD recorder
or VHS recorder
, and typically take input from a DVD player
, a TV tuner
, VHS recorder
or camcorder.
Audio and video connector
Audio connectors and video connectors are electrical connectors for carrying audio signal and video signal, of either analog or digital format. Analog A/V connectors often use Shielded cable to inhibit radio frequency interference and noise.- Audio only :Audio connectors are electrical...
to receive (AV) audio/visual signals from electronic equipment that generates AV signals (AV output).
These terminals are commonly found on such equipment as a television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, DVD recorder
DVD recorder
A DVD recorder , is an optical disc recorder that uses Optical disc recording technologies to digitally record analog signal or digital signals onto blank writable DVD media...
or VHS recorder
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
, and typically take input from a DVD player
DVD player
A DVD player is a device that plays discs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards. These devices were invented in 1997 and continue to thrive...
, a TV tuner
Tuner (radio)
A radio tuner is a subsystem that receives radio broadcasts and converts them into audio-frequency signals which can be fed into an amplifier driving a loudspeaker. FM tuner, AM tuner, Digital Audio Broadcasting DAB tuner, etc. are types of radio tuner dealing with transmissions using different...
, VHS recorder
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
or camcorder.
Types of plugs used for video input
- Composite videoComposite videoComposite video is the format of an analog television signal before it is combined with a sound signal and modulated onto an RF carrier. In contrast to component video it contains all required video information, including colors in a single line-level signal...
- RCA connectorRCA connectorAn RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector or cinch connector, is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals...
- BNC connectorBNC connectorThe BNC connector ' is a common type of RF connector used for coaxial cable. It is used with radio, television, and other radio-frequency electronic equipment, test instruments, video signals, and was once a popular computer network connector. BNC connectors are made to match the characteristic...
- UHF connectorUHF connectorThe UHF connector, also called the Amphenol coaxial connector,is a World War II threaded RF connector design, from an era whenUHF referred to frequencies over 30 MHz.Originally intended for use as a video connector in RADAR applications,...
- 1/8 inch plug
- RCA connector
- S-videoS-VideoSeparate Video, more commonly known as S-Video and Y/C, is often referred to by JVC as both an S-VHS connector and as Super Video. It is an analog video transmission scheme, in which video information is encoded on two channels: luma and chroma...
- DIN plug (also used for Apple Desktop BusApple Desktop BusApple Desktop Bus is an obsolete bit-serial computer bus connecting low-speed devices to computers. Used primarily on the Macintosh platform, ADB equipment is still available but not supported by most Apple hardware manufactured since 1999....
)
- DIN plug (also used for Apple Desktop Bus
- Component videoComponent videoComponent video is a video signal that has been split into two or more component channels. In popular use, it refers to a type of component analog video information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals...
- RCA connectorRCA connectorAn RCA connector, sometimes called a phono connector or cinch connector, is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals...
- RGBHV
- RCA connector
- Digital videoDigital videoDigital video is a type of digital recording system that works by using a digital rather than an analog video signal.The terms camera, video camera, and camcorder are used interchangeably in this article.- History :...
- HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)High-Definition Multimedia InterfaceHDMI is a compact audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed digital data. It is a digital alternative to consumer analog standards, such as radio frequency coaxial cable, composite video, S-Video, SCART, component video, D-Terminal, or VGA...
- DVI (Digital Video Interface)Digital Visual InterfaceThe Digital Visual Interface is a video interface standard covering the transmission of video between a source device and a display device. The DVI standard has achieved widespread acceptance in the PC industry, both in desktop PCs and monitors...
- IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
- SPDIF (Sony Philips Digital Interface)
- HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)