| tifying the correct video and audio cable connectors to | | | | television for connecting a personal computer or laptop |
| use can be difficult for many people. | | | | and lots of computers include this specific |
| In fact, home theater cabling can be one of the most | | | | interconnection type. It can be a useful option to the |
| difficult things about putting together a home theater | | | | sorts of connections a television offers. |
| system. | | | | 7. Optical Audio Connection |
| You could have put in all that precious time looking into | | | | A way of transmitting digital sound information |
| the high definition TV, the av receiver plus the speaker | | | | between pieces of kit. You should use this when it |
| system - followed by additional hours locating the best | | | | comes to transmitting 5.1 surround sound as well as |
| place to purchase all of it from. | | | | 2-channel audio audio. |
| Yet, your difficulties can actually start when you get | | | | 8. Coaxial Audio Connection |
| everything back home and unpack all the boxes...so | | | | Like the optical option previously mentioned, its a |
| what now? Unless you happen to be quite | | | | different way of sending stereo and surround sound |
| knowledgeable with the connectors and cables that | | | | digital audio signals. |
| come with your equipment it can be quite a difficult | | | | 9. Stereo Sound Connector |
| task to put everything together. | | | | These are the red and white phono connectors which |
| So let us consider the most important connection and | | | | give you a rudimentary means of sending the sound |
| cable types you might find and briefly explain just what | | | | from your gear. |
| they are for. | | | | 10. Loudspeaker cable or Speaker Wire |
| 1. HDMI | | | | A contrast with the connection methods already |
| The best method for interfacing modern audio-visual | | | | mentioned, but an essential area of your home theater |
| pieces of kit. This can transmit the sound and video | | | | cabling. This interconnection sends the sound from |
| signals between your gear. | | | | your av receiver into the loudspeakers and this type of |
| 2. DVI | | | | connection normally consists of two separate electrical |
| A digital interconnection for sending picture data. Far | | | | wires to transport the audio signal to each speaker. |
| less widespread on high-definition televisions but pretty | | | | So that is certainly quite a long list. |
| common on projectors and PCs. | | | | It is no surprise it can get confusing with regards to |
| 3. Component Connection | | | | wiring together our home cinema system. The main |
| This connection type transmits analog video data | | | | thing to consider is always that even though there are |
| between devices and you will identify this by the blue, | | | | several sorts of connections there for you - you aren't |
| red and green RCA connectors on the back of your | | | | supposed to utilize them all simultaneously! |
| piece of equipment. | | | | The thing you want to do is to look at the video cable |
| 4. S-Video | | | | and audio cable Connectors you have to choose from |
| This is an interconnection for sending analogue picture | | | | on your devices, and then select which will be the |
| information. However it lacks the high quality of a | | | | most effective ones that you can use. |
| component interface. | | | | Every one of the interface types you might have with |
| 5. Composite Connector | | | | your gear are only there to give everybody enough |
| Yet another analogue interconnection for video data. | | | | possibilities when they hook up their technology - or |
| Compared to the other types it offers the most | | | | maybe to let you attach several pieces of equipment |
| rudimentry video quality, but continues to be popular | | | | at the same time. |
| because it is quick to configure. | | | | Quite often, you just won't need many of the |
| 6. VGA | | | | connectors that the equipment comes with. |
| You may find this kind of input at the rear of your | | | | |