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bobaandy123
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Jan '05
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Date Posted:
6/23 9:06pm
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Composite cable
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Does it really matter what color you use to carry the video signal in composite cable? For example, if i wanted to go right from the composite video output on a pro camera, can i use the white or red lines instead of yellow to plug it into a tv? Is there some magic that goes on here? The reason i ask is because i have several length of composite cable that are white/red only, but they are pretty long. All the stuff i have with video is a lot shorter. I don't really want to buy a new cable when i already have a bunch. Thanks!
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DorkmanScott
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6/23 9:10pm
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RE: Composite cable
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That's fine. The color coding is just so you don't get confused, any of them can send the signal equally well.
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Cole-W
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Date Posted:
6/23 9:10pm
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RE: Composite cable
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6/23 9:13pm (3 edits total)
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Cole-W
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Yep, you can use the red (or white) cable to carry the video signal instead of the yellow one if you need too.
(EDIT: Dorkman beat me too it.)
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6/24 8:41am
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RE: Composite cable
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There's no difference between the red/white/yellow connectors, however, there IS a significant difference between short and long cables.
Long cables will result in loss of high-frequency information and additional noise pickup due to their higher inductance and capacitance. This is also a problem for "digital" cables as well.
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BruceM
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6/24 9:15am
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RE: Composite cable
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While we are on the subject, I have a question. I have a dvd player that has standard video out and progressive video out(5 cables, Red,Blue,Green,Left Audio Channel, Right Audio Channel). I also have a few composite cables that have the plug on each end. However, when I plugged the cable in, it didnt work. I got a greyscale video signal. Yes, I was careful to match, so for example, if I plugged the white cable into the green socket on the dvd player, I did the exact same on the tv. Hover, it didnt work. I didnt think you woud need a specific cable for progressive. Any advice?
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bgii_2000
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6/24 11:48am
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RE: Composite cable
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Nope. Composite video cables are no different than component video cables. You must be missing something in the settings on your TV or the DVD player.
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