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Iver · 11-07-2003, 05:14 PM

The terminology is pretty confusing.

Coaxial cable is used for a number of A/V purposes. These are the main ones:

1) When it carries the RF broadcast TV from your antenna or a cable signal, then the one cable takes the entire signal which includes both video and audio information.

2) Video (the line-level video, usually connected with a yellow RCA jack labeled "video"). For short runs (less than one meter) you can also use an audio-type cable as long as it terminates in the appropriate RCA plugs.

3) Digital audio. One of two common types of cables used to connect the DD, DTS, or PCM from/to a disc player. The other type is a fiber-optic cable ("optical").

11-07-2003, 05:14 PM	#4 of 8
Iver Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 05:57 AM Local Date: 11-23-2008 Posts: 323	The terminology is pretty confusing. Coaxial cable is used for a number of A/V purposes. These are the main ones: 1) When it carries the RF broadcast TV from your antenna or a cable signal, then the one cable takes the entire signal which includes both video and audio information. 2) Video (the line-level video, usually connected with a yellow RCA jack labeled "video"). For short runs (less than one meter) you can also use an audio-type cable as long as it terminates in the appropriate RCA plugs. 3) Digital audio. One of two common types of cables used to connect the DD, DTS, or PCM from/to a disc player. The other type is a fiber-optic cable ("optical").