Video, Audio, Phone, and Network Cable Descriptions- Article no. 1608

High Definition Multimedia Interface

• 100% Digital Video and Audio signal in 1 cable

• Supports Dolby 5.1 Surround sound, but also can pass higher-resolution audio, including the formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio

• Most HDMI cables support 4K

• Five wires standard

• Video: Red, green and blue bands on white connector for HD Video

• Audio:  Red and white bands on black connectors for audio

• Audio cables support stereo and (analog) Surround Sound

• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround not supported

• Does not support 4K

• A Digital audio connection is needed for Dolby Digital 5.1

Audio: Functional

• Audio/Phono: two cables

• Video: one cable

• Jacks are color-coded
  
  
  • Yellow = Video (Not HD)
  
  
  • Red = Right Audio
  
  
  • White = Left Audio

• Used with some versions of TiVo Minis that only have one output port for all three signals
  
  
  • 3.5mm (1/8 inch) jack on one end (yellow)
  
  
  • Color-coded jacks on the other end
    
    
    • Yellow = Video (Not  HD)
    
    
    • Red = Right Audio
    
    
    • White = Left Audio

RG-6 dual-, tri- or quad-shielded

• Audio

• Video

• Internet (cable modem)

Digital Visual Interface

• Used for LCD monitors and video cards

• Does not support 4K

• Used for PC monitors, HDTV, plasma TVs, DVD players

• Does not support 4K

• Jacks are color-coded

• Red, green and blue ends or colored bands

• Does not support 4K

• Used with some versions of TiVo Minis that only have one output port for all three color video signals

• 3.5mm (1/8 inch) green jack on one end

• Color-coded jacks on the other end
  
  
  • Red
  
  
  • Green
  
  
  • Blue
• Does not support 4K

• Video signal is split into two pieces, one for color or chrominance, and another for brightness or luminance

• Splitting the signal produces sharper images

• Does not work for HD Signal

High Definition Multimedia Interface

• 100% Digital Video and Audio signal in 1 cable

• Supports Dolby 5.1 Surround sound, but also can pass higher-resolution audio, including the formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio

• Can be used for audio only passthrough to a surround sound device, etc. if the device is so equipped

aka Digital SPDIF, Toslink

Sony/Philips Digital Interface

• Supports Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound

• Analog connection

• Supports Dolby 5.1 Surround sound

a.k.a.

Category 5 / Cat5

Category 5E / Cat5E

Category 6 / Cat6
(GigEthernet)

• Can be used for Voice or Data

• 4 pairs of wires

• More twists per foot (the more twists, the less interference)

Cat5E: Excellent /1000Mbps

Cat6: Excellent /1000Mbps

• Voice or DSL only

• May have either 2 or 4 pairs of wires

• Less twists per foot than Cat 5 cable

10 Mbps