Type of Cable
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Typical uses
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Scart
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Carries Pictures and analogue sound from system to screen. RGB Scart gives the best pictures.
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S-Video
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Picture Carier. Beats composite and regular Scart, but not agood as RGB Scart or component.
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Phono
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Links analogue sound to your system.
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Component Video
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Superior picture connector, it seperates images into their colour components.
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HDMI / DVI
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(High Definition Multimedia Interface) 21st Century cable for top quality sound and pictures.
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Coaxial Digital
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Sends Digital 5.1 sound.
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Composite Video
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Average quality cable for carrying pictures from system to screen. Not Recommended.
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Optical Digital (TOS)
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Using Fibre Optics this cable carries digital 5.1 sound.
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