Audio and video interfaces and connectors: Difference between revisions

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| rowspan=3 |'''Digital'''

| [[S/PDIF]] (Sony/Philips Digital Interconnect Format). Via coaxial or optical cables.

| [[RCA Jackjack]] (coaxial),<br/>[[TOSLINK]] (optical),<br/>[[BNC connector|BNC]] (rare)

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| [[AES3]] (also known as AES/EBU)

| [[RCA Jackjack]] (coaxial),<br/>[[XLR connector|XLR]] (shielded twisted pair),<br/>[[TOSLINK]] (optical),<br/>[[BNC connector|BNC]]

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| [[MADI]]

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| [[Component Video|Component]]. In popular use, it refers to a type of analog video information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals. Either [[Component video#RGB analog component video|RGB interfaces]] or [[YPbPr]]

| 3 [[RCA Jackjack]]s

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| [[Composite Video|Composite]], [[S-Video]], and [[Component Video|Component]]

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=== S/PDIF ===

S/PDIF is an audio-only format carried over electrical coaxial cable (with [[RCA Jack|RCA jacksjack]]s) or optical fibre ([[TOSLINK]]).

Note that there are no differences in the signals transmitted over optical or coaxial [[S/PDIF]] connectors—both carry exactly the same information. Selection of one over the other rests mainly on the availability of appropriate connectors on the chosen equipment and the preference and convenience of the user. Connections longer than 6 meters or so, or those requiring tight bends, should use coaxial cable, since the high light signal attenuation of [[TOSLINK]] cables limits its effective range.

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** [[ADAT]] interface (DB25)

** [[AES/EBU]] interface, normally with [[XLR connector]]

** [[S/PDIF]], either over electrical [[coaxial cable]] (with [[RCA connector|RCA jack]]s) or [[optical fiber]] ([[TOSLINK]]).

=== Phone connector ===