What is a composite input?

[tl266]

Hi

I am looking to buy a fairly cheap small tv for relatives but have never purchased one before and have no idea what the different inputs for them are. I know that their current dvd player outputs through white, red and yellow cables which I'm asuming is an AV cable and a SCART cable. The tv I am looking to buy them is the following; http/www.toshiba.eu/discontinued-products/19dl502b2/

It mentions a SCART input but nothing about AV and I I don't want to buy a tv that wont be compatible.

Sorry if this is a really stupid question but TVs are just never something I've had much any input with purchasing before and googling this has only confused me more.

Thanks for any help.

 

[price_th]

One form of Composite input is your Red White Yellow, Red being right audio, White left audio and Yellow video.

 

[americanaudiophile]

Composite refers to a video input that is usually yellow. There is a stereo audio input associated with it that the red and white cables would use.
Other video inputs would be S-Video (largely obsolete) & component video which is 3 RCA jacks (also not used much anymore). These are video only and will have audio connections to go with them.
HDMI is a digital audio video connection in one cable which is most common.