TalhaB

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I have a samsung 29 inch flat screen tv and in the back it has plugs labelled Y,Pb,Pr and in the manual it says they are for things that have a DVD output, could some one explain this for me, i know that my DVD player has DVD output (duh!) but how is this different from HDTV although the colours of the plugs correspond to those of a hdtv cables.


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cheesymangav

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Those are for component input. Your DVD player may have component output or not. Most mid to high end players will have one. HDTV signals can be carried over a component cable but it lacks HDCP which may cause you some problems. DVI or HDMI are the preferred ways to transfer a HD signal as these are usually HDCP enabled.