Which connectors does a TV have?

You can connect an HDMI cable to this input. You can send image and audio signals from, for example, a Blu-ray player, media player, or console to the television. Do you want to send the sound from the TV to a soundbar or receiver via the same cable? If so, use the ARC connector.

This output is suitable for digital optical cables. With this cable, you can send the sound from the television to a soundbar, receiver, or home cinema set.

The antenna input is suitable for a coax cable to transfer an image signal to your TV. You connect the other end of this cable to your wall socket. This way, you watch digital or analog TV.

You can easily connect a television with a network input to your wired home network. Do this by connecting the input to your router via a UTP cable.

Connect a wired headset with a 3.5mm connector to this output. This is useful if you want to watch movies or series in silence.

If you want to use a CI card to watch digital TV, you should put this card in a separate CI module first. After that, you put the module in the CI input of the television.

A television with a component input receives analog video signals. You can find this connection on a Nintendo Wii, among other things. The connection consists of a red, green, and blue connector. Sometimes, the green connector is partially or completely yellow. In this case, it also works as a composite video connector.

Just like the component input, the composite input receives analog video signals. You usually need this to connect an older video camera. The difference with the component input is that it consists of 1 yellow connector that receives all image information. Consider the color and clarity. As a result, the image quality is usually poorer.

With a component or composite input, the television only receives image signals. You can send the sound via a separate RCA cable. You recognize the connection by the red and white connector.

Connect a USB stick or external hard drive to this input. Usually, a TV with a USB input plays the stored videos, photos, or songs from the storage device. There are also TVs which you can use to store programs on the device.

This input is suitable for VGA cables. Use this cable to connect the television to a laptop or PC. To ensure that the cable is securely attached, the connectors have small screws. This tightens the cable in both devices.

You send image and sound signals in both directions via a SCART connection. The connector of the cable consists of 21 small pins. Because SCART has been replaced by HDMI, you'll hardly ever find this connection on modern televisions.