HP PL4260N - Manual (Page 52)

42 HP Plasma HDTV User’s Guide
What is HDMI?
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is the first
industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/
video interface. HDMI components can transmit both
digital audio and video over a single cable with
improved quality over traditional analog connections
due to an all-digital transmission. Transferring digital
sources to display such as DVDs and HDTV
programming can now be done without analog
conversions that can degrade the original signal.
Identifying Cable Usage
The following section lists all of the cable types
available for the TV. It shows a side view of each with
its respective connector.
Cable type/
connection
Description
RCA Red and white audio connectors connect to the red and white (L and R) audio inputs.
Digital audio High-resolution optical audio cable used for optional external audio systems, such
as 5.1 channel surround sound.
HDMI HDMI is capable of transmitting both uncompressed digital audio and digital video
signals because it has video, audio, and control signals.
Coaxial antenna RF or coaxial used mainly for antennas. Often used with cable TV, a cable or a
satellite decoder. May be used with set-top boxes if no other choice is available.