What is a “component input” on monitors, TVs and projectors?
A component input is the preferred connector used with progressive scan DVD players, digital HDTV tuners and digital VCRs. It works by dividing the chrominance signal into red, green and blue components and a separate luminance component similar to S-Video but even more like a computer RGB data signal.Though the new digital systems also have standard composite outputs, connecting with the component input will improve picture quality with higher resolutions than possible with composite or even S-video connections as well as reduce noise by minimizing crosstalk within the video signal.
