What Is an AV Composite Cable?
An AV composite cable contains a video cable and an audio cable and are often referred to by the acronym CVBS, meaning “color, video, blank and sync.” Composite cables are distinguished by three RCA connectors and are the most common connection between televisions and VCRs. RCA connections were invented in the 1940s by the Radio Corporation of America and largely replaced the “tip, ring, sleeve” (TRS) connectors or jack plugs. AV composite cable is does not transmit signals at very high quality compared to some of the other types of cable available. Cable hierarchy from lowest quality to highest quality is coaxial cable, AV composite cable, S-Video cable, component cable, and HDMI cable. The use of AV composite cable is restricted to analog, not digital signals. Composite video cables are capable of transmitting NTSC, PAL, and SECAM signals.
