Component cables. can you help me please?

Question

I have a DVD0 player and a TV. I can use component cables with both. I can watch but there's no sound. I tried with another DVD player and I could listen but the image was like blue (no red).
What could be wrong? Are all the component cables the same?

Thanks ground co. Unfortunately now I can watch cable in s-video but I can't listen because I switched cables. I doesnt work with audio 2 IN of my tv. Any suggestions? (besides using an amplifier or switching cables)

Answer 1

Component video consists of three signals. The first is the luminance signal, which indicates brightness or black & white information that is contained in the original RGB signal. It is referred to as the "Y" component. The second and third signals are called "color difference" signals which indicate how much blue and red there is relative to luminance. The blue component is "B-Y" and the red component is "R-Y". The color difference signals are mathematical derivatives of the RGB signal.
No sound is transmitted thru a set of component wires .They carry video signal only
Composite is the old 3 wire system .Yellow for video , red and white for audio .You'll need to connect the audio outputs of your dvd to your tv receiver with a set of wires other than your component ones .

Answer 2

Not sure what your problem is, where are you trying to get sound from, TV or surround sound?
Regardless the component cable has nothing to do with sound, it just supplies the video signal.
If your DVD player and TV both use component cables , I would switch back to the component cable for a superior picture, and get a audio cable for your sound.
If you need further help, I believe I should be able to help you.

Answer 3

when you connect your DVD player to your tv with component video there should be five connections going from the player to the tv instead of just three. The confusion generally comes when the red "video" cable is plugged into the red "audio" jack.

If you have picture but no color or only green color, check the connections of the red "video" wire and the "blue" video wire;

If you are missing red or blue from your picture check the red or blue video cables.

The sound is carried separately from the comonent video connection on a separate red and white or black set of connections. These two cables need to be connected from the left and right audio outputs on your DVD player to the Left and right audio inputs on your tv that are associated with the component video input.

Answer 4

All component cables function the same way, regardless of the materials used in manufacturing them. I suggest taking extra care and time when reconnecting your system. Make sure all the cables match the color coordination. If you didn't already know, you also need audio cables with your component connection. Pay close attention to the channel or input station that your TV has to be set to in order to watch your program. Oftentimes this little mistake has people spending tons of unnecessary money to have someone come and install it for them. All of this can be done without help. Just take your time with it. Good luck!