what are the red, white, yellow wires called that you hook up to the tv?
2006-12-30 18:04:39 · 15 answers · asked by Tasy 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
wow you guys are fast. Thanks
2006-12-30 18:10:33 · update #1
oh i forgot to ask. Any idea where i can get an adaptor because my tv doesnt have the hook up
2006-12-30 18:11:38 · update #2
They are RCA cables. The ends are specifically Male RCA cables. The receptacles that they plug into are Female RCA's.
Yellow-is for the video signal
Red- Right Audio channel
White-Left Audio channel
Left and Right audio are what gives you stereo sound.
You can actually plug them in in any order, as long as the source and the destinations are the same. For example: You can plug a yellow cable into the red right channel of your stereo and the red right channel of your TV. It isn't recommended though. Not only can it lead to confusion, with some cables the video portion of the cable (and only the video) have extra shielding to prevent signal loss.
You can purchase an RCA adapter kit (RF Modulator) from Radioshack, Bestbuy, etc. Any major electronics retailer.
2006-12-30 18:10:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The yellow wire is for video - red and white are left/right speaker wires for the audio. I am not sure what the other wires are for unless maybe high definition or sound quality.
2016-05-22 23:04:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The proper term is "stereo audio/video cables" the connection is sometimes called "RCA". Oh, and the THX standrad for what you normally see as the white connection is blue, so don't be scared if you see that, it's just the THX standrad for the same thing!
The term "component" usually refers to "component Video" which isn't exactly the same, the standard colors for that connection are red, green, and blue... they are typically used for connectind an HDTV to an HD DVD player, and they aren't quite the same as the "RCA" or "stereo a/v s."
2006-12-30 18:07:52 · answer #3 · answered by Allie Dee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're called RCA. The yellow is used for video and the white and red are used for left and right audio.
2006-12-30 18:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by KLDubya 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its called RCA type. White and red are for audio, yellow is for video.
2006-12-30 18:09:47 · answer #5 · answered by El guapo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
RCA or Composite cables(red white and yellow. Component cables are green blue and red. I hope this explains it better.
2006-12-30 18:07:18 · answer #6 · answered by brockster99 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Audio / Video cables
2006-12-30 18:12:22 · answer #7 · answered by man_of_mustard 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its called an rf modulator and best buy has one for $20.99. They dont get much cheaper than that but you might find one if you look.
2006-12-30 18:49:18 · answer #8 · answered by cabbiinc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ole' fren....If your TV doesn't have a composite hook-up........then you is stuck with a coax hook-up
2007-01-03 14:05:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AV - audio video - cables
2006-12-30 18:05:41 · answer #10 · answered by dcrider125 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋