2. INTRODUCTION
RCA-Radio Corporation of America
Phono connector or cinch connector
Electrical connector commonly used to carry audio
and video signals
8. ADVANTAGES
Cheap cables and connectors
Reliable if not connected/disconnected a lot
Vibration resistant
Commonly available
Small and discrete
9. LIMITATIONS
Signal connection is made before the ground
connection has been guaranteed produces a loud
buzz
each signal requires its own plug
small wire diameter higher resistance and capacitance
susceptible to higher resistance due to corrosion (use
gold plated connectors) hard to make effective shield
connections during manufacture easily pulled out
(unlocked)
10. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
Voltage level is 2V or 4V or 5V
Voltage Breakdown is at DC 500V/15sec
RCA cables are closer to tolerant of 35-50ohms. HD is
considerably higher bandwidth and less tolerant of
cables that aren't 75ohms.
RCA stereo cables are subject to high levels of
electrical interference but that won't effect a digital
signal.
11. VIDEO QUALITY Resolution is 720 X 480
copper centre conductors, double or triple shielding,
and high-pressure, gold plated RCA connectors
provides better sound quality.
provides better colour definition and is compatible
with progressive scan signals.
all picture information including colour, brightness,
and horizontal and vertical synchronization, is
encoded into a single signal
capable of carrying up to 1080i video
13. FORMAT OF SIGNAL......
COMPOSITE VIDEO
the luminance (B&W detail) information, chrominance
(colour) information and sync pulses are all combined.
NTSC, PAL and SECAM
Both the PAL and the NTSC system use a quadrature
amplitude modulated subcarrier carrying the chrominance
information added to the luminance video signal to form a
composite video baseband signal
SECAM uses frequency modulation to encode chrominance
information on the sub carrier and instead of transmitting
the red and blue information together, it only sends one of
them at a time, and uses the information about the other
colour from the preceding line