Component video is an analog video signal that has been split into two or more component channels. In popular use, it refers to a type of component analog video (CAV) information that is transmitted or stored as three separate signals. Component video can be contrasted with composite video in which all the video information is combined into a single signal that is used in analog television. Like composite, component cables do not carry audio and are often paired with audio cables.
Three cables, each with RCA plugs at both ends, are often used to carry YPbPr analog component video.
A 15-pin VGA connector for a personal computer
A 21-pin SCART or JP21 connector for a television
YPBPR component video out on a consumer electronics device, a Sony DVD player.
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems, which, in turn, were replaced by flat-panel displays of several types.
Composite video (single channel RCA)
S-Video (2-channel YC)
Component video (3-channel YPbPr)
SCART