Projector Cables

There is surely a wide variety of projector cables, but choosing the right one as always can appear to be problematic. With the help of our articles you'll be able to avoid problems as you will have all the necessary information. The best projector cable can often be a cheap projector cable, and we are ready to offer you the best deals on projector cables.

Types of Projector Cables

Composite cables, sometimes referred to as RCA cables, are the most commonly used cables that allow to connect video and audio equipment to a projector. Because of their popularity, most equipment comes with special jacks to support them. Composite cables allow easy connection due to color codes. Thus, a red connector typically goes for the right audio channel, a white connector – for the left audio channel, and a whit connector – for the video.

BNC cables are another form of composite projector cables. They provide better video quality then composite cables. Therefore, most professional video equipment comes with a jack for a BNC projector.

Component cables, also called RGB-HV cables, look similar to composite cables, but differ in colors – component cables are red, green and blue. These cables split the video signal into three components and offer perfect quality picture. They are very affordable in price.

S-video or Y/C cables are the best projector cables for video quality. They divide the video signal into two sections. Most equipment has S-video jacks.

VGA Cable is typically used to connect to a HDTV decoder, or it can be used as a computer to projector cable. This cable has a connection that has three rows with a total of fifteen pins.

DVI (Digital Video Interface) cables are intended to support a digital to digital connection.

HDMI cables are small versions of DVI cables. These cables are new and can be seen mostly in high definition TVs, plasma TVs, and DVD players. They provide inferior audio signals for projectors and computers.

USB (Universal Serial Bus) cables are used to connect a computer to a projector. Not all projectors are equipped with a USB port.

Mi connection cables are multi-purpose interface cables. They are not commonly used, but were designed to replace to DVI, VGA, and USB cables.

PC Audio connection is used primarily to attach headphones and microphones to a projector.