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Know Your Connections

Before you buy new equipment, you need to know if you have the right connections to hook up your new product to your exisiting system (even if your "system" is just your TV)

There are accessories available if you need more connections or to adapt some types of connections to other types. These include "rf modulators" for connecting RCA composite connections to a TV with only an antenna; splitters for cable signals; audio/video selectors for sets with not enough inputs. And now, hdmi switchers. (You'll want to be sure to get a powered hdmi switcher.)

Make a list of all of the inputs (connections that carry signal coming in to the device) and all of the outputs (connections that carry signal coming out of the device).

The benefits of getting to know your connections are:

Knowing which connection you used for each component will help you to change the source of picture and sound for your TV or home theater receiver.
If you want to upgrade the quality of your picture or sound, you may want to use different connections and/or different cables than you are using now...you'll need to know what your connection options are.
And, of course, know all of your connections on all of your equipment before you hook it up for the first time or after moving the system.

Learn more: Know Your Connections II
How to identify and decide which connection to use, is explained in "The Home Electronics Survival Guide", The simple guide to understanding, hooking up and buying TVs, HDTVs, DVDs, Home Theater, Remote Controls and more!

Words to know: "input" "output" "jack" "terminal" "audio" "video" "home theater receiver".