The term TV-out is commonly used to label the connector of equipment providing an analog video signal acceptable for a television AV input. TV-out is different from AV-out in that it only provides video, no audio.

TV-out on an Intergraph Intense3D Voodoo Rush; S-video (first connector) and composite video (yellow RCA connector below)

Types of signals and their respective connectors include:

On a PC the TV-out typically requires a driver that supports the chipset controlling the usage of the output.[1]

See AV input for more information.


  1. ^ Mielewczik, Michael. "Linux am Fernseher. NVidia-Karten mit TV-Ausgang erfolgreich einrichten". Linux Intern. 3/2003: 32-34.