Can I run composite A/V cables through the YPbPr connections?

Question

I just want to know if I run the risk of damaging any of my equipment with this method. It seems to work perfectly at the moment. I guess what I'm asking is can I run video though the red and white audio cables without damaging anything. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

You wont damage anything except perhaps the video quality.

Here are the rules:

All video cables must be made with "75 ohm" coax. This matches the impedance of the input video circuitry. These are usually colored yellow.

Audio cables are made with 50, 75, 110 or even 300 ohm coax.

(And no - there is no way to look at them to tell what they are.)

If your red/white cables are made with 75 ohm coax (Which Radio Shack used to do), you basically are using a component cable set for Composite/Left/Right.

As long as you dont see ringing/ghosting on the images - you are likely ok.

But it is NOT true for all cables that you can use a 3-wire set as a component cable.

Answer 2

The colors are pretty much so its easy to identify what lines goes where when your at the other end of the wire. The video line is usually thicker then the left and right audio. If you have the same thickens wire, like if you use all yellow wires or all red and white wires it would be cool. For best performance you should use Video cables. Some audio cables have diffrent thickness and flow ates. If you still have a warranty its best to go with the same color wires its asks for.

Answer 3

Yes! The only reason they're color coded is to help minimize confusion. They're perfectly compatible.

Answer 4

The color of the cables does not really matter - as long as you have RCA connectors, yo can use them for ANYTHING - as long as the connections are RCA.  Composite or component video, digital audio, analog audio, etc.

Some cables are better then others, but they should all work fine.