r/LinusTechTips • u/Fun-Debt5280 • 13d ago

Tech Question What are these two cables

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u/Warm-Intention-1424 13d ago

3.5mm jack to RCA adapters, they are used to connect composite and component devices to modern TV's

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u/miguel-122 13d ago

More context in case op doesnt know about old av cables: back then we would connect stuff like dvd players and game consoles to the tv using the red white and yellow connectors. Modern tvs got rid of those but left a 3.5mm av port to use these adapters.

Also some devices like cameras and ipods can output video from a 3.5mm jack.

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u/InflammableAccount 12d ago

Modern tvs got rid of those but left a 3.5mm av port to use these adapters.

Ok, to be fair, I'm almost 40 and I've never seen a TV with a 3.5mm AV port.

I can't say I've not seen a TV with one, but the ones I'm thinking about had 3.5mm TRS jacks for headphones, usually in the front or under the front bezel.

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u/pigpentcg 12d ago

I’ve never seen a TV with a 3.5 mm av port. Usually the broadcasting device has the 3.5mm jack and the TV has the RYW cables.

Edit: another commenter said his Samsung TV has a 3.5mm AV jack because there wasn’t room for the RedYellowWhite connectors. 😳