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RGBHV

RGBHV

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Component video.

RGB analog component video

The various RGB (red, green, blue) analog component video standards (e.g., RGBS, RGBHV, RGsB) use no compression and impose no real limit on color depth or resolution, but require large bandwidth to carry the signal and contain a lot of redundant data since each channel typically includes much of the same black-and-white image. Early personal computers such as the IBM PS/2 offered this signal via a VGA port. Many televisions, especially in Europe, can utilize RGB via the SCART connector.