rgb == component?

[psyduckdemexico]

well, i got a new tv, wich has this component input, and i wanted to know if it is the same rgb as component. thanks.

edit: ah, sorry, i just found it on google.

http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/compon.htm

[Darklegion]

No.Component video is color difference which is a format similar to rgb but green isn't actually there and is calculated by the luminance(brightness) information....or somethihng along those lines I am not 100% on the specifics.Composite sync is also on the green wire instead on a serperate wire.All of the modern consoles output component video (ps2,gamecube,xbox)....but thats it none of the older consoles will do it.You'll need a rgb to component transcoder for those,which shouldn't cause too much quality loss and will give a better output then s-video or composite.

[martianviking]

Yep.  As you can see from the link you posted, RGB is not the same as "component video," but you can convert RGB to component video with the proper circuit.