Hello all,

First, I want to say I am a beginner into electronic. I did some
readings before posting my question, but I need to clarify something.

A year ago, I bought a 42 inches Pioneer plasma TV (model PDP-4270).
The TV comes with 6 input entries, allowing different kind of
connectivity.

It seems that each input entry can be used in different kind of
"configuration". For example, input 1 is made of :

- 1 4-pins mini-din connector (for S-video)
- 2 RCA connectors for "audio"
- 1 RCA connector for "video"

My understanding is that RCA and mini-din connectors are exclusive
because they allow either a S-VIDEO or COMPOSITE connection. Am I
right?

Also :

- If I use the S-VIDEO connection, will I have to use, in parallel, a
2-RCA wire to support sound, thus leaving the "video" RCA connector
empty?
- For that input, the user guide says that the 2 RCA connectors are
for "audio" and the third one is for "video" ... should I conclude
that these RCA connectors allow a composite-video and not a component-
video connectivity?

thanks,
ER