Vizio SV471XVT HDTV Review - Connectivity

Connectivity Summary
• 4 HDMI ports: 3 on the back and 1 on the side • 2 Component video inputs: one on the back and one on the side • 1 S-Video and 2 composite video inputs, one composite video input on the side • 4 Analog video inputs associated with video inputs
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Input Ports (7.0)

The SV471XVT has a good selection of input ports, including 4 HDMI ports, plys two composite and component inputs.  There are also a four analog audio inputs; one that is associated with a HDMI port, one with the component video input, one with the S-Video and component input and one with the VGA port. This is a good thing to see; many displays only have a single analog audio input, which makes connecting multiple devices with analog audio difficult.

	Analog Audio
	Composite Video
	Component Video
	HDMI
	USB

These ports are spread between the back panels of the display and the side panel, with one HDMI port, one composite and one analog audio input on the side. This is a good selection of inputs that should be enough for most eventualities; 4 HDMI inputs would allow for a cable box, game console, DVD player and a camcorder or digital camera in the side port.

RGB & Audio In

Analog Video in

Antenna In

Digital Audio out

3 X HDMI In

Audio in (for HDMI)

Component video in

Analog audio out

In addition, a standard antenna/cable input allows you to connect to a cable TV or antenna.

Output Ports (2.0)

The SV471XVT is less well endowed when it comes to output ports; the only outputs are a single digital audio output and an analog audio output. This means you can pipe the audio from the display to an external surround sound processor or the like, but you can't send the video to another screen or device.

Other Connections (0.0)

There are no other connections on the SV471XVT.

Media (0.0)

In addition to the inputs and outputs described above, the SV471XVT has one other trick up its sleeve: a single USB port on the side for a USB thumb drive or other storage device. This can be used to show photos or videos; the display can show JPEG photos and videos in H.264, Windows Media and MPEG 2 formats.

Placement (6.75)

The ports on the SV471XVT are well placed; the side ports are easy to reach, and the back ports are convenient as long as you can get to the back of the TV; they would be a little awkward if they were wall mounted. This is a change from the previous model; on the SV470XVT the ports were located on the bottom edge, which was rather awkward to reach.