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Digital component video is defined by the ITU-R BT.601 (formerly CCIR 601) standard and uses the Y'CbCr color space.

The specific encoding of ITU-R BT.656 describes using this for transmitting uncompressed analog standard-definition television 4:2:2 color component signals multiplexed in a 13.5/27 MHz 10-bit PCM digital NRZI serial interface. This digital signal was transmitted using BNC or optical connectors. There was also a related legacy digital parallel interface using a 25-pin locking D-sub connector.

Like Component Analog Video (CAV) 'Component video' is often used as a common name for 'component analog video (CAV)', it gets its name from the fact that the video signal has been split into two or more components, which are then carried on multiple conductors between devices.

Digital component video is used in both computer and home-theatre applications, such as. It was the internal signalling (as opposed to, e.g. RGB) in MiniDV, DV, and Digital Betacam

Component video can carry signals such as 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p, although many TVs do not support 1080p through component video.