There are a variety of input adapters available on the market for you to choose from. The most common categories are video input adapters that route video signals to your television, USB audio input adapters that route stereo sound input to a computer's sound card and AUX audio input adapters that route stereo sound to the AUX input of a stereo system.

Select a video input adapter if you have a device that outputs s-video, XLR, 3.5 mm, SCART, DVI, or camcorder video signals you wish to display on your TV. If you have a stereo sound source and wish to play the sound on your computer, you can get a USB audio input adapter. Different styles exist, depending on the type of input the source device will be supplying. To route your audio signal to a home or car stereo system, get an AUX audio input adapter. To help you find input adapters you need, consider the following:

1. To route signal inputs to a TV, consider TV/Video input adapters.

2. To route audio inputs to a computer, use USB audio input adapters.

3. To route audio to your car or home stereo, use AUX input adapters.

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Use video input adapters to channel video signals to your television set

There is a good variety of different sources of video signals that you might want to route to your television. The following video input adapters provider companies will be a good starting point in locating what you need.

I recommend: SVideo.com carries various ATI AIW A/V input adapters, s-video to 3 RCA + SCART input adapters, and 7-pin to S-Video input adapters, component video. Lindy offers an assortment of video input adapters as well.

Shop USB audio input adapters to route audio to a computer sound card

When your target audio system is a computer's sound card, you can use a USB audio input adapter. See the following companies for more input adapters information of this category.

I recommend: USB Gear has USB and USB 2.0 audio adapters for channeling audio to your computer. For routing audio to your notebook computer's sound card, see DAK.com.

Search auxiliary audio input adapters to route audio to home or car stereos

When your target audio system has an AUX input, such as a home stereo or a car stereo, you'll need to get an auxiliary audio input adapter. The following companies are a good starting point to look for what you need.

I recommend: MyRadioStore carries auxiliary input adapters designed to channel sound to your car stereo from an XM, Sirius, iPod, MP3 player, or any other device with a stereo headphone jack. Become is another source for auxiliary input adapters that channel sound from other devices to your stereo.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Because digital audio operates at much higher frequencies than analog, a good impedance match is critical. When working through your input adapters list, also be sure you have cables with the correct impedance for working with digital signals.