U.S. Philips Corporation

Theodorus H Van Groningen

Richard Cees Spiero

A video system comprises a video signal generating device (1') and no less than one video signal receiving device (2') coupled to each other by means of a signal bus (4'). The video signal generating device (1') is capable of generating at an output (13) one or a plurality of video signals having each a different signal format (CVBS, Y/C, MAC bb, . . . ). The video signal receiving device(s) is (are) arranged for processing one or a plurality of video signals having mutually different formats. It is an object to establish which video signal format the devices (1', 2', 3') have in common (Y/C) and to adjust the devices so that the video signal generating device generates at its output (13) just the video signal that has the common signal format concerned and the video signal receiving device(s) is (are) capable of processing the video signal that has the common signal format concerned and is applied to the input (24, 33). If two or more video signal formats appear to be common to the devices a choice is made in favor of one of these formats, preferably the video signal format having the highest video signal quality.

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Theodorus H Van Groningen