The Belling-Lee plug has been standard in the U.K. for just about as long as TV has been around. Our TVs have always been designed for 72 ohm coaxial -- The American-style 300-ohm twin feeder never caught on here.

Here's a Belling-Lee plug:
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And an in-line B-L socket:
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Sockets are also available to fit a standard single-gang wall box:
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The Belling-Lee plug is also found on FM broadcast receivers, although some of these (notably Japanese imports) also provide for 300-ohm twin lead.

When it comes to satellite and cable installations, the F-type plug has become the defacto standard.

For direct video and audio connections, domestic equipment often uses RCA jacks (called "phono sockets" here) for both, although older VCRs used BNC for video.

We also now have a big multi-way connector commonly referred to as a SCART plug:
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This is a common European connector found on practically all domestic TV/VCR equipment these days which provides direct RGB video, stereo audio connections etc. all on one plug. It supposedly makes it easy for the layman to interconnect equipment, but in practice there are often problems!

Much low-end new equipment now comes with no other direct video/audio connections other than a couple of SCART sockets.


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 01-19-2003).]