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SiriusHardware · 5th Jul 2021, 6:21 pm

I just double checked - both the Raspberry Pi Zero (original) and Raspberry Pi Zero W have two plated through holes / pads surrounded by a white rectangle and slightly misleadingly marked 'TV' - that is the composite output on a Pi Zero / Zero W.

However.. The Pi Zero lacks the 'analogue' part of the audio output circuitry that was on earlier Pis so if you want audio as well, which is highly likely, you have to add some circuitry back on. For an easy life it might make better sense to seek out a Pi 1 which already has composite video and analogue audio-out on separate connectors.

Edited: Looking around, it seems only the original A and B models with 2 * USB sockets had the separate composite out and audio out connectors.

5th Jul 2021, 6:21 pm	#10
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,548	Re: Freeview/iPlayer With Modulator I just double checked - both the Raspberry Pi Zero (original) and Raspberry Pi Zero W have two plated through holes / pads surrounded by a white rectangle and slightly misleadingly marked 'TV' - that is the composite output on a Pi Zero / Zero W. However.. The Pi Zero lacks the 'analogue' part of the audio output circuitry that was on earlier Pis so if you want audio as well, which is highly likely, you have to add some circuitry back on. For an easy life it might make better sense to seek out a Pi 1 which already has composite video and analogue audio-out on separate connectors. Edited: Looking around, it seems only the original A and B models with 2 * USB sockets had the separate composite out and audio out connectors. Last edited by SiriusHardware; 5th Jul 2021 at 6:33 pm.