sentence

English translation: provide, at the very least

09:33 Jul 3, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Electronics / Elect Eng
English term or phrase: sentence
While most DVD players provide at minimum, Component Video outputs, most players are only supplied with cables suitable for the simplest of connections to your audio/video equipment – Composite Video and left and right stereo.

I cannot understand the comma position and the meaning.
I understand this sentence in this way, can anyone confirm whether it is right or not? Thank you!

While most DVD players provide at minimum Component Video outputs, most players, on the other hand, are only supplied with cables suitable for the simplest of connections to your audio/video equipment, i.e. Composite Video and left and right stereo.
Francesca Baroni
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Selected answer:provide, at the very least
Explanation:
How about this? "While most DVD players provide, at the very least, Component Video outputs, most players are only supplied with cables suitable for the simplest of connections to your audio/video equipment, in other words Composite Video and left and right stereo."
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Rowan Morrell
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5you're right
Dina Abdo
4provide, at the very least
Rowan Morrell
4a simpler version
Nick Lingris


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
provide, at the very least


Explanation:
How about this? "While most DVD players provide, at the very least, Component Video outputs, most players are only supplied with cables suitable for the simplest of connections to your audio/video equipment, in other words Composite Video and left and right stereo."

Rowan Morrell
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
you're right


Explanation:
your understanding is just the same I got from the sentence.

Seems to me that the comma is misplaced in your original sentence.

Dina Abdo
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a simpler version


Explanation:
While most DVD players provide Component Video outputs as a standard feature, they are only supplied with cables suitable for the simplest of connections to your audio/video equipment, i.e. Composite Video and left and right stereo

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
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