Posted on: 26-12-04 11:54:05
Greetings,
Can anyone comment on whether component video cables are really all that better than composite video when playing DVD movies?
Especially for our Hindi movie DVDs, which are generally not as good quality as Hollywood movie DVDs.
I am debating whether to invest in component video cables or not.
Any experience?
Also, does anyone know where I can get relatively cheaper component video cables - they seem to be hideously expensive - almost 5 times the price of the DVD player itself 
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Orginally posted by pratickm
Greetings,
Can anyone comment on whether component video cables are really all that better than composite video when playing DVD movies?
Especially for our Hindi movie DVDs, which are generally not as good quality as Hollywood movie DVDs.
I am debating whether to invest in component video cables or not.
Any experience?
Also, does anyone know where I can get relatively cheaper component video cables - they seem to be hideously expensive - almost 5 times the price of the DVD player itself
Best Buy on the same TV screen devided half, they show out put of both coaxial cable and component cable reception. Color and picture quality appears to be different. The cable cost is $79 ( are you talking of this price) life time guarantee of the cable!
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Quote:I am not sure I understood you correctly. Are you saying that component video output is noticeably better?
Orginally posted by jago_desi
Best Buy on the same TV screen devided half, they show out put of both coaxial cable and component cable reception. Color and picture quality appears to be different.
What did you mean by the TV screen divided in half?
Quote:The ones I saw at Best Buy were all in the lower $200 range.
The cable cost is $79 ( are you talking of this price) life time guarantee of the cable!
Maybe I haven't shopped around yet, but where did you find it for $79?
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Some stuff i picked up on the net - and hence do not know its accuracy levels. The hierarchy in ascending order of quality) is a/v cables, then s-video (by 25% better quality), followed by component video cables ( for r,b, g where the upgrade is much higher than the previous quality).
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Orginally posted by pratickm
Quote:I am not sure I understood you correctly. Are you saying that component video output is noticeably better?
Orginally posted by jago_desi
Best Buy on the same TV screen devided half, they show out put of both coaxial cable and component cable reception. Color and picture quality appears to be different.
What did you mean by the TV screen divided in half?
Quote:The ones I saw at Best Buy were all in the lower $200 range.
The cable cost is $79 ( are you talking of this price) life time guarantee of the cable!
Maybe I haven't shopped around yet, but where did you find it for $79?
Besy Buy at weston and hw7. They have display coming from both type of cable to same screen. This screen half part displays coaxial cable out put and other half displays compnent cable dispaly. So you can have the noticeable difference between both the cabels. Yes, component cable gives a hell lot of better quality of picture and color. At best buy (weston and highway 7) cable was at $79.
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Orginally posted by hakuna
Some stuff i picked up on the net - and hence do not know its accuracy levels. The hierarchy in ascending order of quality) is a/v cables, then s-video (by 25% better quality), followed by component video cables ( for r,b, g where the upgrade is much higher than the previous quality).
thats right. Composite has one cable for all the video signals.Component splits the video signals into 3...one cable for each...so better picture quality.
Component and S video keep the Chrominance and Luminance separate so when the TV/Monitor gets the signal it won't have to separate the two and loose some quality as it does in composite.
http://www.lyberty.com/encyc/articles/svideo.html
I think you can expect magjor differences only if your source signal is of good quality AND you have a wider screen ...30+
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I am using s-video for my DVD player on a 27" SONY WEGA TV...I have no prob using it...I do not intend to spend another 30-80 dollars for component cable. If you shop around you can get component cable as low as $25....the good low value brand available is Acostic in future shop for just $39.99...I still don't feel like buying the same...coz I don't think it's a huge diff in qlty...I may be wrong....but that's my perception...I enjoy watching movies with present set up.....
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