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I have a questions about various TV-input methods and which is best. i
am purchasing a new magnavox 27" flat-screen tv this friday, and
because ive been using a 12 year old 27" sony tv, some of the features
on it are new to me. It says it comes with S-Video and Component
hookups. All along for DVD and XBOX i've been using the default
Composite cables that came with the devices ( red, yellow, and white).
This new tv has all three. So my question is, which of the 3 should i
use, and which one is going to give me the best quality picture,
S-Video or Component? This tv is NOT HD ready, but someone said that
using composite can still take advantage or a higher resolution or
non-interlaced or something like that. Can anyone fill me in? thank you

[scalpel]

jeffhanson7183@hotmail.com Wrote:

[Mark]

If I were you i'd get an Svideo cable for the xbox, and a component cable
for the DVD player. You should easily notice the improvement with both over
composite.

Cheers

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jeffhanson7183@hotmail.com wrote:

[Guest]

thanks for all the replies. I forgot to mention that i actually use the
xbox as my dvd player, i dont have a standalone one. therefore i only
need one connection, unless i decide to get a standalone player in the
future. So the general consensus seems to be go with Component, as it
is in fact better than both composite and S-video. I saw the link for
the Component xbox hookups on ebay, which i appreciate, but is that
anything i can find in electronic gaming stores here in the us, simply
so i could get my hands on it faster. Also i recall a company that
makes these cables for game consoles, i think they are monster cable or
something like that. So if an XBOX game says it supports 720i or 720p
or something like that, that still requires an HDTV correct?

Thanks again for all the help and i will post again once its all setup
to let you know how it looks, im sure even though im still not on the
cutting edge, after staring at the same old screen for 12 years its
gonna feel like a big leap.

[Guest]

another thing, seeing as though my TV is NOT hd-ready, should i bother
with component? im assuming that the only point is to take advantage of
hd resolutions, so maybe i should just stick with S-video? if it would
still be better than i am more than willing to buy any cables for the
results.... thanks again

[scalpel]

Component will provide a better picture over S-video on normal
resolutions (ie SD resolutions). (S-Video provides a much better
picture than composite).

"What's recorded on a DVD?
DVD stores a component video signal in digital format. Since this
is the native video format that is stored on DVD, this is also the best
format to use to display the picture, if your equipment is capable of
dealing with this type of signal. In Australia, virtually no equipment
exists that is compatible with a component signal, though there is some
that is compatible with an RGB signal. Many DVD players are capable of
converting their native component signal to an RGB signal, but this
varies on a player-by-player basis.
Problems with the Component signal
As discussed above, DVD stores its video information in the
component form, but unfortunately the great majority of us cannot take
advantage of this format. The designers of the DVD format anticipated
this, and made allowances for it in the specification. All DVD players
are capable of downconverting a component video signal into a more
suitable format for display on the current generation of consumer
display devices. The first such downconversion step is to S-Video,
which is a connector that will always be found on any DVD player."
(http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Articles/VideoConnectors/VideoConnectors.asp)

You are confusing two seperate issues:

1) Component can carry higher resolutions

2) Component provides better detail in a picture by preserving colour
seperation.

The cost of a set of component cables is essentially not much more than
the S-video ones. Go the component.

J.

(The other thing that you should think about is the use of a HT Amp -
most decent amplifiers will allow the input of both sound AND video
signals. The video signals (from your many input devices) are fed
through the amplifier and output via a single output - why is this
useful? Because you will only have one video input going to your
screen, and the amp will switch between them, keeping the audio
signal/video signal together from the various devices.)


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scalpel

[19Hz]

If your xbox is your gaming machine and your DVD player you'll want the
best output from the unit.
There is a brand that makes Adapters for the xbox the will output
Component, Left and Right audio as well as the optical (Toslink)
connection. This is a proprietry cable that hooks into the back of the
console.

While Cables are important, PLEASE DON'T GO PAYING 50-100 $$$ JUST FOR
A 1M CABLE. I can't stress enough how much of a waste is dollars
interconnect cables can be. Don't get the cheapest ones, but don't go
overboard. Monster tends to be really over priced for the difference
you can see.

Do you have an EB Games near you? They should carry the X-Box adapter.


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19Hz

[Patric]

On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 09:51:33 +1100, scalpel
<scalpel.1xw5yh@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote:

[scalpel]

Quote: "From Where do you get your information ? Sorry, but you are
Completely wrong"

Sigh


The reference was supplied with the comment - I note that you even
quoted it back.

JH wanted to know whether it was worth using component given his screen
didn't support HD resolutions.

The point was that component is better than s-Video, and that any
'lesser' connection will result in effective data losss - even for SD
resolutions. The information provided by the website is obviously old,
as they are talking about the days before component connections were
widespread (let alone DVI/HDMI digital ones). (I was actually trying to
find a particular site that had comparitive pictures of
composite/s-vid/component - but can't locate it anymore)

I am quite aware that component inputs/outputs are now ubiquitous -
thats why I am suggesting that he uses it (read the whole thread).



J.


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scalpel

[Michael]

http://www.hifi-writer.com/he/video/index.htm this one?

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Michael Wrote: