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In Reply to: Need to settle bet RE: Progressive scan posted by Aroc on June 25, 2002 at 14:42:46:

He gets his best possible image quality using component outputs into his 480i capable TV, but he doesnt get progressive scan.
You are always better off using the component out even if your TV cant handle 480p.

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really? - Aroc 11:19:08 06/26/02 (6)
My mother has a Toshiba 27AF41 27inch TV. Quite a nice tube. It has s-video and component inputs. Think a low cost component set would be worth her time? She has some radio shack composite wires that I gave her.
- component cables - TA 12:09:15 06/26/02 (5)
  Component is inherently a giant step up from s-video, so even cheap cables there will better a decent s-video connection, which is itself an improvement over composite.
  Try using the composite cables on the component jacks - it should look much better, and you can imagine how much better proper video cables would work.
  And if you need, I will gladly come over and physically beat the truth about component video connectors into your mother. ;)
  - What a propensity for violence in the video asylum!! - Aroc 12:52:09 06/26/02 (4)
    Hmmm. cheap component cables will look better than good s-video cables? Wow. I would have though, give a magical $100 budget, you could get a better picture with a $100 s-video cable over a $100 set of component cables. Just figuring wire (1vs.3) and terminations (2vs.6) alone the s-video would be of higher quality. that may be true, but I guess I neglected to take in account for the superior interface of the component signal.
    I should buy some s-video and 3 composite cables (po' man component set!) and see for myself. I have much curiousity!
    > > And if you need, I will gladly come over and physically beat the truth about component video connectors into your mother. ;) < <
    No, no! She's just collateral damage! She trusts my judgement. (And so do the people who hear/see her setup). Actually sometimes her perceptions are better than my own! If component is as good as you say, we;ll both see it when we A/B test them.
    It's the engineer at at my work who needs a little cat 'o 9 tails purification. Ouch just the thought of 9 heavy RCA plugs his flesh. 3 sets of component video cables would make a nice whip, no? eh eh. *CRACK*
    - component cables - TA 14:17:24 06/26/02 (3)
      here's another link to check out:
      http://www.soundstage.com/video/columns/199911_db_videocables.htm
      i used to use, between my dvd player and tv, the cheap rca audio cables that came with the player and tv for the component video connection before i learned that video cables should be 75 ohm cables. i found that particular component video connection to look better than s-video between the dvd player and tv using a $50 monster cable.
      i now have nordost optix component video cables, which are nicer overall except that the connectors feel loose. since i was impressed with the results of using the cheap, wrong cables already, i never did a comparison of the nordost optix cables against a s-video connection.
      you'd better produce someone for me to beat up, or i'm gonna be restless!
      - cool, I won;t have to buy anything yet!! .. - Aroc 09:01:29 06/27/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: component cables posted by TA on June 26, 2002 at 14:17:24:
        
        > > i used to use, between my dvd player and tv, the cheap rca audio cables that came with the player and tv for the component video connection before i learned that video cables should be 75 ohm cables. i found that particular component video connection to look better than s-video between the dvd player and tv using a $50 monster cable. < <
        Cool I have some of those throw away Y/R/W video+stereo RCA leads. Obviously not 75ohm, like you say, but I'll give them a shot.
      - Someone find this guy an English soccer match! - Dalancroft 15:48:06 06/26/02 (1)
        
        In Reply to: component cables posted by TA on June 26, 2002 at 14:17:24:
        
        So he can bang heads with the hooligans . . .
        
        maybe this will hold him over? - Aroc 09:05:25 06/27/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Someone find this guy an English soccer match! posted by Dalancroft on June 26, 2002 at 15:48:06:
        
        http://www.urban75.com/Punch/gates.html
        http://www.urban75.com/Punch/

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