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sup yall...
this is probably pretty easy for everyone here, but here goes:
1) i've heard s-video cables are superior to the coax typical of cable tv. but does it make a difference when used FROM the cable box to the tv? (as opposed to coax)
2) does the quality of the s-video cable matter?
3) i've got a denon avr-1802 receiver. how should i set up my cable tv: a) cable box -> s-video -> denon -> s-video -> tv -OR-
b) cable box -> coax -> tvthankx in advance folks :)
Follow Ups:
I suppose you are meaning "composite" when you use the term "coax".To answer:
1) i've heard s-video cables are superior to the coax typical of cable tv. but does it make a difference when used FROM the cable box to the tv? (as opposed to coax)
Generally yes, but how much, if any, of an improvement you see will depends on the quality of the transmission (not always good from the little I have seen) and the quality and screen size of your TV
2) does the quality of the s-video cable matter?
It might, but in your case probably not. The answers above apply to this also.
3) i've got a denon avr-1802 receiver. how should i set up my cable tv: a) cable box -> s-video -> denon -> s-video -> tv -OR-
b) cable box -> coax -> tvI'm not familiar with your Denon but if it has video switching then it would be more convenient to use (a) to synchronise audio & video with your selection. If not then the more direct the path the better.
Theoretically S cable gives better video but you may not detect any difference. Try it out & find out for yourself!!!
John
hey dude, thanx for the reply -
first, by coax, i mean the cable with the little copper wire in the middle.
second, i've got a 32" sony wega trinitron flat screen, which looks pretty damn good.
and third, i tried both setups, and i noticed that when i used an s-video from my cable box to the receiver, then another s-video from the receiver to my wega, i see these blotchy spots reminiscent of a computer whose resolution is set too low. but when i connect a coax straight from the cable box to the tv, there is no blotchiness, but noticeable snow! wtf!
i wonder if anyone has any better ideas to get a clear picture?
I think you indirectly answered your own question. You stated that, in essence, the fewer cables you use, the better the picture. Given that fact, plus the fact that the S-Video will provide a better picture in theory, just run the S-Video directly to the TV.Go with what works best for you.
I agree with GaryM, run it straight if you can.I have the same tv and the problem I ran into was that the wega has only one s-video input in the back and I have two s-video sources (sat. and dvd). I therefore ended up having to run all the s-video cables through my pre, which fortunately has "broadcast quality" video switching capabilites (blah, blah, blah) and does not degrade the quality of the video. Sounds like your pre is maybe degrading the video quality enough to bother you. If you only have one s-video source, run it straight to the tv. If that still isn't so hot, try a better s-video cable. There is a guy on ebay that sells beldon s-video cables for about $40 in 2m lengths, I recall. These are pretty good and 100X better than the crappy little cables that come with consumer components.
well, i finally got a chance to go back to good guys and i bought this expensive ass monster 3 s-video cable, it was like 40 bucks or something... tried all vid sources to the denon, and that new s-vid to the tv, AND since the coax input on the tv was open, i also set up that avenue from the cable box's coax straight to the tv. did that make sense?anyways, all i had to do was change the tv source to channel 3 to see the direct cable picture, and "video 1" to see the cable box. guess what - when it was on the cable box source, video 1, the image was a little washed out, like the brightness setting had gone up several notches...naturally it didn't look natural. so i guess i'll have to stick with watching cable through the coax. it looks great, but i would have liked to have everything run through my new denon. but i'm happy i'm finally done with this mess - thanx dudez for all your help:)
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