RE: HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV?

Posted by Brian A (A) on April 30, 2008 at 16:22:21

In Reply to: RE: HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV? posted by Winston Smith on April 30, 2008 at 15:26:15:

The cables should not cause any issues. The adding of ferrites has to do with interference problems, where the high speed edges of the digital signals may be causing problems. Digital data transmission is almost a go or no go situation. Either the transmission is 100% or 0%. There is error correction for errors but that occurrs on the order of once per million bits or so.

Now if the digital decoder is a real cheap one, it may not do a good job of converting the digital data back to video/sound and any noise in the digital signal will end up visible or audible even though it shouldn't be this way.

About the global warming stuff. I post mostly on "The Outside Asylum" a secret part of this website where fully grown men argue like a bunch of kids about politics and religion, with some science/evolution/Global Warming stuff thrown in.

We'll have to agree to disagree about human caused global warming until the next global cooling scare comes along.

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Topic - HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV? - WoodyWW 09:49:00 04/29/08 (19)

Check this link for the skinny on HDMI - Hansson3 17:55:03 05/02/08 (0)

monoprice - Joe Murphy Jr 22:13:31 04/30/08 (1)

RE: monoprice - Winston Smith 07:38:08 05/01/08 (0)

RE: HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV? - Winston Smith 23:07:16 04/29/08 (13)

resolution correction - Joe Murphy Jr 22:26:09 04/30/08 (3)

Also my Oppo says it won't transmit upconverted signals over component. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:11:13 05/01/08 (2)

actually, it will - Joe Murphy Jr 18:52:45 05/01/08 (1)

Yes, that's a wrinkle I did know about but had forgotten. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:20:34 05/02/08 (0)

RE: HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV? - Brian A 12:03:13 04/30/08 (6)

RE: HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV? - Winston Smith 15:26:15 04/30/08 (5)

"The proper term should be 'climate intensification'." Well ya learn something new... - clarkjohnsen 08:09:52 05/01/08 (2)

Hopefully, you'll be reincarnated as a polar bear... - Winston Smith 23:17:26 05/02/08 (1)

"Good science is being swept aside for profits by greedy old men." LOL! - clarkjohnsen 08:01:12 05/03/08 (0)

RE: HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV? - Brian A 16:22:21 04/30/08 (1)

Very Informative! - Winston Smith 18:31:06 04/30/08 (0)

Thanks (I guess...) for the info, but, DAMN! nt - clarkjohnsen 10:07:14 04/30/08 (1)

RE: Thanks (I guess...) for the info, but, DAMN! lol! I hear ya'! n/t - Awe-d-o-file 14:13:40 04/30/08 (0)

HDMI, guy - Brian A 13:16:50 04/29/08 (0)

Well, it'll all depend - JMCIII 11:16:21 04/29/08 (0)

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RE: HDMI or component video cables for HD cable box to HD TV? - Brian A 16:22:21 04/30/08 (1)

Very Informative! - Winston Smith 18:31:06 04/30/08 (0)

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