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post #1 of 15
12/26/02 at 4:03pm
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Just got a new 27" Toshiba with component video inputs. Is the improved video that much better than the standard video input? IOW is it worth it to buy the cables and how much are they generally?
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post #2 of 15
12/26/02 at 4:15pm
MUCH MUCH better than composite cables (the yellow/red/white ones), marginally better than S-Video.

If you have a progressive scan DVD player, then definitely shoot for the component inputs. The Monster cables are expensive ($60+), but Radio Shack has some nice gold-plated component cables for much less money.

At the very least, you should use S-Video, but you have the right idea in using component. The signal is cleaner, and the image is much nicer looking.
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post #3 of 15
12/26/02 at 4:39pm
Gioman, since you seem well versed in the area of electronics do you think you could take a gander at this thread and tell me what you think?

<a href="http://chud.com/board/ubbhtml/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=59;t=000497" target="_blank">http://chud.com/board/ubbhtml/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=59;t=000497</a>
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post #4 of 15
12/26/02 at 5:16pm
Did the best I could.
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post #5 of 15
12/26/02 at 6:26pm
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Catch Gioman If You Can:
MUCH MUCH better than composite cables (the yellow/red/white ones), marginally better than S-Video.

If you have a progressive scan DVD player, then definitely shoot for the component inputs.
I have a progressive scan DVD player, and a Sony wega 32 XBR 450 (so it's 16x9 capable but a 4:3 monitor) and I did a demo between S-video and Component. The results were readily apparent, and the Component cable kicked S-Video's ass around the room.
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post #6 of 15
12/26/02 at 6:59pm
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Andre Dellamorte:
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Catch Gioman If You Can:
MUCH MUCH better than composite cables (the yellow/red/white ones), marginally better than S-Video.

If you have a progressive scan DVD player, then definitely shoot for the component inputs.
I have a progressive scan DVD player, and a Sony wega 32 XBR 450 (so it's 16x9 capable but a 4:3 monitor) and I did a demo between S-video and Component. The results were readily apparent, and the Component cable kicked S-Video's ass around the room.
All of the info I've given is thanks to research. I haven't had the benefit of seeing the difference between S-Video and component first-hand, but the bigger/better the TV, the more notable the difference.

That said, an XBR will definitely show a big difference, but since the difference depends heavily on your TV's capabilities, I didn't want to get his hopes up just in case.

I think there are some TVs that have component inputs, but are unable to receive a progressive signal.
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post #7 of 15
12/26/02 at 7:11pm
Granted, but I thought I'd share my experience. I had a friend over shortly after I got the TV and flicked back and forth on A Bug's Life between component and S-Video. It wasn't night and day, but you didn't have to look hard.
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post #8 of 15
12/26/02 at 7:19pm
It's especially worth it since there isn't much of a cost difference between S-Video and component, anyways. A noticable improvement for $30 is well worth it, especially if you bothered to spend several hundreds on a TV to begin with.

Damn, we need more traffic in this forum.
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post #9 of 15
12/26/02 at 8:52pm
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capteucalyptus (Scott Roche):
Just got a new 27" Toshiba with component video inputs.
Man, I bet you just got the exact same Toshiba that I got last night. Is it the true flat-screen? I'm hooking mine up when I get home - wheeeeee!
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post #10 of 15
12/26/02 at 9:39pm
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Don't think so. There is some screen curvature. My DVD is a Samsung DVD-711. I have the manual someplace and will track it down later.
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post #11 of 15
12/29/02 at 5:21pm
Definitely go with the component inputs. I don't even have a progressive scan dvd player and I can tell a pretty big difference between the s-video & component inputs.
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post #12 of 15
12/31/02 at 1:44am
For A Prog Scan DVD Player to make any significant difference, the television must be at least digital capable.
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post #13 of 15
12/31/02 at 11:43am
True, but even if the TV can't display a progressive signal, it will still show an improvement with component cables. Better signal seperation = better picture quality.
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post #14 of 15
12/31/02 at 12:46pm
Okay, but only to a very limited degree. And on some TVs that I've tried, the progressive scan makes zero difference.

The point is: don't get your hopes up.
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post #15 of 15
12/31/02 at 1:07pm
Progressive scan makes zero difference if you're not using component cables, and if the TV has no 480p or 720p component inputs.

A majority HDTVs have at least a 480p and a 1080i component input, but I think there's a few standard definition sets that have 480p component inputs. I think the JVC "D-Series" direct-tube sets fall into this category.
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