s video or comp. video cable

[robertocrx]

which is better,s video or composite video cables.i am now using s video and it looks great. is it worth the upgrade?

 

[Solid Lifters]

which is better,s video or composite video cables.i am now using s video and it looks great. is it worth the upgrade?

Yes. And do a search. This has been talked about several times before. The info you'll find will be very helpful.

 

[Teckademics©]

composite is what i have and it's pretty good looks just like a flat scren on my pc

 

[Solid Lifters]

composite is what i have and it's pretty good looks just like a flat scren on my pc

Actually, he means component. Composite is the cheap RCA connection that everybody gets with the PS2.

 

[LoudMusic]

You want your video going through as many different independantly shielded strands of copper as you can possibly get. That's going to be component. One wire per color field.

 

[Solid Lifters]

It's two colors, and one luminace, isn't it?

 

[robertocrx]

You want your video going through as many different independantly shielded strands of copper as you can possibly get. That's going to be component. One wire per color field.

thanks,thats the info i wanted

 

[LoudMusic]

It's two colors, and one luminace, isn't it?

Well they're labeled R G B, so I've always assumed they were the three colors that are used to make a picture. And they're being delivered with no interfierance to the display device.

EDIT:

According to this site you are correct.

Component video
The three-jack component video connection splits the video signal into three parts (one brightness and two color signals). Component video has increased bandwidth for color information, resulting in a more accurate picture with clearer color reproduction and less bleeding. A growing number of TVs include component video jacks to provide the best possible picture quality (better than S-video or composite video) when connected to a compatible DVD player.

 

[evilgnome]

Component is the best option, if your TV supports it. It offers the highest image quality available and progressive scan on games that support it (and if your TV does).

I use it for both the Xbox and PS2. Was one of the first things accessories I purchased with the consoles.

 

[mclaren777]

I use a component cable and I love it to death.

 

[the Interceptor]

Well they're labeled R G B, so I've always assumed they were the three colors that are used to make a picture. And they're being delivered with no interfierance to the display device.

You guys are mixing up RGB and YUV. RGB is a signal made of red, green and blue. YUV, also known as "component", is as described in that article: 1x brightness and 2x colour.

Cheers,
the Interceptor

 

[BlackZ28]

Hey guys! I have a TV with 3 auxillary channels. One compsite, one component, and one S-video. I was planning on purchasing a System Selector so that ALL my consoles will have atleast s-video. My PStwo has component, XBOX has s-video and GameCube has crap composite (I have some S-video cables for it already).
Anyways, back to my question. Do you all think that usuing a system selector would take away from the picture quality? In theroy, since it has to go through the system selector module and into another set of cables (from the system selector to the TV) I always figured somewhere down the line quality was sacrificed. Any ideas, thoughts?

 

[LoudMusic]

Hey guys! I have a TV with 3 auxillary channels. One compsite, one component, and one S-video. I was planning on purchasing a System Selector so that ALL my consoles will have atleast s-video. My PStwo has component, XBOX has s-video and GameCube has crap composite (I have some S-video cables for it already).
Anyways, back to my question. Do you all think that usuing a system selector would take away from the picture quality? In theroy, since it has to go through the system selector module and into another set of cables (from the system selector to the TV) I always figured somewhere down the line quality was sacrificed. Any ideas, thoughts?

Yeah I would say so. Though I don't think it would be enough to notice. You should probably use good cable, but Monster shouldn't be required. Just something better than the "cheap stuff".

And that selector has had good ratings on several sites.

 

[BlackZ28]

Thanks for the reply.

 

[ForNgoods]

Do all component cables produce the same quality image? I'm looking for a pair right now but and monster cables are insanely priced so i think i'm gonna go w/ the sony made component wires. I can't imagine it make that much of a difference but i'm jus not sure.