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Compsite? S-Video? Component? RCA? What gives?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:13 pm
by KingManULTRA
What the hell's it all mean? :icon27:
Trying to figure out the quality difference and price range of TVs...
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:35 pm
by PhoeniX
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:44 pm
by glossy
flaming bird with the answers!
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:45 pm
by Mat Linnett
I was trawling through my brain trying to come up with decent explanations for ye (I work with the stuff every day), but Pho's links are fantastic.
EDIT: Although I will add that most professional equipment uses
BNC connectors rather than RCAs.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:50 pm
by plained
composite is all color and brightness together
svid is seperate color and briteness
-component is three seperate colors
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:14 pm
by tnf
component would be best.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:55 pm
by plained
onlly in theory alone tnf
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:05 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
plained wrote:onlly in theory alone tnf
i'll refrain until you explain this.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:07 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
riddla wrote:tnf wrote:component would be best.
HDMI or DVI :icon34:
out of the two, i'd go with HDMI. it's getting more support, but doesn't look any better.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:26 pm
by raw
Component is the best, then S-Video, then Composite (RCA Jacks).
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:45 pm
by Guest
Yes, the difference between component and s-video is night and day.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:35 pm
by Pooinyourmouth
HDMI and DVI is amazing. Pure digital signal, no analog.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:39 pm
by netrex
That reminds me, I have to test my new LCD with DVI :icon32:
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:56 pm
by netrex
Oh yeah. Crisp =)
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:16 pm
by tnf
riddla wrote:tnf wrote:component would be best.
HDMI or DVI :icon34:
Yes, but he didn't mention those..
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:17 pm
by tnf
plained wrote:onlly in theory alone tnf
So, you are saying that, practically speaking, component is not better than S-video or plain old RCA cables? I disagree.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:21 pm
by Dr_Watson
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:52 pm
by KingManULTRA
My TV has a Yellow/White/Red connection which I assume is composite.
Is there any way to get this TV to have s-video or component quality?
Do all TVs support both S-Video and Component cables?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:59 pm
by Dr_Watson
yes, yellow + red + white is audio + compsite rca (the yellow one)
if you run coax, you'll get better quality than the composite RCA
if you're TV doesn't have component or svideo input, all you can really do is get another tv if thats what you want to use.
yes, any new tv worth the money has svideo and component
my sony wega TV is ~3 years old and it has component, svideo, coax, and composite inputs.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:04 pm
by KingManULTRA
This is the TV I've got:
http://www.pricerunner.com/sound-and-vi ... 10/details
It says "S-Video Yes" but there's only the Y/W/R combo at the front and back of the TV, and other reviews say it doesn't have s-video.
http://www.shopping.com/xPR-Sharp_25R_S100
Not entirely sure
