Tom's Hardware: Topic Q: component video cable
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"Greywolf" <greywolfin45@*spamisbad*sbcglobal.net> wrote in
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> "Jay Casey" <jkcjkcjkc@yahoo.REMOVETHIS.com> wrote in message
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>>I have a progressive scan DVD player with "component" video output (Y,
>>Pb,
>> Pr).
>> They appear to be physically identical to "composite" video output,
>> except the color code on the cables.
>> I understand that progressive scan works only with component video
>> output. Are component video cables physically same as the composite
>> video cables? Are manufacturers selling basically the same physical
>> cables under two different packages and prices, or are there real
>> differences in them?
>>
> The specifications for cabling are identical. A component connection
> can be made with 3 composite video cables. I do just that in fact with
> some colored electrical tape for coding. The coax specified for
> digital audio is the same too.
Keep in mind, though, that not all cables are equal. Some have better
shielding than others and some are lower loss than others. Still, good
quality composite cables of equal length, properly tagged, should work
for component video. I got away with a good quality AV cable before I
picked up a five-wire cable from eBay for a good price that does the
component job.
There is no need to pay exorbitant prices, though. I personally think
there's a lot of hype going on in the cable racket these days.
--
Dave Oldridge+
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A false witness is worse than no witness at all.
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"Greywolf" <greywolfin45@*spamisbad*sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Jay Casey" <jkcjkcjkc@yahoo.REMOVETHIS.com> wrote in message
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> >I have a progressive scan DVD player with "component" video output (Y,
Pb,
> > Pr).
> > They appear to be physically identical to "composite" video output,
> > except the color code on the cables.
> > I understand that progressive scan works only with component video
output.
> > Are component video cables physically same as the composite video
cables?
> > Are manufacturers selling basically the same physical cables under
> > two different packages and prices, or are there real differences in
them?
> >
> The specifications for cabling are identical. A component connection can
be
> made with 3 composite video cables. I do just that in fact with some
colored
> electrical tape for coding. The coax specified for digital audio is the
same
> too.
The Component video cables carry a higher frequency signal than composite,
so you may notice more of a difference between cables. I replaced the cheap
ones that came with my Akai plasma panel with RCA cables, and the picture
suddenly no longer had the diagonal lines that were visible before.
Brad
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