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Posted - Sep 14 2004 : 9:34PM
I plan to buy a Panasonic 50 plasma TV. I have several DVD players/recorders I want to hook up. Component video wires are very expensive so do they produce a better picture than S-video jacks?
Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Sep 14 2004 : 10:20PM
It's not necessary to spend a lot of money to get good component video cable. You can get a 6 ft Acoustic Research Component Cable from Best Buy for $30.

Component is required if you want to take advantage of progressive scan capabilities in your DVD player (if you have a progressive scan DVD player). Your plasma will be capable of 480p, you may as well send it 480p.

Other than that, component is definitely better than S-video, but there's not as much difference as between composite and S-Video.

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Posted - Sep 14 2004 : 11:30PM
If you're going to spend the dough on a 50 inch plasma, the few extra dollars (Bill's price estimate seems right on) for the 3-part component is well worth it.
I can see a pretty visible difference between S-video and component.
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Posted - Sep 15 2004 : 12:45PM
+1 what Tricia said.

The difference between RGB (what we euros use instead of component) and S-Video is IMHO huuuge.
Having both hooked up and then swapping between the two, it's immediately visible the first time.




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