Component Video Question (1 Viewer)

[Alex J.]

I am considering getting an HDTV and wondered if Component Inputs would suffice for 480p, 720p, and 1080i or do I need to get one with DVI or HDMI?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Philip Hamm]

Component inputs will work fine for all those formats. Not as clean a signal path though due to the video being converted from digital to analog by the STB, then back to digital from analog for the display (for most displays - some older HD displays may not convert to digital). The practical difference may be barely noticable or not noticable at all.

 

[Alex J.]

thanks for your answer!

 

[John S]

The fear herem is that in the future there is a chance no HD will be available via component/analog video. But right now, there are really no drawbacks to it.

I don't have DVI / HDMI, I deemed it an exceptable trade off for me with my display choice.

 

[Alex J.]

that's true...maybe DVI and HDMI are what I need to jump to, to keep me compatible with the upcoming HD-DVD and Blu-Ray DVD formats as well.

 

[rin]

My stepdad just got a new DirecTV HDTV receiver that won't seem to pass any resolution higher than 480p through the component out. I'm not sure of the model # but it is from Best Buy.

 

[Philip Hamm]

Something's set up wrong. Got the manual? It wouldn't be able to have the HDTV logo on the front if it didn't pass 1080i or 720p.

 

[ChrisWiggles]

Some set-top boxes do weird things, so it doesn't surprise me, but component video is capable of HD resolutions if it's utilized.

 

[Mike Foley]

not to get too far off subject, does anyone know of a receiver that does DVI switching?

 

[rin]

You are absolutely right it was operator error. Originally, I had the DirecTV receiver's resolution set to output 480p/1080i but the TV( an older Mits 65" HD-ready set) would only accept up to 480p through it's component input. It went blue screen with anything higher.

The TV does have a "DTV" input (Component/RGBHV)that the manual says will accept 1080i so I changed to that input but still only got 480p. kept After messing with it for a while, my stepdad set the STB's resolution to "all" and finally got 1080i!

I guess I heard somewhere that STB's would eventually be limited to only pass full-res HD signals through their digital outs and the analog connections would down-res to 480i/p. I just assumed that this box did that.

Thenks