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10/30/08 at 6:04am
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AT&T came by to do install on my Cable yesterday. My wife told him to hook the HDMI back up. The install tech told my wife that Component cables actually were better as there are three cables transfering the AV and has better connectivity versus the small HDMI cable. WTF is this guy a moron or am I missing something? Now I left it alone for a few minutes and I don't know but it looked like a pretty big difference to me. HDMI wins my vote.
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10/30/08 at 7:18am
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Re: WTF ATT

The AT&T installer is misinformed. While component cables can carry a 1080 signal just fine, HDMI puts everything (audio included) in one cable with greater bandwidth allowing for better colorspace among other things. I have used both and prefer HDMI.
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10/30/08 at 8:16am
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Re: WTF ATT

When I had a 720p TV, I couldn't tell much difference between the analog component and the digital HDMI.

With a 1080p TV, I can tell a definite difference with the component softer and less defined.
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10/30/08 at 9:07am
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Re: WTF ATT

The prevalence of misinformation.

The AT&T guy IS a moron.
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10/30/08 at 9:25am
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Re: WTF ATT

What next--that L/R RCA audio cables are better than digital optical or coax audio cables because after all, there are two cables carrying the audio w/ L/R RCA vs. one with optical/coax?
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