S-video or Component Video (1 Viewer)

[LesterLiu]

is there a difference between what video output I use? I have a comcast digital cable box and it has component video and a s-video output. is one better then the other?

 

[Joe Tilley]

Definitely use the component video whenever you can.I don't remember all the details behind it but the component out will give you more resolution & better black level retention.

 

[Bill Kane]

...may I butt in?

Cable tv set-top boxes will come with video COMPOSITE -- a single RCA plug cable often yellow-tipped.

COMPONENT, the phrase used mistakenly here, is a 3-wire version and in typical DVD player use gives your best picture quality.

Now, back to the main question.

The new TV STBs also can come with S-Video as well as composite. S-Video usually is superior in pic. quality than composite, so use this first.

 

[LesterLiu]

Bill, you're right, it's composite video. whoops! gotta start learning the lingo! Thanks for the advice, I'll use the s-video output.

 

[John Royster]

Try both and see, s-vid might not offer a better picture in this particular case.

Strange because s-vid is a far superior means to send video to a display. FAR SUPERIOR.

But in my case with my cable box the dot-crawl from using the box's s-video is too much to handle. I use composite or the TVs tuner (65" HDTV)

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