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Complete newbie asks about cables

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psgary

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I have cheap, stock, generic cables from my satellite dish box to my TV. Would I notice a difference if I upgraded to a better cable? If so, what differences might I notice? I have the option of S-type or RCAs.
I'd like to start out cheaply, just to try. Any suggestions (including DIY) are very much appreciated, as is your tolerance for my ignorance.

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Re: Complete newbie asks about cables Julie's husband 00:42:00 05/29/01 (0)
I use the Monster M1000 silver S Video cable. A great improvement over any composite cable I tried. I have not tried any other S Video cables.
Re: Complete newbie asks about cables wilks 01:31:55 05/25/01 (0)
check the cable asylumthere are heaps of good combos that are excellent and cheap DIY recipes . S-video are a little more complicated to solder.
Oops, TV info, if it helps psgary 22:58:01 05/22/01 (3)
I have a '92 Panasonic 27" flat screen. For what it is, the picture is still very nice.
- Svideo over composite... Iguana Man 12:46:41 05/23/01 (1)
  Usually S-Video cables produce a better picture than composite (rca).
  - Agree -- here's an affordable source Dalancroft 12:14:34 05/24/01 (0)
    This is pretty good quality Belden cable and a decent price to boot . . .
    - http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1239872154
- Re: Oops, TV info, if it helps GCM 09:00:13 05/23/01 (0)
  You may notice a difference using s-video over composite. Among different brands of cable, it's not likely you'll see any difference unless one of them is defective.

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