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Use component video or convert to HDMI to hook old processor/DVD player to new TV ???

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I'm replacing my current "living room" surround processor and DVD player with a new processor and BluRay.

I want to move my old gear into my "audio" room and put a new tv on the wall there. The tv will be about 20' from the processor/DVD player, and I want to keep the cabling simple and clean, so my preference is for a single run of HDMI cable. As I understand it, that requires that I buy a converter to translate my component video output into a digital signal. I can buy a converter at Parts Express for about $100.

My questions: Am I better off simply buying a 20' Component video cable? It will be clumsier and uglier, but my concern is that I end up with a clean picture.

If I go wiht a converter, is the Parts Express converter any good, or are there other recommendations??

Any suggestions about these or any other issues that may accompany this project are much appreciated. Thanks!

Phil

Follow Ups:

RE: Use component video or convert to HDMI to hook old processor/DVD player to new TV ??? - John C. - Aussie 17:35:09 02/05/10 (0)
RE: Use component video or convert to HDMI to hook old processor/DVD player to new TV ??? - Kal Rubinson 07:08:40 01/16/10 (0)
RE: Use component video or convert to HDMI to hook old processor/DVD player to new TV ??? - cfraser 22:11:41 01/15/10 (1)
- RE: Use component video or convert to HDMI to hook old processor/DVD player to new TV ??? - pwrc 16:58:44 01/19/10 (0)

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