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Ok this sould be simple enough. I was led to believe that to use progressive scan signals (480p ??) from a DVD player, you need a HDTV, as they can display 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i images. I thought the regular-joe TV (non-HDTVs) could only do 480i, or worse.So enter this guy at work. He tell me, if he has a regular tv (non-hdtv), he can get a progressive image out of that TV, if he uses the component inputs. I tried to tell him that he should only get 480 interlaced. He tell me the guy at circuit city told him otherwise.
Is my friend right? I'd hate to think for a change I'm wrong and a CC employee is right. But I've seen weirder things happen. I'm no videophile by any stretch of the imagination. So I'm ready to accept the fact I may be wrong. (now if only I could get that guy to call his Sony "VVega" a "vay-gah" instead of "way-gah" we might have some progress.)
Thanks in advance!
-Aroc
From a couple websites that I like:(easy)
http://www.crutchfield.com/infocenter/home/S-wRh6xBrW16V/dvd.html
"But progressive-scan signals are only available through the DVD player's component video output, and only digital TVs ("HDTV-ready" or full HDTV models) accept progressive signals."
(more detail)
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_7_4/dvd-benchmark-part-5-progressive-10-2000.html
If you want to keep the peace at the office, I would just let your colleague think that he is right. He doesn't need a know-it-all showing him up. Otherwise, I will happily come over and help you physically beat the truth about progressive scan into this guy.
He's a middle manager and an "engineer-type," so arguing with him is almost as easy as trying to convince a teenage girl that she is wrong. (read: hardly worth the effort). But I was just curious.My brother used to work here (in a different engineering department adjacent to this fellow). I know he doesn't particularly care for this guy. Between the three of us, I'm sure we could beat him senseless with his own severed limbs. Paints quite a pretty picture, now?
I think he's just upset that (as of late) people have been coming to me for A/V advise instead of him. He doesn't hide is opinion that "[I am] a fool" for perferring Toshiba flat screens over Sony flat screens. Engineers, sheesh.
Anyway, that's all.
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NT
He gets his best possible image quality using component outputs into his 480i capable TV, but he doesnt get progressive scan.You are always better off using the component out even if your TV cant handle 480p.
My mother has a Toshiba 27AF41 27inch TV. Quite a nice tube. It has s-video and component inputs. Think a low cost component set would be worth her time? She has some radio shack composite wires that I gave her.
Component is inherently a giant step up from s-video, so even cheap cables there will better a decent s-video connection, which is itself an improvement over composite.Try using the composite cables on the component jacks - it should look much better, and you can imagine how much better proper video cables would work.
And if you need, I will gladly come over and physically beat the truth about component video connectors into your mother. ;)
Hmmm. cheap component cables will look better than good s-video cables? Wow. I would have though, give a magical $100 budget, you could get a better picture with a $100 s-video cable over a $100 set of component cables. Just figuring wire (1vs.3) and terminations (2vs.6) alone the s-video would be of higher quality. that may be true, but I guess I neglected to take in account for the superior interface of the component signal.I should buy some s-video and 3 composite cables (po' man component set!) and see for myself. I have much curiousity!
> > And if you need, I will gladly come over and physically beat the truth about component video connectors into your mother. ;) < <
No, no! She's just collateral damage! She trusts my judgement. (And so do the people who hear/see her setup). Actually sometimes her perceptions are better than my own! If component is as good as you say, we;ll both see it when we A/B test them.
It's the engineer at at my work who needs a little cat 'o 9 tails purification. Ouch just the thought of 9 heavy RCA plugs his flesh. 3 sets of component video cables would make a nice whip, no? eh eh. *CRACK*
here's another link to check out:http://www.soundstage.com/video/columns/199911_db_videocables.htm
i used to use, between my dvd player and tv, the cheap rca audio cables that came with the player and tv for the component video connection before i learned that video cables should be 75 ohm cables. i found that particular component video connection to look better than s-video between the dvd player and tv using a $50 monster cable.
i now have nordost optix component video cables, which are nicer overall except that the connectors feel loose. since i was impressed with the results of using the cheap, wrong cables already, i never did a comparison of the nordost optix cables against a s-video connection.
you'd better produce someone for me to beat up, or i'm gonna be restless!
> > i used to use, between my dvd player and tv, the cheap rca audio cables that came with the player and tv for the component video connection before i learned that video cables should be 75 ohm cables. i found that particular component video connection to look better than s-video between the dvd player and tv using a $50 monster cable. < <Cool I have some of those throw away Y/R/W video+stereo RCA leads. Obviously not 75ohm, like you say, but I'll give them a shot.
So he can bang heads with the hooligans . . .
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you are correct, your friend is wrong!SamM
NT
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