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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
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I have a similar setup to yours but opted for a long HDMI cable to the projector, despite it only carrying video. But from what I read PQ is as good from component although the single HDMI cable is neater.
There could be an added advantage to using HDMI in that it would give audio to your TV so it offers the option to listen to its crummy little speakers. This could be useful if someone wants to listen to something late at night without disturbing others with sound from the audio system. I set up a friend's systen this way and it works well for him.
John
Sadly (or is it happily?) an incurable audio-video nutter with an indecent number of toys. Classical music forever!!!!
There are component cables within a single jacket that would make the long connection neater and easier. I have a Belkin cable that just splits out the individual cables at each end.
Kal
If it was me, I'd go for the 20' (probably you'd buy 25') component video cable, from a place like monoprice...not too expensive, should do the job adequately. With good quality coax, 20' is nothing, but it is an analog signal so cable will matter... monoprice's coax isn't the greatest, but I've run 50' composite video with their cable and it was fine (hardly critical viewing though). Also, their component cable is quite flexible and neat, the 3 cables welded together. I doubt converting the signal to HDMI first will make it look any better than 25' of coax, but hard to say without trying it.
Why does the player have to be so far from the TV? Might it not be neater to put the player closer to the TV, and run a single long cable for the audio back to the processor (coax or Toslink)? Or are you doing analog audio?
Thanks for the responses -- the reason for the distance is that my turntable, amp, and cd player are by my chair across the room and I like it that way, particularly because of the turntable. And I don't want to stare at my gear (rather stare at my records . . .) -- I think I'll just go with the component video, as you suggest. The audio will be analog, as that's what I'll have in that room.
many thanks!
Phil
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