[dba-Tech] Monster Cable (Component Cable)

Thanks for providing all  the wealth of information.  Right now I use
a 3 pair of RCA jacks as my component video cables... , it looks fine,
but was wondering if moving up to quality cables would make any kind
of a diffrence.. the DVD player is a Sony progressive DVD player so I
know it has the proper output for HD (well as much as can be
expected).


On Thu, 9 Sep 2004 11:41:01 -0400, Joe Rojas <jrojas at tnco-inc.com> wrote:
> Francisco,
> 
> The answer is YES.
> 
> You can only achieve HD with component or DVI. RCA cannot deliver the HD
> signal.
> 
> Now, this plays a very important role if you are going to use HD Cable TV or
> HD satellite.
> When it comes to DVD players, if the DVD player has progressive scan then I
> would go with Monster component. If not then RCA will work.
> The downside of hooking DVD players via component to a HD TV is that it
> relieves the fact that DVD compression is actually very low quality. The
> compression artifacts that would be hidden on a regular TV stick out like a
> sore thumb. I find myself looking for SuperBIT DVDs, which are produced with
> a much better compression ratio.
> 
> Also, Monster component cables come in 4 flavors, I think. Video1, Video2,
> Video3, and Ultra...with the quality of the cables increasing between each.
> I typically go with the Video3 and would recommend not going lower than
> Video2. I would also recommend going to DVI if you HD Cable box supports it
> ever though the DVI cable is very expensive.
> 
> That's my two cents.
> 
> JR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Francisco Tapia [mailto:fhtapia at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:08 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Monster Cable (Component Cable)
> 
> Is there really a big diffrence between typical RCA jack cables vs
> Monster Cables for component Video?
> 
> I have this television
> http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=80081 along with a
> Sony DVD player that outputs in Component Video (Don't know the model
> OTOMH).
> 
> so what's the deal?
> 
> --
> -Francisco
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-- 
-Francisco