I recently upgraded from the $99 Bettercables.com Silver Serpent component cable to their Silver Serpent Reference component cable ($199). To me, the difference was meaningful enough to justify the $100 difference, but that of course is completely subjective. I have digital HDTV cable, which will do a poor job on some weaker channels unless you use a really good component video cable. Performance improved in a way that I now have no problem watching some of those weaker channels because of the improved performace given by the S.S. Reference.
Component Video Cable Diminishing Returns?
Where does the performance/price curve start to flatten out for video cables?
I was planning to purchase the Belden 7710A component video cables (three 1694A cables in one jacket) with Canare connectors from Ram Electronics because they seem like a good value, but then a friend offered to get me a deal on Audioquest cables. I could get Audioquest YIQ-X or maybe even YIQ-1 for just a little more than the Belden cables. Normally they would be 2 - 4 times the cost.
Will I see any picture quality difference between these cables? Any chance that the Audioquest cables might actually look worse than the Ram cables?
I was planning to purchase the Belden 7710A component video cables (three 1694A cables in one jacket) with Canare connectors from Ram Electronics because they seem like a good value, but then a friend offered to get me a deal on Audioquest cables. I could get Audioquest YIQ-X or maybe even YIQ-1 for just a little more than the Belden cables. Normally they would be 2 - 4 times the cost.
Will I see any picture quality difference between these cables? Any chance that the Audioquest cables might actually look worse than the Ram cables?
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