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Need good Component Video Cables

Just bought a Sony DVP-S9000ES player and a 55" Mitsubishi Diamond series HD-ready TV. I bought some monster cable just so I could hook it up out of the store, then I upgraded to a run of Transparent. The picture now has a slight overshadow (ghosting?) to it. I've tried rearranging cables and power cords, but to no avail. I know it is the component cable, because when I use the Monster cable the image has no shadow. $60 Monster cable bested $300 Transparent, go figure. Can someone recommend a good, shielded, component video cable--a 3 meter run--that is priced between $500 and $1000? Thanks.
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abstract7
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I have the same DVD player, connected to a Faroudja DVP2200 to an NEC 7" CRT projector. There are two that I can recommend. One is the Audioquest YIQ-4. I'm using it with this transport. I upgraded from BetterCables. It is surprising how close the better cables was. You won't be able to spend $500 on BetterCables, but for the money they can't be beat. I probably wasted a few bucks on the Audioquest--it is better--but the price is on the high side.
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jfrech
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I'm using the transparent cable it's great! What is likly happening is someone removed part of the connector to peek on the inside. There is a warning in the box that says this messes up the grounding sceme. That will cause your ghost image. (umm..I know from personal experience).

The transparent cable is one of the best out there...I'd get it fixed
sdcampbell
2,136 posts
 
Before you throw a lot of money at a solution, I suggest you contact BetterCables.com for a price quote. I bought a 1 meter set of component video cables from BetterCables, and am VERY impressed with the build quality and performance. The fellow who owns BetterCables hand-builds all cables to order, and his cables have gotten very good writeups by various reviewers. He also builds custom cables for professional use in TV and video studios. Take a look at the Web site for more info: www.bettercables.com
briweve
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About a year ago HT Mag did a reveiw on Comp. Cables. AQ was rated #1 but very expensive, Monsters close #2, and third was Tributries and by far the cheapest. I bought 30 ft. of AQ Video 2 cable that was on sale(a guy wired his house with it and it was left over) and had connectors put on it at the Store, nice stuff. And I got away cheap.
pictura
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Hi there! Hate to tell you guys this but I would not pay top dollars for video cables as most of the mega-bucks video cables don't translate into better performance. I would look into the Monster Video 3, Monster Silver Video and the Kimber illuminations DV-30 Data Video Flex by Illuminati. I am using the DV-30 and Monster Video 3 at home. Most of the time, the more expensive hi-end audio interconnects do sound better. But most of the video cables that I have tried does not give me a richer or clearer picture. Try them and see how it goes.
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