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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.
argent
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
123 posts
 
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
32 posts
 
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.
duane
189 posts
 
The only High End Component I did see a big difference in was the Transparent Premium Component.
jteep
14 posts
 
Do not know if this will help-----I have a Denon DVD and a Sony HDTv ready big screen. Had them wired with a s-video cable but since they both were component video available I decided to try that as the picture was supposed to be so much better. First used Canare cable and had a ghosting problem. Thinking it was the Canare I bought a component cable from Zucable but still had the ghosting. I called Adam at Zu and he said it was not the cable but the tv set. A compatability thing as they had had that problem before. Went to a good s-video cable ---- no ghosting and a great picture.
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