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component video question?

Hello, I just upgraded my tv and am now looking to go to a component video connection. The problem is that my current home theater reciever is not equipped with component video. I am going to have to go directly into my tv from my dvd player. Everything else is going to be routed to the reciever via s-video connections. My question is this. Should I just forget about the component video connection and make it all s-video. I've heard that your picture settings can change drastically from an s-video connection to a component video connection. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
rigo_19
edesilva
768 posts
 
Component video is worth bypassing the convenience of your HT receiver, IMHO.
blw
147 posts
 
Go ahaed and use the component connection - it is usually vastly superior to even s-video. The only problem you'll have is that now you'll also have to switch the TV inputs when you switch the audio source. Most folks would generally think that's a reasonable tradeoff, and if you have a learning remote capable of macros, you can even make a button that does it for you in one swell foop...
reubent
6,970 posts
 
Even though my HT reciever does have component switching, I don't use it. Quality component video cables are relitively expensive. Why would anyone want to spend twice as much money (2 cables required to use receiver switching) and potentially get degraded performance? The inconvenience of having to select the video input souce on my TV is a reasonable tradeoff vs cost, degradation of signal quality.

Connect the DVD player directly to the TV via component cable and be happy! If you have a learning remote and MUST have the convenience of NOT selecting the TV input, configure a macro to do it for you.

Enjoy,

TIC
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