HDMI Cable vs Component Cable

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

some tv's look better with HDMI and some look better with component cables.

look at monoprice.com for cheap but good HDMI cables.

 

[XaznKewLguyX 10+ year member]

eh, too late..

I already bought this cable:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250364949597

Just like when I was in car audio, i wanted all the top notch gear. Since I'm gonna get into H-T soon, might as well get some nice stuff to start with instead of switching it out in the future.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

eh, too late..
I already bought this cable:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250364949597

Just like when I was in car audio, i wanted all the top notch gear. Since I'm gonna get into H-T soon, might as well get some nice stuff to start with instead of switching it out in the future.

well since your going to be getting into HT, you'll learn that your top notch stuff is not over paying for cables but in the speakers your choose and the receiver you choose. that'll be lesson #1.

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

I like HDMI cause its much more integrated. But for 720, you may not notice a difference. But honestly. For the price, I think it's worth going HDMI. Everyone's doing it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[XaznKewLguyX 10+ year member]

well since your going to be getting into HT, you'll learn that your top notch stuff is not over paying for cables but in the speakers your choose and the receiver you choose. that'll be lesson #1.

i already knew that, but thanks for you input.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

I'm a big fan of component in some systems, but in 99% HDMI is going to be the best option for you.

Actually a lot of Upconverting DVD Players won't upconvert over component.

If you want a really good cable at a really good price check out Blue Jean cable. It is the only place I buy cables.

 

[Fiercetimbo17 10+ year member]

Depending on your source you honestly most likely will not notice a difference at all.

The real issue is alot of units will not do higher resolutions over component if they have an available HDMI output, they say it is for HD content protection which I can see to an extent but they are wanting to push HDMI

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

on my cable box i definately noticed a difference between component and hdmi... although i didn't notice any change on my rca upconverting dvd player.

Thats on my 720p sony grand-wega

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

eh, too late..
I already bought this cable:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=250364949597

Just like when I was in car audio, i wanted all the top notch gear. Since I'm gonna get into H-T soon, might as well get some nice stuff to start with instead of switching it out in the future.

ouch, i hope you're joking, monster is overpriced crap. it is marketing BS, just like Bose and since this is a car forum, capacitors

i mentioned monoprice in one of my earlier posts and the 6ft HDMI cable from there would have been just as good for 1/4 the price

they even have a cool net jacket

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Yah, idiot.

http://www.monoprice.com

nG

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

you will not notice a difference unless you have like 100K in equip... Stamp that guarantee on that

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

ouch, i hope you're joking, monster is overpriced crap. it is marketing BS, just like Bose and since this is a car forum, capacitors
i mentioned monoprice in one of my earlier posts and the 6ft HDMI cable from there would have been just as good for 1/4 the price

they even have a cool net jacket

Actually this is true and false. Monster HDMI cables aren't junk like some of their products, they are just grossly overpriced.

Yah, idiot.
http://www.monoprice.com

nG

That's a kicken price for 1.3a CL2 certified cables.

you will not notice a difference unless you have like 100K in equip... Stamp that guarantee on that

Not true. I ran freebe and cheapo $30 Wal-Mart HDMI cables on a good deal of my video equipment. Recently I got a Rotel RDV-1092 and had these funny green specs on my screen. Figured they were just some odd artifact that the upconverting process was creating. But, after I got my BlueJean cables the green artifacts went away. I switched back out of curiosity to my Pioneer Elite DV-59Avi and almost all of the mosquito noise was gone. So I switched to my Phillips HDMI cable that I got at Wal-Mart (I was in a crunch) and the noise came back.

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

Actually this is true and false. Monster HDMI cables aren't junk like some of their products, they are just grossly overpriced.


That's a kicken price for 1.3a CL2 certified cables.

Not true. I ran freebe and cheapo $30 Wal-Mart HDMI cables on a good deal of my video equipment. Recently I got a Rotel RDV-1092 and had these funny green specs on my screen. Figured they were just some odd artifact that the upconverting process was creating. But, after I got my BlueJean cables the green artifacts went away. I switched back out of curiosity to my Pioneer Elite DV-59Avi and almost all of the mosquito noise was gone. So I switched to my Phillips HDMI cable that I got at Wal-Mart (I was in a crunch) and the noise came back.

Faulty cable?

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Faulty cable?

Low bandwidth...

 

[bds0688 10+ year member]

Low bandwidth...

Fair enough.

And those BlueJean cables actually look reasonably priced for their build.