S Video vs "The Im guessing S-Video is better, but how much better than the thing you "screw" in to the back to your TV? Just wanted to get a better picture from my digital box. And if S Video is better, where can I find an under 5 ft cord, and how much should I be looking to spend?
Re: S Video vs " By "screw" thing, I'm guessing you mean a coax connection? ie. like the cable tv, cable modem etc. Coax is at the bottom of the food chain for video quality, pretty much the same as a composite connection (yellow/white/red) although at least with composite you seperate the video signal (yellow) from the audio (red/white) unlike coax with has everything running through it. S-video is slightly better than composite, but still nowhere near component video (which seperates the video signal into 3 colors, red/green/blue). You mention your digital box. I'm guessing you mean digital cable? If that's the case, use the S-video. It probably doesn't have component video, but will need to if your cable co. ever upgrades to HD cable boxes (I know, a pipe dream).
Thanks Jon. I dont think they have a component cable output, so I guess the best I can get would be with S Video. I will give it a try.
lol "the screwy thing"! That sounds like something the woman would say. I always laugh when people say stuff like that. Don't feel bad though man, I do the same thing, it's just funny!
do you really see the difference when you use composite video/S-video/component video? im using component video flat screen t.v. (Sony wega, coz my wife doesnt want xbox to be hooked up w/ hdtv ) and i dont really see much different from S-video. maybe im just blind?
you won't see much difference except for like on the shades of certain colors will be better between S-Video and Composite. You really need to get the puppy hooked up with component with HDTV support so you can really see how good the games look though. It is a world of difference.
that i have to justify to my wife........i guess i can do that only if she's at work and not watching .........(shhhhh that will be my secret )
If she is like most wifes they don't understand the importance of electronics and the quality of the picture and sound but when they actually see and hear the difference they accept. Just go for it and if she grips it is easier to ask forgiveness then ask permission
He's not talking about his XBox. He's talking about his "digital box" in the 1st post, which I assumed to mean his digital cable box. Most cable boxes don't have component out, unless they are HD cable boxes.
Well just got the S Video thing, and the picture looks much cleaner/sharper. Not anywhere HDTV quality, but better than what it was before.
OMG, after actually reading this thread, what an awesome title for it, and yes it does sound like something a women would say.
