[mythtv-users] Re: Image quality, what effects it?

[Terrence Martin]

Dr NoName wrote:

>ok, stupid question:
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>what's the difference between composite and component?
>My TV has only one set of (red, white, yellow) inputs
>for (left, right, video). What's that one called?
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Composite. That is the video part. The audio is just RCA connectors.

I am not 100% sure, but I am assuming component video has a wire for 
each red green and blue instead of one single wire for video that 
composite has. I have seen these some higher end monitors.

Terrence




>thanks,
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>Eugene
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>--- "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
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>>On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 10:54:06PM +1000, Hamish
>>Moffatt wrote:
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>>>BTW, "coax" is a confusing term, and so is "rca".
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>>Firstly, your
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>>>component video cables uses RCA connectors. You
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>>probably
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>>>meant composite. Secondly, any video cable
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>>(composite, component,
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>>>whatever) should actually be a proper coaxial
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>>cable. You probably
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>>>meant "RF modulated".
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>>>So:
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>>>RF modulated > Composite > S-Video > Component
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>>Or, as noted:
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>>RF < Composite < S-Video < Component
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>>;-)
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>>Cheers,
>>-- jra
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