whell Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Can anyone comment which video hookup is better - component video or HDMI? Any audio impact using HDMI vs RCA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Quality wise no. Component is analog video only. HDMI is digital video + audio. HDMI was created to replace DVI which is digital video only. Installers were having problems feeding the huge DVI connectors through walls (requires a 1 5/8" hole)so they came up with HDMI connectors which are very small and manageable + they contained the audio as well eliminating a ton of other cables. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Go HDMI if you can. That way you avoid extra D/A-A/D conversions in your video change as well as the analog video sections in your source. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 If you have a crt based display the above is true. If you have a digital display then the signal stays digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgarib Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hey all, I'm completely new to HDMI technology. I have an old Toshiba rear projection 62". It's digital.... Can I feed a KDMI signal into it? I don't have HD cable in Pakistan, but I was wondering (if there is a way to feed my monitor a HD signal) if it'll make a quality difference while, say watching dvd'. Your help, as always, is appreciated. Regards, -Fauzi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 " I have an old Toshiba rear projection 62". It's digital.... Can I feed a KDMI signal into it?" Does it have an HDMI input on it? Or a DVI input? If not then you can't feed the TV digital video and have to use the analog connections. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Here's what an HDMI cable looks like, so you need a connector like this on your TV. You also need a source that provides the signal in either DVI or HDMI format (DVI video can be connected to HDMI using a simple adapter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblue Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 If you have a CRT set, there is absolutley no advantage to using HDMI, besides possibly interference you may get with poorly shielded component cables. What a CRT set does with an HDMI signal, is as soon as it enters the set, it converts it to analog and RGB (component). So, if you already have a good set of components, it's not worth it to go HDMI. If you have a digital set (CRT, LCD, Plasma, DLP), then HDMI will definitely benefit you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidmack Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Sorry to hijack, but this is a really interesting topic. I have a sony CRT HDTV. I only have one HDMI hookup on the back of my TV. I currently use it for my DVD player. Is there a splitter available so I can run one to my cable box (HD converter) and one to my DVD player? Right now I have component to my Cable box. Any options that I'm not thinking of to have a digital signal from both the DVD player and cable box? Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyT Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 HDMI is not any better than component cables on a crt based TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtraven Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 They make HDMI auto switch boxes that can be used and supposely HDCP compatible, but last I've looked they run over $200. IMO, HDMI or DVI cables seem to give a SLIGHTY richer picture quality in HD than a good quality component cable. The other advantage with digital cables is that it will auto set your digital TV to the highest resolution that it is receiving from the HD cable box or DVD which if I remeber right, I haven't used component cables since day 2 of my HDTV, component cables can't do that without you changing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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