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What do you guys think of Component Video. Is it a significant improvment over Svideo or regular video input...let me know?
Component Video?
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Listen up! Component is the best connection type possible for the PS2 using 5 connectors. Believe me, I have it. The colors are extremely vibrant and sharp, especially for DVD watching. The colors of the plugs are red-blue-green-yellow-white. Only very new TV's support this connection type...
(Edited by Audiman at 9:22 am on July 11, 2001)
(Edited by Audiman at 9:22 am on July 11, 2001)
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The only drawback is that most TVs (even my 36 Sony Wega) only have inputs for ONE set of component inputs. Look for a good A/V receiver to have the ability to handle at least two component inputs and handle the video switching.
But absolutely - component is THE way to go... SVHS looks great - the resolution is crisp - but colors (especially red) tend to bleed with SVHS. Not so with component - clean as can be. 
Alan
But absolutely - component is THE way to go... SVHS looks great - the resolution is crisp - but colors (especially red) tend to bleed with SVHS. Not so with component - clean as can be.
Alan
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S-video is not even come close to component. Component splits the 3 colors that make up the picture. They are on their own media so the bleeding effect doesnt happen like in s video. You pay for then though
I would like to clear up this post for whoever posted it. The component video does spilt up to three colors but only one is the video sorce leaving the other two sound sorce so s video and component each just have one wire for video and s video is much clearer but only noticable in a few games and a lot in dvds.
I would like to clear up this post for whoever posted it. The component video does spilt up to three colors but only one is the video sorce leaving the other two sound sorce so s video and component each just have one wire for video and s video is much clearer but only noticable in a few games and a lot in dvds.
Component video, which is not to be confused with RGB, is actually superior to svideo and composite video connections. The color saturation is sharper and more vibrant than svideo, and like svideo, it bypasses the comb filter of the television, getting rid of dot crawl and other artifacts. This connection is the best for use with televisions that can use it, especially HDTV's, and when you're using the 16:9 mode in GT3.
These cables do not, however, split the colors up into 3 different cables, rather it splits the picture up into luminance, and the colors go over the other two cables, hence Y, Pb, Pr. If you thought GT3 looked realistic with normal cables, use these or svideo and the replays will look more realistic than any game to date. This game looks awesome on my 36 HS Sony Wega television, especially when the video is upconverted to 960i... it gets rid of all the jaggie edges on the cars, making them more realistic.
Televisions with component video will come out with more jacks in the future, mine has 2 component video and 3 svideo, which is pretty much all you need for now.
Anywho.. Oh.. try the monster cables, its definitely worth the price, the picture quality is superb.. And if you really want good sound, dont use the five cables the other guy said, use component video and the optical digital output for digital quality sound from everything including dvd.
These cables do not, however, split the colors up into 3 different cables, rather it splits the picture up into luminance, and the colors go over the other two cables, hence Y, Pb, Pr. If you thought GT3 looked realistic with normal cables, use these or svideo and the replays will look more realistic than any game to date. This game looks awesome on my 36 HS Sony Wega television, especially when the video is upconverted to 960i... it gets rid of all the jaggie edges on the cars, making them more realistic.
Televisions with component video will come out with more jacks in the future, mine has 2 component video and 3 svideo, which is pretty much all you need for now.
Anywho.. Oh.. try the monster cables, its definitely worth the price, the picture quality is superb.. And if you really want good sound, dont use the five cables the other guy said, use component video and the optical digital output for digital quality sound from everything including dvd.
