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jheco05 on 22 January 2008

Nice to hear that bro... I got Westinghouse also but it's also 32 inches. I'll try to upgrade soon.



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Entroper on 22 January 2008
Steve 3.2 said:
Besides the progressive scan versus interlaced debate, does anyone know if there's much of a difference between S-Video and Component? I currently use S-Video for all my hookups since that's the best my receiver can accept/output and don't want to start rewiring all my game systems if it's not really worth it.

If you have an HDTV, Component is significantly better than S-Video.  S-Video does not support high definition signals.  If you have a Wii and an HDTV, Component is still better, because it supports progressive scan at 480p (S-Video does not).  However, if you have an SDTV, there is little to no difference between S-Video and Component (but still a very noticeable difference between Composite and S-Video).



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souixan on 22 January 2008

You guys know that LCD and Plasma TV's make any image progressive regardless of it's source right? it won't increase the frame count though.. but the flat panels are Progressive by nature... which is why I see no point in 1080i vs 1080p. component cables provide better color and picture alike on an unrelated note I'm not a fan of westinghouse though, I've heard of nothing good about them especially when discussing their faulty HDMI inputs >.



TheBigFatJ on 22 January 2008
makingmusic476 said:
Aside from the switch from interlaced to progressive, I didn't notice much difference. Edges were smoothed out a bit, but that was it.

For most games on most TVs these days (including LCD, plasma and DLP) you may not notice any difference going from interlaced to progressive since the display can be identical (always true for 30fps games).  Switching to component over composite brings a significant improvement in quality because the three cables are capable of providing a much more accurate signal.  For lower end fixed pixel displays that don't have good scaler chips, things may look extra jagged.

Yes, there is a very clear difference.



makingmusic476 on 22 January 2008
TheBigFatJ said:
makingmusic476 said:
Aside from the switch from interlaced to progressive, I didn't notice much difference. Edges were smoothed out a bit, but that was it.

For most games on most TVs these days (including LCD, plasma and DLP) you may not notice any difference going from interlaced to progressive since the display can be identical (always true for 30fps games). Switching to component over composite brings a significant improvement in quality because the three cables are capable of providing a much more accurate signal. For lower end fixed pixel displays that don't have good scaler chips, things may look extra jagged.

Yes, there is a very clear difference.


 I have a Sony XBR4.  It is far from a lower end fixed pixel display. :P

However, I was calibrating my TV quite a bit when I made the switch from Composite to Component, so any major differences I may have assumed were the result of my own calibration.