Are Component cables necessary??

[Unregistered]

Is it necessary to use the red/green/blue cables or can i just use the yellow/red/white?

I know what each is for, but is there actually a physical difference in the two cables? except for the colors of course.

Basically, can i substitute rca for rgb for video from my DVD player?

 

[markw]

You should be fine with red/green/blue or even yellow cables. These indicate cables designed for video needs by being manufacturred to a 75 ohm impedance.

The red/white cadles are generally used for audio applications where a 75 ohm impedance isn't required but, then again, they MIGHT be 75 ohm as well. No sure way of telling.

 

[Doufuss]

Component cables

Good component cables are designed to carry the much higher bandwidth of the component video signal. There is a good article here in the cable info centre.

If your primary concern is cost, check out Radioshack gold series or Acoustic Research cables. You need a good grade of shielded cable with well made terminals, but you don't have to spend a ton of dough to get it.

I purchased Monster and AR on the same day, and feel I actually got a superior picture from AR. I returned the Monster cable and am very satisfied with AR. $100.00 in savings buys plenty of groceries.

 

[av_phile]

You can always try them out. My only criteria for component cables are that they should be identical in construction and length. A 75-ohm cable is i think a minimum requirement for video cables. Then again, I've some people use ordinary RCA cables without questionable 75ohm impedance values or none at all. But it seems they also work.