Componet video cord used as composite video cord

[5.1 DTS guy]

Well, digital cable was finally delivered today. The box doesn't have digital audio out (like they said it would), and they now are telling me the only way to get that is to order a DVR or HD box. The audio does sound pretty good, even through RCA connections, but my main question is this. When they delivered the box, they connected the basic composite video output (thats all it has) to component video cords. They only used the green component video cord and connected it to the composite video input on my tv input. Is this method okay? Would picture quality be better using a conventional composite video cord, or should I use a different color component video cord (such as red or blue). Thanks for any help.

 

[jaxvon]

Nope, composite video cables are the exact same thing as all three coaxes in your component cable, as well as exactly the same as a digital coax. They're just your standard 75-ohm coaxes terminated with RCA plugs.

 

[5.1 DTS guy]

Thanks, also anyone know if its okay to place a magnetically shielded center channel speaker on top of the cable box (its the only place to put it)?

 

[Hi Ho]

Thanks, also anyone know if its okay to place a magnetically shielded center channel speaker on top of the cable box (its the only place to put it)?

It will be fine.

 

[jcPanny]

If you cable box has an s-video connection . . .

It will be better quality then the composite video signal.

 

[Vancouver]

Well, digital cable was finally delivered today. The box doesn't have digital audio out (like they said it would), and they now are telling me the only way to get that is to order a DVR or HD box. The audio does sound pretty good, even through RCA connections, but my main question is this. When they delivered the box, they connected the basic composite video output (thats all it has) to component video cords. They only used the green component video cord and connected it to the composite video input on my tv input. Is this method okay? Would picture quality be better using a conventional composite video cord, or should I use a different color component video cord (such as red or blue). Thanks for any help.

i recently learned on this forum that all 75 ohm cables are the same. There is no difference is you use a composite, vs any of the cables used for component...you could even use a sub woofer cable and have the same picture quality.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Well, digital cable was finally delivered today. The box doesn't have digital audio out (like they said it would), and they now are telling me the only way to get that is to order a DVR or HD box. The audio does sound pretty good, even through RCA connections, but my main question is this. When they delivered the box, they connected the basic composite video output (thats all it has) to component video cords. They only used the green component video cord and connected it to the composite video input on my tv input. Is this method okay? Would picture quality be better using a conventional composite video cord, or should I use a different color component video cord (such as red or blue). Thanks for any help.

What happened is that they just happen to use a video cable with the green color on it, normally used for component video so you don't get lost on which cable is connected to which color. But, as jaxvon explained the cables internally are the same and it will work for anything that needs a RCA plug, even analog audio. The color code is just for our identification purposes which cable goes where, like in a bundle of telephone wires where there are hundreds of pairs of wire in a bundle, all the same but different color for hookup ease.