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Curious what everyone would recomment for me to set up my 50" Sony Wega KFE TV with from my satellite receiver... Either Monster DVI to HMDI cable or Ultralink Component wires .
Funny, I'm looking at an H20PH Direct TV hi-def box and there is the HDMI connection. I've also installed many Direct TV boxes with DVI and had very few problems. Are you saying that they don't know how to troubleshoot these connections or their boxes don't have it?JAD2 said:I can tell you right now with 100% sureness. Cable and Sat. companies DO NOT SUPPORT DVI or HDMI connections with their boxes. You have a high chance of having fuzzy outside edges, not complete filled screens, lines etc. Component works alot better for the time being. Save the high end connections for DVD etc.
The bigger the screen, the more noticable it will be. Unless you are watching a LOT of HD programming, I'd say just go component. I compared HDMI and component with a Comcast digital box on a Samsung DLP and component actually looked better on everything but HD programming.rgriffin25 said:My experience has been there is not much of a difference between HDMI/DVI and component video with a CRT based TV. With the Digital based technologys such as LCD, DLP, and LCoS HDMI/DVI looks better than component. If they both look the same to you, go with the one that works best for your set-up. Or pick the one that costs less.
While the KFE is a HDTV it ultimately displays your picture in analog (uses electrical current to determine shades/brightness of color) so you shouldn't see any appreciable difference in performance using HDMI vs. Component cables.hd newbie said:Curious what everyone would recomment for me to set up my 50" Sony Wega KFE TV with from my satellite receiver... Either Monster DVI to HMDI cable or Ultralink Component wires .
I must respectfully disagree. I've been using my Dish box with both HDMI and Component, and both work flawlessly with my receiver. Theoretically, HDMI and DVI should yield a better picture , but I'm unable to see any differences. In the future, Component will probably go the way of Composite and RF, so if you're buying now, HDMI is probably the best way to avoid early obsolescence.JAD2 said:I can tell you right now with 100% sureness. Cable and Sat. companies DO NOT SUPPORT DVI or HDMI connections with their boxes. You have a high chance of having fuzzy outside edges, not complete filled screens, lines etc. Component works alot better for the time being. Save the high end connections for DVD etc.
Your not getting what I said. Whether it works or not and it all most always works in some fashion, if you have any problems with HDMI or DVI inputting, the Sat and Cable company will not lend SUPPORT. THEY DONT SUPPORT those connections, their receivers may have those on them!!Geno said:I must respectfully disagree. I've been using my Dish box with both HDMI and Component, and both work flawlessly with my receiver. Theoretically, HDMI and DVI should yield a better picture , but I'm unable to see any differences. In the future, Component will probably go the way of Composite and RF, so if you're buying now, HDMI is probably the best way to avoid early obsolescence.
Of course, that's just my opinion...I could be wrong.![]()
I agree with Geno. If you are buying new equipment and you want to future proof your investment as much as possible, HDMI is the way to go. You will need it for HDCP, high bandwidth audio codecs, and higher video RGB bit depths of 10 and 12 (DVI is limited to 8 bit RGB and no audio support) that can help eliminate contour artifacts in many digital displays.Geno said:I must respectfully disagree. I've been using my Dish box with both HDMI and Component, and both work flawlessly with my receiver. Theoretically, HDMI and DVI should yield a better picture , but I'm unable to see any differences. In the future, Component will probably go the way of Composite and RF, so if you're buying now, HDMI is probably the best way to avoid early obsolescence.
Of course, that's just my opinion...I could be wrong.![]()
You are completely wrong. Maybe I have a fuzzy idea of "support," but Time Warner told me to swap in my cable box for a new one when I started getting occasional HDCP errors over HDMI/DVI.JAD2 said:Your not getting what I said. Whether it works or not and it all most always works in some fashion, if you have any problems with HDMI or DVI inputting, the Sat and Cable company will not lend SUPPORT. THEY DONT SUPPORT those connections, their receivers may have those on them!!