video connection help?

[acstech]

32 sharp standard flat screen. w/1 component 1 s-video and composite
jvc dvd w/1 component. 1 s-video and composite
Comcast dvr/hdtv receiver. w/1 component 1 s-video and composite
jvc home theater reveiver with only composite video
all equipment is hooked up with monster cables.

Currently I have the dvd player run to the tv with component cables and the cable box to the tv with s-video cables. Would I see a difference if I ran the cable box to the tv with component cables and if I switched the dvd player to s-video would I loose picture quality? If it would not be a significant difference I would just leave it a lone. I don’t want to loose any quality with my dvd player. If I used a component video switch do I loose any picture quality? Thank you for any help.

 

[mfabien]

From your questions, I assume your TV is not an HDTV (but then you have a HD STB!).

If you replace the DVD's Component connection with S-Video (and I also assume that you are not presently enabling progressive scan), if you get very close to the screen, you will see a light grid in a bright light background. But not enough to be of concern if you remain seated at a normal distance.

The Component cable connection is always better for TV viewing. Since your TV has Component inputs, I would make sure to allow picture format 480p in your setup and this will provide you with progressive scan images, like EDTV.

 

[acstech]

You are correct my TV is not a HDTV. So you are saying I would see a significant difference in my cable picture quality if I switched my box to component cables and not a significant degradation in my DVD picture quality if I downgraded to s-video. If I used a component video switch which would allow me to run everything through component cables would that help?

 

[mfabien]

Only if you find an appreciable difference for DVD's in progressive scan. As you know, you must activate PS in your DVD if you want to have it with Component (read your DVD player user guide).

With CRT's, in most instances, interlace is better than progressive. That applies to my Toshiba CRT RPTV, for instance. My DVD is connected via Component but I prefer leaving the image in interlace.

Therefore, if you wish to remain with interlace for your DVD, you may as well use S-Video and not bother with a switcher.

 

[acstech]

Thanks

Thank you for your help.