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Thread ID: 61326 2005-09-01 04:43:00 Monster DVD cables. Nomad (952) PC World Chat
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385105 2005-09-01 04:43:00 Just a quick question. Are these cables worth it? We are just using the supplied DVD cables from our Sony DVD Player. I think they are a 3 plug composite cable (rather than the usual AV cable).

Thanks.
Nomad (952)
385106 2005-09-01 06:00:00 Monster cables make some grandiose claims. I'd like to see them proved some day.

You'll get the best picture quality by using the component video (RGB) connections from your DVD to TV rather than composite as you are now using.

Reasonable quality interconnect cable is all thats needed. These cables (www.ascent.co.nz) will do the job every bit as good as more expensive cables.
Mackin_NZ (6958)
385107 2005-09-01 06:20:00 Slightly OT, I was told that S-video was better than component (all things being equal) this true? pine-o-cleen (2955)
385108 2005-09-01 06:50:00 Of course you won't get the full quality unless you get one of the $700+ IEC power cables for each unit. And if you believe that, I have this great bridge for sale ... Graham L (2)
385109 2005-09-01 07:00:00 Slightly OT, I was told that S-video was better than component (all things being equal) this true?
rgb is better than svideo which is better than composite.

composite combines the signals, sends them down one cable then splits a part the signal into its orginal signals. svideo combines some of the signals and sends them down a few cables (notice the amount of pins on the svideo cable) then splits the signals apart at the other end. componant or RGB basicly uses one wire for each signal, no combining or splitting needed. the less combining/splitting the better the picture (assuming your tv and eyes are good enough to see it).

frankly 95% of people wouldn't know what good pics/sound was if it bit them in the ..... ;)
tweak'e (69)
385110 2005-09-01 08:26:00 edit. pine-o-cleen (2955)
385111 2005-09-01 09:08:00 Thanks.

I won't think so silly now :D We have a 3 plug component cable supplied by Sony, so we will keep that.
Nomad (952)
385112 2005-09-01 09:11:00 I agree there is definetly a difference in using better quality and type of cable, but most of us would never notice it. Webbnzl (8810)
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