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Topic: S-Video Vs Component Video
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted June 08, 2007 09:11 AM
Everything I have read says that a component video connection to a VP is superior to an S-Video connection. Since my DVD player is now 6 years old and only outputs interlaced scan via an S-video connector, I went out and sprung for a new DVD player which has all the bells and whistles, including upscaling to 1080i , progressive scan, Component, S-video, and HDMI connectors etc. So I hooked this up to my trusty Panasonic 700, using the best component cables on the market,set the thing to progressive scan, and switched on. The results were obvious- yes the picture was definately inferior to the old DVD player with the S-Video connection! I know it should'nt be this way, but I believe what my eyes are telling me. The new DVD player picture lacks contrast and saturation compared with the old DVD picture, which looks wonderful. So back to Circuit City the new DVD player goes, along with that $100.00 Monster cable. The whole excercise was a waste of time.
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Lars Pettersson
Master Film Handler
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From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Jan 2007
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posted June 09, 2007 01:41 AM
Paul, I think you´re absolutely right in trusting your own senses when it comes to this sort of issue. I find many times that perhaps with a given combination of machines, the composite video signal may look better than the s-vhs, etc. To me, this is also a big issue when it comes to sound, the 2-channel stereo may sound better than the 5.1-sound from a given disk, for instance (i think I´ll start a separate thread about that one ).
I have a Panasonic VP that´s a close realtive to yours and with it the component progressive video connection does look better than the others, but S-Video and composite also look surprisingly good.
Sorry you had to go through that pointless excercise to find out, I think many of us have had similar frustrating experiences where in the end one finds out one had a perferctly good setup to begin with...
Cheers, Lars
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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From: USA
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posted June 09, 2007 11:58 AM
I think, as Lars has noted, it probably comes down to how well these black boxes 'talk' to each other. For my particular set up, it appears that my original 8 year old Sony DVD player puts out the kind of signal that the Panny 700 really likes. The results I got with the new upscaling DVD player, connected with component cables, was not as good. The picture may have been marginally sharper, but it did not look as clean and 'film like' as withe the s-video hook up from the old player, and the color looked better with s-video. Of course it may all come down to personal taste, but as Lars says you have to go with what you are seeing on the screen, not necessarily with what the experts say should be best.
-------------------- The best of all worlds- 8mm, super 8mm, 9.5mm, and HD Digital Projection, Elmo GS1200 f1.0 2-blade Eumig S938 Stereo f1.0 Ektar Panasonic PT-AE4000U digital pj
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