Re: (OT) Returned an LCD television to Best Buy today.
- From: "Grüe" <a@xxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:02:17 GMT
"Dr. Diablo" <jfq505@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:13733daa-4ed8-4a45-9c8d-
7cc3cd0e7482@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
Yup, I connected it via coaxial. I just now looked at the back of the
cable box (Scientific Atlanta explorer 2200) and it has the following
video outs: Coaxial, composite RCA, and S-Video. No HDMI. S-video
would have been my best option. I wonder how much better though. The
tv was a Sharp LC19SB25U
So does S-video only handle video or can audio also travel on that
connection as well? IIRC, s-vhs video cassette recorders used that
connection. I went to Costco today, they have a nice 22" Samsung lcd
tv for $319. While Best Buy is selling a 19" Samsung for $349.
Thanks! any video/audio help is much appreciated.
Compared to Coax, S-Video is quite an improvement. S-Video doesn't carry
audio, so when you run it, you will still need to run the red/white cables
for sound. The video signal is separated into two seperate signals,
luminence and color, so it gives a bit cleaner picture than RCA, and a way
better picture than coax. In coax, all the information is together, so the
TV has to seperate it, which means the quality will vary depending on the
TV; using S-Video takes that out of the equation, so the video image is
cleaner, and the colors are brighter. That takes care of at least part of
your image problems. Still, the monitor is capable of a higher resolution
than your cable box is putting out, so the image may still seem a little
off if you are still subscribing to non-HD service. One thing to check in
your cable box options is to see if there is a setting for adjusting the
output between the 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio, as this might help somewhat.
You'll still be limited as far as resolution, but the some of the
distortion might ge remedied. You'll definately want to look for that 4:3 /
16:9 setting on any DVD players you might decide to hook up to a new TV, as
this will change the aspect ratio of the movies you watch, and, depending
on the movie, may eliminate the presence of the onscreen black bars on your
widescreen movies completely (depending on their preentation aspect ratio).
Again, hooking up a DVD plyer follows the same rules: RCA=good, S-
video=better, Component / HDMI = best. Some DVD players with component
outputs will actually allow progressive scan playback onto TVs that will
support it, and some upscale or upconvert the image to a decent resolution
for playback on an HDTV. Check your DVD players outputs and manuals, you
might have some of these features already, and don't even know it!
.
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