Re: Connecting Apple TV to old TV set

On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:42:34 -0400, Warren Oates
<warren.oates@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article
<inrg04pii2dafhugqvdita8tt4oejrnrca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That's it exactly. Although if your telly understands S-Video through
a SCART, do that instead because it's better quality - just switch the
composite lead out for s-video and use a SCART converter that has an
s-video socket.

Hah. I've never been able to discern quality differences among
composite, s-video, and channel 3. At least, not on my equipment.

Composite ve RGB/component/any digital is visibly different, I've
never had a telly that speaks S-Video so I'm going by received wisdom.

Composite is *definitely* the lowest possible quality choice. And it's
what I use at home.

On the other hand, I _think_ I can see the difference between component
and HDMI on my big-screen teevee, but that's so subtle that I'm probably
just fooling myself or drinking too much.

Maybe you can - I can certainly tell the difference between VGA and
DVI on this 24" monitor, although component ought to be a little
better than VGA (and both are sensitive to crap cables, unlike the
digital inputs).

Cheers - Jaimie
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