A/V Gurus: can I use a RCA cable instead of a component vid cable?

[Crusty]

title says it all. Just a standard a/v rca cable instead of component? i dont really wanna spend big bucks on those damn cables.

 

[TNTrulez]

S video or component!!!

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: TNTrulez
S video or component!!!

Now you're just stretching with your string of nef posts.

Anyway, since I don't have component jacks on my TV (), I can only suggest to try it.

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: TNTrulez
S video or component!!!

umm is that a question or comment...doesn't make sense as either

i dont wanna use s-video component get's a better picture. especially with a 65" Widescreen HDTV!

 

[mpitts]

So you bought a 65" 16:9 TV and you can't spend $30 on a component cable to utilize it properly?

 

[Mutilator]

So you're trying to use a composite cable to replace component cables? I don't know that their plugs are exactly the same... or how the internal wiring works. You can try it I guess. You'll need 2 sets of composite cables though... red white and yellow for the red blue and green composite.. and then another red and white for audio.
Probably won't work. If it doesn't just buy yourself some real component cables. They aren't THAT expensive. Just don't get Monster cables get the Acoustic Research brand. (I think that's the name from Best Buy)
BTW - $30 for 6ft, $40 for 12ft.

 

[Crusty]

it's that i dont really have the money for the cable....i went all out on this tv....i hope i can pay the bills :frown:

 

[loup garou]

Wait, you want to use RCA cables as component cables? You dropped the bucks on a 65" HDTV and don't want to spend the $30 on component cables?!

 

[Mutilator]

Should have got your TV like I did... 12 months no interest.
I'm payin $150 every 2 weeks for my 51" Hitachi. I'll pay my bills and keep gas in the car before I feed myself though. Sure I'm not the only one who has his priorities.

 

[Crusty]

i would have rather paid 2599 for the tv with no financing then pay 2999 with financing. plus the model i bought was only available at a few stores, and most of them didn't have financing.

fyi: Mitsubishi WS-A65411

 

[mpitts]

Unless you are willing to risk screwing up the HD-capability of your new HDTV, then I wouldn't recommend it.

Man.. I don't mean to be a jerk but this is just a REALLY bad idea.

 

[Viper GTS]

Let me get this straight, you spent $2500+ on a TV yet you can't bring yourself to spend the relative pittance required to get good cables?

It should work just fine, however, component cables are simply glorified RCA cables.

Viper GTS

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: mpitts
Unless you are willing to risk screwing up the HD-capability of your new HDTV, then I wouldn't recommend it.

Man.. I don't mean to be a jerk but this is just a REALLY bad idea.

Why? What's the worst that could happen with using regular RCA cables? It seems to be that it just wouldn't work. Does some kind of power go through the cable or something? Or just a video signal?

 

[mpitts]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: mpitts
Unless you are willing to risk screwing up the HD-capability of your new HDTV, then I wouldn't recommend it.

Man.. I don't mean to be a jerk but this is just a REALLY bad idea.

Why? What's the worst that could happen with using regular RCA cables? It seems to be that it just wouldn't work. Does some kind of power go through the cable or something? Or just a video signal?

I have a 57" 16:9 Toshiba. HDTV. I would never be so foolish as to try something like this. Man.. $2600 on a TV and you can't bring yourself to buy a $30 cable to hook everything up properly. Doesn't that seem just a LITTLE shortsighted to you?

What is the worst that could happen? It could screw it up. It could render the HD-capable component input useless.

He obviously knows that SOMETHING could happen. If he didn't, he wouldn't have asked.

 

[silverpig]

If ya gotta ask, you probably shouldn't try it...

 

[Crusty]

I had no idea if anything could happen. That IS why I asked, to see IF anything COULD happen.

 

[pulse8]

What is the worst that could happen? It could screw it up. It could render the HD-capable component input useless.

I highly doubt that.

And I didn't say it wasn't a dumb move not to buy the $30 cable on a $2500 TV, I'm just looking for some kind of logic in how it could render the component input useless by using RCA cables.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: mpitts

What is the worst that could happen? It could screw it up. It could render the HD-capable component input useless.

How is this?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought component cables were RCA cables, just "glorified" and in different colors than just red and white??

 

[Crusty]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought component cables were RCA cables, just "glorified" and in different colors than just red and white??

That's what I thought, I was just checking.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: mpitts What is the worst that could happen? It could screw it up. It could render the HD-capable component input useless.

How is this? Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought component cables were RCA cables, just "glorified" and in different colors than just red and white??

Ta da

Yep, the wire in the cable does not care about the information being sent along it. If the ends fit (and they will) there is no difference. There is no magic signal.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: mpitts What is the worst that could happen? It could screw it up. It could render the HD-capable component input useless.

How is this? Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought component cables were RCA cables, just "glorified" and in different colors than just red and white??

Ta da

Yep, the wire in the cable does not care about the information being sent along it. If the ends fit (and they will) there is no difference. There is no magic signal.

Right. If they didn't want you to try and use regular RCA cables, then they probably would've just made a different connection all together for it.

 

[LethalWolfe]

Originally posted by: mpitts

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: mpitts
Unless you are willing to risk screwing up the HD-capability of your new HDTV, then I wouldn't recommend it.

Man.. I don't mean to be a jerk but this is just a REALLY bad idea.

Why? What's the worst that could happen with using regular RCA cables? It seems to be that it just wouldn't work. Does some kind of power go through the cable or something? Or just a video signal?

I have a 57" 16:9 Toshiba. HDTV. I would never be so foolish as to try something like this. Man.. $2600 on a TV and you can't bring yourself to buy a $30 cable to hook everything up properly. Doesn't that seem just a LITTLE shortsighted to you?

What is the worst that could happen? It could screw it up. It could render the HD-capable component input useless.

He obviously knows that SOMETHING could happen. If he didn't, he wouldn't have asked.

How could that render the HD-capable component inputs useless (yes, I'm serious, no I'm not being a smartass)?


Pulse8, well, technically, there is power going thru the cables since the "video" signal is really an electrical signal.


Lethal

 

[pulse8]

Pulse8, well, technically, there is power going thru the cables since the "video" signal is really an electrical signal.

Don't be a smartass!

You know what I mean.

 

[Crusty]

Pulse8, well, technically, there is power going thru the cables since the "video" signal is really an electrical signal.

haha...and that is you being a smartass.

doh! beat me too it

 

[richardycc]

my local Lowe's is selling some 6ft component cables for around $17.XX, I think it is made by RCA or Philips.

richard