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Component video cables causing "flickering"... Coaxial cables seems to be to blame...

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Originally posted by: amnesiac
First, IMO it's a waste of money buying component cables for anything less than a 32" TV.

Second, I really hope you either a) got the cables for free or b) got them for a ridiculous discount.

If you paid full retail for those monster cables I'm going to gather a crowd so we can all point and laugh at you for being such a buffoon and a consumer whore.

Hey everyone, let's point and laugh at the consumer whore!! Bwahahahahahahah!!!!
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Thats bull. I have a Xbox and had RCA connections. When I watched a DVD off it on my 27" TV it sucked. It had flickering and the images weren't as sharp. As soon As I got the component cables the images weren't flickering and it was crisper.

THis was the same when I had a regular dvd player as well. I think it will help with almost every TV Although I don't think connections should come on any 20" TVs.
 
I think I may have isolated the issue. It isn't the DVD player, as first suspected, but after farting about with the surge protector, wall outlet, and coaxial cable it seems that the coaxial cable is to blame. With the cable unconnected the flickering disappears, but once it is reconnected the flickering reappears.

OK, so it's the cable, but why does the component video not like the coaxial cable?

I know the cable signal is weak as it is split with a crummy RCA 4-way splitter and the legnth of the cable is quite long; fifty feet, I believe. So, would a better quality coaxial cable make a difference?
 
Originally posted by: brigden
I think I may have isolated the issue. It isn't the DVD player, as first suspected, but after farting about with the surge protector, wall outlet, and coaxial cable it seems that the coaxial cable is to blame. With the cable unconnected the flickering disappears, but once it is reconnected the flickering reappears.

OK, so it's the cable, but why does the component video not like the coaxial cable?

I know the cable signal is weak as it is split with a crummy RCA 4-way splitter and the legnth of the cable is quite long; fifty feet, I believe. So, would a better quality coaxial cable make a difference?
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Err, which coaxial cable are you talking about?

To be specific, a coaxial cable is basically any cable that has concentric conductors (i.e. your typical 75 ohm RCA/phono cable). However, composite video and component video cables are of these type.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: brigden
I think I may have isolated the issue. It isn't the DVD player, as first suspected, but after farting about with the surge protector, wall outlet, and coaxial cable it seems that the coaxial cable is to blame. With the cable unconnected the flickering disappears, but once it is reconnected the flickering reappears.

OK, so it's the cable, but why does the component video not like the coaxial cable?

I know the cable signal is weak as it is split with a crummy RCA 4-way splitter and the legnth of the cable is quite long; fifty feet, I believe. So, would a better quality coaxial cable make a difference?
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Err, which coaxial cable are you talking about?

To be specific, a coaxial cable is basically any cable that has concentric conductors (i.e. your typical 75 ohm RCA/phono cable). However, composite video and component video cables are of these type.
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Sorry, I mean the kind I receive the cable TV through.
 
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: brigden
I think I may have isolated the issue. It isn't the DVD player, as first suspected, but after farting about with the surge protector, wall outlet, and coaxial cable it seems that the coaxial cable is to blame. With the cable unconnected the flickering disappears, but once it is reconnected the flickering reappears.

OK, so it's the cable, but why does the component video not like the coaxial cable?

I know the cable signal is weak as it is split with a crummy RCA 4-way splitter and the legnth of the cable is quite long; fifty feet, I believe. So, would a better quality coaxial cable make a difference?
Click to expand...
Err, which coaxial cable are you talking about?

To be specific, a coaxial cable is basically any cable that has concentric conductors (i.e. your typical 75 ohm RCA/phono cable). However, composite video and component video cables are of these type.
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Sorry, I mean the kind I receive the cable TV through.
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Oh, RG-6 or RG-59. It has an F-type connector.

If you have the equipment, try installing new connectors. Maybe the grounding wasn't done probably... 😕
 
I'm going to buy a better quality RG cable. Currently I have RG-59. How does it differ from RG-60?
 
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