DVD Component Video...?

[chazdraves]

Anyone care to elaborate on what that means?

- Chaz

 

[amnesiac]

Component video connection refers to the 3 RCA ports found on the back of most DVD players and higher end TVs.
By splitting the video signal into 3 primary colors (Red, Green, Blue), it provides a higher fidelity signal than S-Video, thereby transmitting a much better signal appropriate for progressive scan if applicable to your setup.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
Component video connection refers to the 3 RCA ports found on the back of most DVD players and higher end TVs.
By splitting the video signal into 3 primary colors (Red, Green, Blue), it provides a higher fidelity signal than S-Video, thereby transmitting a much better signal appropriate for progressive scan if applicable to your setup.

Oooooh. You were right, up until the "progressive scan" part.

Everything he said about the 3 RCA connections being of higher quality than S-video is correct. However, there are TWO types of component inputs: you have regular "component inputs" and you have "wideband" or "HDTV compatible component inputs."

A progressive scan DVD player can only be used in progressive scan mode when plugged into a "wideband capable" component input on a TV. Not ragging, just some clarification.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
Component video connection refers to the 3 RCA ports found on the back of most DVD players and higher end TVs.
By splitting the video signal into 3 primary colors (Red, Green, Blue), it provides a higher fidelity signal than S-Video, thereby transmitting a much better signal appropriate for progressive scan if applicable to your setup.

Oooooh. You were right, up until the "progressive scan" part.

Everything he said about the 3 RCA connections being of higher quality than S-video is correct. However, there are TWO types of component inputs: you have regular "component inputs" and you have "wideband" or "HDTV compatible component inputs."

A progressive scan DVD player can only be used in progressive scan mode when plugged into a "wideband capable" component input on a TV. Not ragging, just some clarification.

I *did* say "if applicable to your setup."
I'm well aware that your output and input must both support the wideband component signal but I didn't feel like getting into it.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
Component video connection refers to the 3 RCA ports found on the back of most DVD players and higher end TVs.
By splitting the video signal into 3 primary colors (Red, Green, Blue), it provides a higher fidelity signal than S-Video, thereby transmitting a much better signal appropriate for progressive scan if applicable to your setup.

Oooooh. You were right, up until the "progressive scan" part.

Everything he said about the 3 RCA connections being of higher quality than S-video is correct. However, there are TWO types of component inputs: you have regular "component inputs" and you have "wideband" or "HDTV compatible component inputs."

A progressive scan DVD player can only be used in progressive scan mode when plugged into a "wideband capable" component input on a TV. Not ragging, just some clarification.

I *did* say "if applicable to your setup."
I'm well aware that your output and input must both support the wideband component signal but I didn't feel like getting into it.

You're right; you DID say "if applicable." My bad. I wasn't ragging....just late, I'm tired. *blinking furiously*