what produces better qualilty - vga or component?

[zixxer]

My plasma has vga, hdmi, and component inputs

99.9% of my viewing is through my xbox 360 - should I use component or vga?

 

[I Saw OJ]

I believe it goes

HDMI>component>s-video>vga

correct me if im wrong

 

[BAMAVOO]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
I believe it goes

HDMI>component>s-video>vga

correct me if im wrong

That is what they say, but for me it goes

Component>HDMI>s-video>vga

 

[AnyMal]

Originally posted by: zixxer
My plasma has vga, hdmi, and component inputs

99.9% of my viewing is through my xbox 360 - should I use component or vga?

What's the max resolution it supports through VGA?

 

[zixxer]

um im pretty sure that vga is better than s-video

 

[StrangerGuy]

VGA has native red-green-blue signal lines and is better grounded so I think VGA is better.

 

[I Saw OJ]

When you're talking about VGA are you talking about This or This

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
When you're talking about VGA are you talking about This or This

first one

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
When you're talking about VGA are you talking about This or This

first one - second link is a composite cable, which is a step above coax

 

[I Saw OJ]

Originally posted by: zixxer

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
When you're talking about VGA are you talking about This or This

first one - second link is a composite cable, which is a step above coax

Ya, I know its composite but a lot of people refer to them as VGA or even RCA cables.

Since you're talking about the first one, I'm not really sure which is better, im willing to bet they are pretty close and not really any noticable difference.

 

[ForumMaster]

i think VGA is better. it is not better for digital displays like LCD's. HDMI is better for that. VGA can carry a higher resolution of 2056x1560 instead of the 1080p max of component. srry if i made a mistake. i believe it true. just double check me.

 

[Jeraden]

It would depend on how well your tv implements the VGA input - and how well the device outputs it.
Theoretically, VGA cable should be superior to component. Otherwise we'd be hooking up computer monitors to our PC via component cables instead of VGA cables. Although HDMI/DVI is the best choice when available.

 

[jimbob200521]

VGA is better for sure.

 

[QED]

Well, there are inputs which are theoretically better than the others-- but whether they are or not in real life depends mostly on how your TV (and your source) handle the inputs.

HDMI is supposed to be better than component, since HDMI is completely digital and component is analog. However, a lot of HDTV owners have noticed that not all manufacturers adhere completely to the HDMI specs-- resulting in quite a few small annoyances (screen freezing, sound delays, etc). Also, some (especially plasma owners) have noticed that HDMI seems more grainy than the same input using component. This is probably because the HDMI input is using a different (and likely cheaper) scaler than the analog component inputs.

VGA is also supposed to be superior to component, but mostly because you generally have the ability to use your screen's native resolution with VGA (and thus bypass any nasty scaling artificats). However, if your manufacture got skimpy with their VGA input they might have hardwired it through your screen's scaler anyways, or worse yet, forgot to allow it to accept your TV's native resolution as input. In those cases, VGA will be only marginally better than component-- if at all.

None of this even factors in whether or not the device you are using as input does a better job on any of its particular outputs over the others-- which will again skew the results. Some DVD players have outstanding HDMI outputs-- others just plain suck.

You really have to just test out your equipment on the various inputs and see what you like best.

For instance, I have found that on my plasma and Comcast dvr cable box, SD material looks noticably better through S-video than it does over component. For HD material, component looks better than HDMI. Better than all, is my VGA input when using my HTPC.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

IMO:
HDMI=DVI > VGA=component > s-vid > composite >>> rf > etchasketch

The reason why I lump the first pairs together is that the way the signal is transmitted is about the same. HDMI and DVI are both digital. VGA and component both have seperate channels for R, G, and B. s-vid is similar to composite but seperates the luminance and chrominance channels.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
IMO:
HDMI=DVI > VGA=component > s-vid > composite >>> rf > etchasketch

The reason why I lump the first pairs together is that the way the signal is transmitted is about the same. HDMI and DVI are both digital. VGA and component both have seperate channels for R, G, and B. s-vid is similar to composite but seperates the luminance and chrominance channels.

Agreed, except I'd prefer etchasketch to RF 😛

Shame on all the people claiming S-Video was better than VGA.