Are component cables HD? (Upconverting)?
Is it even worth it to get an "upconverting" DVD player or is it just a marketing gimmick?
Answer:
You need to get a hdmi cable to be able to upconvert, and yes its worth it the picture quality will be great heres where you can get a great deal on HDMI cables, its great quality also.
Heres the link to get em for cheap:
6ft:
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Also you might want to make sure that it dosnt already come with a hdmi cable, sometimes they do.
That might be true, were it not for the fact that digital signals are encoded in different ways and have to be converted, and that these signals have to be scaled and processed to be displayed. Consequently, there are always conversions going on, and these conversions aren't always easy going. "Digital to digital" conversion is no more a guarantee of signal quality than "digital to analog," and in practice may be substantially worse.
Think twice before investing into DVI/HDMI solutions!
One of the major reasons the studios are pushing DVI/HDMI interfaces in upcoming players is because those interfaces provide COPYRIGHT PROTECTION! Component output, on the other hand, provides no way to protect the content transmitted over it. Quality-wise, I can't tell the difference between component and DVI in any of my systems, so I always use component.
It is a flawed assumption to suppose that digital signal handling is always error-free. HDMI signals aren't subject to error correction; once information is lost, it's lost for good.
It is often supposed by writers on this subject that "digital is better." Digital signal transfer, it is assumed, is error-free, while analog signals are always subject to some amount of degradation and information loss. First, there is no reason why any perceptible degradation of an analog component video signal should occur even over rather substantial distances; the maximum runs in home theater installations do not present a challenge for analog cabling built to professional standards.
So, which is better, DVI or component? HDMI or component? The answer--unsatisfying, perhaps, but true--is that it depends. It depends upon your source and display devices, and there's no good way, in principle, to say in advance whether the digital or the analog connection will render a better picture. You may even find, say, that your DVD player looks better through its DVI or HDMI output, while your satellite or cable box looks better through its component output, on the same display. In this case, there's no real substitute for simply plugging it in and giving it a try both ways.
I would go ahead and buy a High Def DVD player like Blu-Ray or maybe HD DVD. It will deliver far superior images on your set and you will be happier with the results.
I view upconverting as mostly gimmick. No matter how well done it is; it is not true high definition.
I would consider waiting to buy a Blu-Ray though. The price is still too much for the average person.
Good luck.
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