does s-video really make the picture better when watching dvd's?

[BobDoleX]

Originally posted by kakomu
I disagree with you. I don't think you will find a noticeable difference between gold and non-gold plated cables. It all depends on the cinstruction and more expensive doesn't typically mean better construction. More often than not, more expensive cables are either just gold plated or thicker (neither of which will affect the quality too much. As for digital, I was thinking DVI.

Well, it really depends on your setup. Using crap cables on an HD setup is a sin, and a complete waste of money on the HDTV. Try watching an R1 anime DVD from a progressive scan DVD player using cheap component cables, then swap with monster component and compare. The difference is pretty obvious to me at least. It also depends on how sensitive you are to the picture.

I wish my TV had DVI or HDMI, because all the upconversion DVD players require that connection to display DVDs upconverted to 1080i :mad: .