Question on Home Entertainment systems

[mark]

You can use the r/w/y cables for component video, maybe not 100% ideal but will work. Cheap place for good cables is Princess Auto. What's also works is just get a roll of RG59 and RCA plugs (there's solder and twist type) and make your own.

HDMI 6' cables are less than $30 at places like Costco, Memory Express etc.

I've just got a cheap Sharp Blu-ray player and works well with my new Plasma. What's also nice is the regular DVDs player better as well.

[Trigger Man]

U can go to costco and the cables are way cheaper.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by mark

You can use the r/w/y cables for component video, maybe not 100% ideal but will work. Cheap place for good cables is Princess Auto. What's also works is just get a roll of RG59 and RCA plugs (there's solder and twist type) and make your own.

HDMI 6' cables are less than $30 at places like Costco, Memory Express etc.

I've just got a cheap Sharp Blu-ray player and works well with my new Plasma. What's also nice is the regular DVDs player better as well.

Ok...maybe I am wrong then

I did notice a huge difference though between the cheaper one and the expensive one. Maybe it depends on the TV?

[atcguy]

why would you spend so much on a new tv then cheap out on the component thats going to get the signal to the TV.. While you may not notice the biggest difference from a med priced cable to the super expensive ones.... you need to buy good cables..... makes me laugh when you hear people spending 3000 on a tv at best buy etc.. and then you here them say give me the cheapest cables...... spend the money.... and you are a reefer... we know you like to spend money

[midgetwaiter]

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

Ok...maybe I am wrong then

I did notice a huge difference though between the cheaper one and the expensive one. Maybe it depends on the TV?

It does. If you have a really nice TV that is doing 1080p at 120hz then it makes sense to get a decent cable. These are serious high end units though.

For most people running 1080p at 60hz you won't see much difference in cables 2m or shorter.

Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDw2ZSDzlMw

[dsaundry]

Check ebay as well..some good deals on high quality stuff..dont skimp on quality....you will enjoy the system much better that way

[mark]

Marketplace $12 to $200+ cable the same (comparison around minute 7).

If I was running a projector and had a really long run back to the player might consider a higher end cable.

[Treebeard]

I agree. If it is a longer run it may make a slight difference, but on a 10-15 foot run it is not necessary to throw good money away on cables.

Originally Posted by mark

Marketplace $12 to $200+ cable the same (comparison around minute 7).

If I was running a projector and had a really long run back to the player might consider a higher end cable.

[Slick Fork]

Originally Posted by mark

Marketplace $12 to $200+ cable the same (comparison around minute 7).

If I was running a projector and had a really long run back to the player might consider a higher end cable.

Thank you very much for the link. That really does say it all.

As far as the comment made about spending large on a tv and a reef so just pay what they want for "good" cables... I don't earn huge money so like most people, I budget. I don't mind spending money on high quality things when I can or should, but I save wherever I can. Quite often you get the same quality at a fraction of the price if you just do a little research. This TV is the only one in the house younger then 10 or 11 years so you can say we've been saving for a while. For me, a blu-ray player is affordable only if I don't spend hundreds of dollars on cables. Fortunately, now I know I don't need to!

As an aside, I've got the DVD hooked up with S-Video and watching the BBC planet earth series as I type this and WOW, what a difference moving up 10 years in picture technology makes. I think I'll leave the connections as is for now until we fork out for a blu-ray player!

Thanks!!

[Treebeard]

I have Planet Earth on Blu-ray, and it is spectacular on my 50"!

Originally Posted by Slick Fork

As an aside, I've got the DVD hooked up with S-Video and watching the BBC planet earth series as I type this and WOW, what a difference moving up 10 years in picture technology makes. I think I'll leave the connections as is for now until we fork out for a blu-ray player!

Thanks!!