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a couple of question for those who use tv's as monitors
jhanson:
I have a 20" Panasonic TV in my cabinet. It uses s-video. I think it looks very good, and have never had any complaints. Very small text is a bit hard to read, but that's about it. You can see pics of my cabinet here.
Scoobie:
--- Quote from: ahofle on August 16, 2005, 05:42:51 pm ---Not to change the subject, but how much better is component input than S-Video?
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Component is significantly sharper than s-video, however you will need a dongle (at least that's the way I needed to go) if you have an ATI video card.
Keep in mind that a standard def tv (even with component) won't look as clear as a computer monitor or HDTV, but still better than s-video.
Sensei:
--- Quote from: ahofle on August 16, 2005, 05:42:51 pm ---Not to change the subject, but how much better is component input than S-Video?
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I think perhaps you mean composite as opposed to component.
Going from worst to best it goes:
coaxial -> composite (or RCA) -> s-video -> component (where you have an input for each primary video color) -> digital (like VGA or HDMI)
I find going from composite (or RCA) to s-video the picture is slightly sharper with less color bleedin and a lot less interference. Sometimes you wont notice it (say with fast moving game images) but where you'll notice it is when there is high contrast (say with a lot of black on the screen). You may notice interference (looks like faint lines waving in the black color) or bleeding (usually dark colors will cross over into light color areas).
Most recent video cards have s-video as an output option as do most relatively new tv's. I say if you have the option do it.
Hey every little bit helps.
Scoobie:
Since component gives a better picture than composite and s-video, I think ahofle was asking about component... ;D