HDMI or Component connection from HD cable box, is there a difference? - Blu-ray Forum

LewisAK · 04-05-2008, 06:20 PM

Hello all,

I am new to this forum and took the HD jump and bought a Sony KDL-52XBR4 and it was delivered this Thursday and Charter cable came out yesterday (Friday) to install HD. I had not purchased any HDMI cables due to I don't have a blue-ray yet (will shortly) and I wanted to make sure the HD cable box which was being brought out had an HDMI connection. Well, after looking at the box when the Charter guy brought it in it does not have an HDMI connection at all. He connected my HD via component connections.

Is my HD going to suffer due to not being hooked up via HDMI? I watched John Adams last night on HBO and it looked really great, but is their loss through having a component connection? If so, should I switch to Direct TV Dish and do they offer HDMI connections though their receivers?

Thanks for any answers in advance.

Lewis,

un4gvn94538 · 04-05-2008, 06:25 PM

from my ps3 to tv, i use both depending on the situation. there is a slight difference in pq when the rez is set the same. hdmi is better.

john_1958 · 04-05-2008, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LewisAK

Hello all,

I am new to this forum and took the HD jump and bought a Sony KDL-52XBR4 and it was delivered this Thursday and Charter cable came out yesterday (Friday) to install HD. I had not purchased any HDMI cables due to I don't have a blue-ray yet (will shortly) and I wanted to make sure the HD cable box which was being brought out had an HDMI connection. Well, after looking at the box when the Charter guy brought it in it does not have an HDMI connection at all. He connected my HD via component connections.

Is my HD going to suffer due to not being hooked up via HDMI? I watched John Adams last night on HBO and it looked really great, but is their loss through having a component connection? If so, should I switch to Direct TV Dish and do they offer HDMI connections though their receivers?

Thanks for any answers in advance.

Lewis,

hdmi is high quality http://www.ist-mupbed.org/pdfs/IFAfa...englisch4m.pdf

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/technol...ia_satell.html
http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/fal...items/hdmi.php

Slec · 04-05-2008, 06:31 PM

Some see a difference between the two, some prefer Component (citing "warmer" colors). In the end, I don't think the video quality changes enough on modern tvs (projectors are a different story). At this time, Satellite can't send HD audio but can do some 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS, which is a good start. You shouldn't have to worry about video signal loss. I've hooked mine up both ways, and although there was a slight difference, it didn't matter to me as I tweak my display settings which would make up for the difference in the end.

I use HDMI because it can carry audio and video in one cable. If my cable box didn't have an HDMI out, I'd have no problem using component for the video and optical for the audio.

04-05-2008, 06:20 PM	#1
LewisAK Junior Member Member since:Apr 2008	HDMI or Component connection from HD cable box, is there a difference? Hello all, I am new to this forum and took the HD jump and bought a Sony KDL-52XBR4 and it was delivered this Thursday and Charter cable came out yesterday (Friday) to install HD. I had not purchased any HDMI cables due to I don't have a blue-ray yet (will shortly) and I wanted to make sure the HD cable box which was being brought out had an HDMI connection. Well, after looking at the box when the Charter guy brought it in it does not have an HDMI connection at all. He connected my HD via component connections. Is my HD going to suffer due to not being hooked up via HDMI? I watched John Adams last night on HBO and it looked really great, but is their loss through having a component connection? If so, should I switch to Direct TV Dish and do they offer HDMI connections though their receivers? Thanks for any answers in advance. Lewis,

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un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:141 Blu-ray collection:809 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1492 Trading Score:277	from my ps3 to tv, i use both depending on the situation. there is a slight difference in pq when the rez is set the same. hdmi is better.

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Slec Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Baltimore, MD Home Theater Gallery:29 Blu-ray collection:241 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:30	Some see a difference between the two, some prefer Component (citing "warmer" colors). In the end, I don't think the video quality changes enough on modern tvs (projectors are a different story). At this time, Satellite can't send HD audio but can do some 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS, which is a good start. You shouldn't have to worry about video signal loss. I've hooked mine up both ways, and although there was a slight difference, it didn't matter to me as I tweak my display settings which would make up for the difference in the end. I use HDMI because it can carry audio and video in one cable. If my cable box didn't have an HDMI out, I'd have no problem using component for the video and optical for the audio.

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