Do componenet cables only look good on and HD TV??? ordo they work on any TV that has red blue and green cables, cause my TV, I'm sorry to say, is a big screen SONY <---(rawr) flat screen,
so thats my question
I've heard that it will make the image better on just about any TV.
Oh boy.. component cables can't work on any T.V. If you look at the back of your television you will see the traditionally red,white, and yellow AV cable.. that's the basic picture and audio.. Component cables split the signals on ONLY HDTV's or EDTV's.. which then you see the Red, Green, and Blue.. If you don't have an HDTV then don't worry about this because you cannot use them. So if you have that on your TV then you should look into buying the cables. It will make the picture look better than the basic seeing as it goes through every line.
o, well I have the red blue and green plug thingies in the back of all my TV's, so I guess my tv's are HD
I just ordered my component cables on nintendo's online store, but they won't be shipped until December 18... am I guaranteed one before christmas????
Well if they are being shipped on December 18th I'd hope you would get it before Christmas, unless something goes wrong.
I just get paranoid sometimes, lol, that's why I was worried
I can't wait until I set up the wii on the big screen with component cables, it'll be sweet
Component cables split the signals on ONLY HDTV's or EDTV's..
I have a normal 51cm NEC, and it has the component plugs on the back. It doesn't even have progressive scan, but on my DVD player it makes a pretty big difference.
Or if you don't have the component (RBG) hook ups, look for an S-video input, like my TV. It's not as good quality as the components, but it's an improvement of the composites (RWY). Unlike the component cables, s-video is only for (you guessed it) video. So your audio quality will be the same as the composites cables, and will hook into the red and white inputs.
This is what an s-Video hook up will look like on the back of your TV:
Wii's s-video cable:
As you can see, the s-video part just replaces the yellow connector.
i have a older tv and it has the Component cables it is not even HD
Component cables split the signals on ONLY HDTV's or EDTV's..
I have a normal 51cm NEC, and it has the component plugs on the back. It doesn't even have progressive scan, but on my DVD player it makes a pretty big difference.
My mistake? But compare the number of these "normal" TV's with the ability to the number of HD-TV's with the ability and you'll see why I said that...I didn't tell you to check out the back of your TV for no reason though. Obviously if you have it there.. that should be a good sign.
S-Video is great for those without the component video. Thanks for mentioning it! I totally forgot... In fact I have to pick them up for my older JVC model. So little time.. so much to pick up.
i have a older tv and it has the Component cables it is not even HD
You don't need an HDTV for the component cables, just progressive scan support. If your tv supports it, odds are that the RBG inputs are there.
numbers = number of lines to display on the screen.
i = interlaced
p = progressive
Composite = 480i
S-video = enhanced 480i
Component = capable of displaying on 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p, & better audio
High def = 720i/p, 1080i/p, better than components
p > i
I might have messed up somewhere. Let me know if I did.
For video sources in general you don't need a progressive capable display in order to take advantage of component cables. You just need the right connections on the display (TV) in question.
Component cables are capable of transferring both interlaced and progressive analog signals from 480i to 1080p. (Although DVI or HDMI would be a better choice at the higher resolutions.)
RGB is not normally how component connections are referred to on television displays in North America. It is typically YPbPr which splits the video signal into three discreet parts: Luminance (Y), the difference between blue and luminance (Pb) and the difference between red and luminance (Pr). (YCbCr is another but you probably don't have anything marked with that.)
By contrast, S-Video splits the signal into two discreet parts: Luminance and chrominance. Composite cables carry all of the signal as intermittent pulses on one cable.
That's a long-winded way of getting around to saying that component cables (whether used on a progressive capable display or not) will provide a better picture than composite or s-video cables.
BTW - Component cables have nothing to do with audio signals of any kind.