Which cables are better for video, S-Video or component?

Question

and explain why!

Answer 1

Component is better than S video. S-video only separates the chroma and the luminance, 2 signals. Component is comprised of 3 signals; luminance, difference between blue and luminance, and difference between red and luminance. Component video cables are the only analog cables that support consumer HDTV. S-video is SDTV only.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YPbPr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Video
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EDIT: In reference to what Larry M said, after 10 years in consumer electronics it is obvious he does not know the definition of SDTV. SDTV = Standard Definition Television. The SDTV moniker does NOT inherantly refer to 480p resolution. It can mean this, and also 480i however EDTV is usually used to describe 480p. The point I was making by using SDTV was to differentiate it from HDTV. I suppose it would have been more correct to state that S-video transmits interlaced SDTV only but the most important difference is not just component video cable's capability of carrying progressive scan signals but their capability of carrying HIGH definition TV.

Also, Larry M states that separating the chrominance and luminance is the same as separating the lights from the darks. This is not true! CHROMA (Greek) = colour, LUMIN (Latin) = light. You're separating the colour signal from the lights and darks. Another infactual statement was that component video separates the Red, Green and the Blue. Despite the colours of the cable connectors, this is incorrect. The signals provided are the entire signal and the differences between two of the colours and this is used by the television to accurately recreate the individual red, green and blue signals. See my link to Wikipedia I posted before for YPbPr.

The question was, "Which cables are better for video, S-Video or Component? and explain why!" I believe I answered the question with my original answer briefly and correctly. To read more about what SDTV and EDTV are, see this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDTV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDTV

Answer 2

When it comes to video there are numerous connection types and resolution capabilities, but when it comes to S-Video and Component Video, the better of the two is Component Video by far. I'm a National trainer for Monster Cable, so this is something that I've been asked a lot.

S-Video separates the Chrominance from the Luminance or Darks from Lights. This cable will transmit up to 500 lines of resolution. Most TVs over 6 years old, first generation DVD players, digital cable boxes (non high def), and a lot of satellite boxes offer this connection as their top output/input.
Despite what another post says, S-Video is not an SDTV resolution as SDTV is 480p, and S-Video is only 480i (if you have questions on that don't hesitate to email me through my profile).


Component Video is different in that instead of separating the Darks from the Lights it separates the individual colors that are used to make up the image inside the TV - Red, Green, and Blue. By doing this you get more vibrant colors, higher resolution, better clarity and an overall better experience. Component Video will transmit High Definition Video, unlike S-Video, and is used on many High Definition sources. Will transmit up to 1080i resolution.

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Answer 3

component gives the highest quality of video and better than s-video

Answer 4

S Video and Component cables are the same thing. Same numnber of wires just different connectors. There will be no noticeable difference between the two.

Answer 5

Component video is surperior to S-Video. Go to the links
I have provided for you to compare the two for yourself...
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