I plan to use each RCA cables 30 ft. long.
2007-11-17 05:29:09 · 3 answers · asked by ron ll 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
Expensive component cables are just 3 RCA cables... running 30 ft? Depending on the bandwidth, you may experience some signal loss. Use high quality cables, and don't push the resolution too high, and you'll be fine.
[edit] Sirbobx has given a link to the best cable company out there... I've bought and used bluejeans cables, and I highly recommend them. He also gave a good answer.
2007-11-17 05:38:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Video cables must be made with something called "75 ohm coax". Audio cables can be made with 50, 75, 110 or 300 ohm coax.
Component cables are just 3 video cables.
So if you have 3, identical length video cables - they will work fine in place of a "Component Cable" set.
HOWEVER:
- Just because CATV coax is 75 ohms does not mean it works for video signals.
- There are video cables designed to handle standard-def frequences, but Progressive and HD video go much higher. It's not much more expensive, but you should use coax rated for the frequencies you are pushing.
Standard Video - any good RCA video cables will work
Progressive or HD video - you want cables designed for 90-110 Mhz frequencies.
A good place to buy HD rated cables is BlueJeans.
2007-11-17 07:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by Grumpy Mac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Basically no.
The component cable is for video only, the three RCA cable has only one connection for video signal the other two are for sound.
2007-11-17 07:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by coco2591 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋