can a up converted dvd player show a better picture through the component outputs?

Answer 1

It really depends on the specific application. What display? What source? to make that determination>

Answer 2

Component video cables are an analog signal. The DVD data on the disk is digital. Provided you use the correct coponent cables thay are capable of rendering full 1080P resolution, the highest picture resolution, while the resolution on your DVD is only 480P, so in short, yes.

Here is a simple point to ponder. If you are using component cables, the DVD played will have to do the digital to analog conversion, the most complex process and is where quality is the biggest issue.

If you deliver the picture from your DVD player to your TV via HDMI or PCI then you will be delivering digital output to the TV, and the TV will convert to analog signals to display them. Generally this is better.

If you have a $5,000 TV and a $75 DVD player, I would say use the HDMI. If you have a really old TV, or a $1200 new one, and a $400 new DVD player, I would seriously recommend using the component cable over the HDMI cable. It is a cheaper cable too. You get the idea though, it depend where you have put your money into the electronics.

Answer 3

No.

These up-converting DVD players only show the higher resolution video through the HDMI output. The component output is limited to 480.

(At least this was the story last year. Since there were copy protection reasons behind this, I don't think it has changed. Read the details on any player before you purchase.)

Answer 4

if your using component instead of standard Audio Video, then yes. but if it has an HDMI output, then you should use that instead.