Component vs. S-video output

Posted by Joe C [IP: 161.134.39.243] on July 28, 1999 at 11:15:25
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In Reply to: Component vs. S-video output posted by Dave on July 28, 1999 at 10:23:18:

Ken's descriptions are right on the money. Fortunately I had an opportunity to compare side-by-side the picture quality using S-video and component inputs from a big 110" diagonal screen projected from the Sony W400Q LCD projector. A significant difference is more noticeable on a bigger screen than from a 32" TV. Perhaps this is where most people will not notice the difference between the two. Anyway, here's my results:

1. S-video gives smudges to red colors and colors seem to "blend".
2. Component video give a more defined color and no color "bleeds", especially from red colors. You see more defined edges to the picture.

I did a comparison by freezing a scene from a DVD. I can see subtle difference between S-video and component video (component being better) and a drastic difference when comparing both with composite videos.

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