Will component cables give me better picture quality?

Question

I have an Emerson LCD tv, and I only have the 3 cables that came with my ps3 so the graphics and quality is horrible. The customer service for my tv says my tv doesn't support hdmi. They told me component cables will work and give me good quality. So if I buy component cables will they really give me better picture quality while playing games on my ps3???

Answer 1

Here is the order of cables from best to worst:

HDMI (this is the best and gives you full 1080 HD video)

Component (also HD but max 720 HD video)

S-video (standard video)

Composite (standard video)

Answer 2

Quick answer is YES.



The component cables it self (physical cables) are the same as the RCA cables (red for right audio / white for left audio / yellow for video)



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The component interface uses all 3 cables for video hence it gives better picture quality.





I personally experimented on the picture quality of this connections since no one would give me a straight answer back at the time that i wanted to discover it's differences.



You will see a big difference in picture quality when you use component although still not as good as the picture quality that HDMI will give you. the component connection doesn't fall too far behind and it is not as cartoon-ish as what the RCA connection can give.



You can also try the S-Video connection (given that your TV has that port). that is the weird big circle connection that looks like it was meant for the PC. The picture quality on the S-Video connection falls between RCA and Component.





Hope that helped

Answer 3

It's a,step above standard cables & you'll need a seperate cables for audio. 3 for video, 2 for audio

Answer 4

Make sure the tv has the correct ports.



For video cables from best to least:

- (Hdmi, displayport, dvi is digital video), (Dvi, vga, component, scart, s-video, composite is analog video).



- HDMI cable: Standard speed is capable of up to 1280x720p/8-24bpp/60hz or 1920x1080i/8-24bpp/60hz. High speed is capable of up to 4096×2160p/36bpp/24hz or 1920×1200p/48bpp/60hz.

- Displayport cable: is capable of up to 2560×1600p/30bpp/60hz (hdmi can do that too btw), I think it is capable of up to 4096×2160p/36bpp/24hz or 1920×1200p/48bpp/60hz too.

- DVI cable: Single-Link is capable of up to 1920x1200p/24bpp/60hz or 3840x2400p/24bpp/17hz. Dual-Link is capable of up to 2560x1600p/24-48bpp/60hz or 3840x2400p/24-48bpp/33hz.

- VGA cable: is capable of up to 2048×1536p/24-32bpp/85hz or 2560x1024p/24-32bpp/85hz or 2800x1050p/24-32bpp/60hz or 3200x1200p/16bpp/85hz.

- Component-video cable: is capable of up to 1280x720p/8-24bpp/60hz or 1920x1080i/8-24bpp/60hz.

- Scart > (S)eparate-video > Composite-video cables: is capable of up to 720x480i/8-24bpp/60hz NTSC or 720x576i/8-24bpp/50hz PAL (no progressive scan btw, PAL > NTSC).



For audio cables: From best to least:

- (Hdmi, displayport, s/pdif coaxial, s/pdif optical is digital audio), (scart or rca r/w or headphone jack is analog audio).

- HDMI or Displayport cables: is capable of up to 8 channels of audio and up to 24-bit-depth with up to 192,000hz sample rate and up to the lossless/hd compression surround sound formats.

- S/PDIF coaxial or s/pdif optical cables: is capable of up to 6 channels of audio and up to 20-bit-depth (16 or 24 optional) with up to 48,000hz sample rate and up to the lossy/non-hd compression surround sound formats.

- Scart or RCA R/W composite audio cables: is capable of up to 2 channels of audio. RCA G/B/G/B/T/P for other channels.



Other cables:

- Displayport to either hdmi/dvi/vga adaptor cable (displayport side is male, hdmi/dvi/vga side is female = works only one way)&(dp to hdmi only has audio).

- Dvi-d sigle-link to hdmi cable or Dvi-a single-link to vga cable (both cables work either way)&(both cables do not carry audio).

- RCA red/white to 2.5/3.5.ect headphone jack cable (cable works both ways, only carries analog audio), (do not confuse this with a mini optical, that's digital and only works with digital for optical cables).