Geo Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 So iv finally hooked up the Xbox into the burds HD Sony 1080i Tv, using the HD cable that has 5 conectors, red, blue, green, white, yellow. Iv got the HDMI cable sitting here, just wondered if there is going to be any difference between data speeds of the two cables?? And or Picture Quality??? cheers lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 thats not a HD cable that has the 5 connectors mate, its a componats IN cable... alot of people are getting this confussed! Componants IN cable you will only be able to distribute around 500i rather than the 720p or 1080p that your after bud. There is only 1 way of tranfering HD via cable which is a HDMI cable (High Defenision Media Interface) that will do the audio in HD also! Hope thats helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 thats not a HD cable that has the 5 connectors mate, its a componats IN cable... alot of people are getting this confussed! Componants IN cable you will only be able to distribute around 500i rather than the 720p or 1080p that your after bud. There is only 1 way of tranfering HD via cable which is a HDMI cable (High Defenision Media Interface) that will do the audio in HD also! Hope thats helped All i needed to know dude. cheers bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I had the 5 cables and then got a HDMI. I'd never go back..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 HDMI alll the way... until sumin better comes out haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyon Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I had the 5 cables and then got a HDMI. I'd never go back..... Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 HDMI cable now in. :D Result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 good good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st3ven1 Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 To be honest you probably won't notice a difference, as the component cable can carry a 1080i signal. HDMI(high definition multimedia interface) can carry 1080p but as the tv is only hd ready ie. 720p/1080i max resolution then the picture will be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallshinyant Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 from the xbox, you probably wont notice much difference and depending on the TV's converters you may find slower image response time with HDMI(although this will only be in the 1-2ms range so not really worth worrying about). The differences are all a bit of a myth on home level hardware. You may aswell choose which ever one looks neater. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/hdmi-vs-component,review-29615.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavin.starr Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 im running mine with the hdmi cable and the components cable at the same time. its the only way my surround sound would work in conjunction with my tv. I had to brake the plastic cover off the components plug and even then they only just fit in next to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 thats not a HD cable that has the 5 connectors mate, its a componats IN cable... alot of people are getting this confussed! Componants IN cable you will only be able to distribute around 500i rather than the 720p or 1080p that your after bud. There is only 1 way of tranfering HD via cable which is a HDMI cable (High Defenision Media Interface) that will do the audio in HD also! Hope thats helped Yeah thats all wrong. Component video is capable of carrying 1080p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I run HD over component and HDMI and for ease of setup and cost HDMI wins but component with good quality cabling also looks great with the right equipment. As an example with HDMI cables just get the cheapest at the length you need, about £15 normally, with component being an analogue tech the cable quality really counts so cables in excess of £150 are not uncommon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I'm using a Vivanco hdmi lead on mine, It has a what hi-fi 5 stars and is only £30. My opinion is that it's great, I used to play forza with the standard connector that came with it, certain bits of writting were very hard to read, yet with the hdmi they are as clear as can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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