Component Cables
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ToddH
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Wiggly said:
Unless your installing an extremely long cable run, gauge isn't as important. For a six foot cable, the monoprice cables I listed above should work just fine with no interference problems since they have pretty decent shielding. Now if we start talking about installation lengths of 20-50 feet, then the cable gauge should be bumped up to at least 22 AWG. This helps reduce interference and signal loss.
And don't get me started on the gold connector myth. :lol: Unless the output connectors of your component are gold plated, you should never use cables that are because you run into the problem of dissimilar metals. This can actually cause a number of connection problems.
How do I know this? I do home theater installations. A lot of us installers have a field day laughing at all of the cable myths out there. People swear that high price Monster cables make a difference. The only thing Monster cables are good for is making sure you have less money in your wallet than before. Gold connectors? Right.
Every installer I know uses monoprice.com because the cables are built extremely well and at a decent price. In fact, the manufacturers of the cables at monoprice actually manufacture cables for a lot of the other big names in the cable business.
That's my cable rant for the day.
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ToddH said:Unless your installing an extremely long cable run, gauge isn't as important. For a six foot cable, the monoprice cables I listed above should work just fine with no interference problems since they have pretty decent shielding. Now if we start talking about installation lengths of 20-50 feet, then the cable gauge should be bumped up to at least 22 AWG. This helps reduce interference and signal loss.
And don't get me started on the gold connector myth. :lol: Unless the output connectors of your component are gold plated, you should never use cables that are because you run into the problem of dissimilar metals. This can actually cause a number of connection problems.
How do I know this? I do home theater installations. A lot of us installers have a field day laughing at all of the cable myths out there. People swear that high price Monster cables make a difference. The only thing Monster cables are good for is making sure you have less money in your wallet than before. Gold connectors? Right.
Every installer I know uses monoprice.com because the cables are built extremely well and at a decent price. In fact, the manufacturers of the cables at monoprice actually manufacture cables for a lot of the other big names in the cable business.
That's my cable rant for the day.
Thanks, I was about to type something out on how much of a rip-off monster cables are, and that most are pretty much the same. I'm currently using free component cables that came with my VGA box, and they work flawlessly.
ToddH said:Unless your installing an extremely long cable run, gauge isn't as important. For a six foot cable, the monoprice cables I listed above should work just fine with no interference problems since they have pretty decent shielding. Now if we start talking about installation lengths of 20-50 feet, then the cable gauge should be bumped up to at least 22 AWG. This helps reduce interference and signal loss.
And don't get me started on the gold connector myth. :lol: Unless the output connectors of your component are gold plated, you should never use cables that are because you run into the problem of dissimilar metals. This can actually cause a number of connection problems.
How do I know this? I do home theater installations. A lot of us installers have a field day laughing at all of the cable myths out there. People swear that high price Monster cables make a difference. The only thing Monster cables are good for is making sure you have less money in your wallet than before. Gold connectors? Right.
Every installer I know uses monoprice.com because the cables are built extremely well and at a decent price. In fact, the manufacturers of the cables at monoprice actually manufacture cables for a lot of the other big names in the cable business.
That's my cable rant for the day.
wow thats good to know! thanks lol :lol:
I used to do car audio installations though (not professially) and doesnt length, and guage have a lot to do with the ohms and impedance (sp?). requiring bigger than 22g... My old man uses 16g on his home theater...
also the metal wire DOES make a diff right? like copper would be better than tin correct?
I got some component cables for $5 from DealExtreme.com works just as good as the official nintendo component cables I used to have, so I returned the nintendo one. It took about a month to get, but for $5 and free shipping it was worth it!
Yeungy said:
Jagged on those flowers when you first wake up in the beginning? Yes, that's normal, and there's nothing you can do about it. You will notice a difference in the colours though. They are a lot more vibrant when you're using a component cable.
Metroid on my monitor in 480p
There's more definition in the darker areas on this display than there is on a standard TV (at least on mine)
