Category Archives: Cables

HDMI versus component video

Posted on April 23, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

I have previously given my thoughts on the quality differences between a digital and an analogue video connection, but here’s an example of just one difference between them. The occasion was the combination of the new Pioneer DV-S969AVi universal disc … Continue reading →

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A place worth checking for DVI cables and information

Posted on January 7, 2004 by Stephen Dawson

International Dynamics has drawn to my attention the DVI Gear Web site at which various DVI cables may be bought. Better yet, follow the ‘Learn About DVI’ link to find some excellent material (some quite technical) on DVI and HDCP.

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So, how good is the picture from DVI?

Posted on December 5, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Here are my thoughts on the improvements provided by a DVI interface from DVD, compared to component video from the same DVD player. I’ve lifted these from my forthcoming review of the Marantz DV8400 DVD player which will appear in … Continue reading →

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DVI wobbles

Posted on October 31, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

I’m presently working on a review of the InFocus ScreenPlay 5700 projector — a widescreen model aimed squarely at the PAL market since it uses Texas Instruments’ 1,024 by 576 pixel ‘Matterhorn’ DMD — for Best Buys. And nice as … Continue reading →

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‘S-video outputs are not necessarily better than composite’

Posted on September 18, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

So says high-end cable maker AudioQuest (go here, enter the site, choose ‘Cable Theory’ and then page through to ‘2/10’ — oh I hate sites that rely on Flash Media for their entire content, rather than easily linkable HTML). ‘Necessarily’ … Continue reading →

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Magical speaker cables

Posted on September 13, 2003 by Stephen Dawson

Numbers Watch, which should be on the required reading list of anyone interested in the statistics constantly flung out by the media, draws attention to ‘a speaker cable with an integrated battery’ that apparently costs ‘just over ten thousand dollars’ … Continue reading →

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