connection to a hd cable box Has anyone used this cable, or one similar, to connect a hd cable box to a hd lcd tv? If so, I would like your opinion of the quality of the video display compared to a componet cable connection. Thanks. connection to a hd cable box Has anyone used this cable, or one similar, to connect a hd cable box to a hd lcd tv? If so, I would like your opinion of the quality of the video display compared to a... » Read More connection to a hd cable box Has anyone used this cable, or one similar, to connect a hd cable box to a hd lcd tv? If so, I would like your opinion of the quality of the video display compared to a componet cable connection. Thanks. « Show Less
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Thank you for your response. So when I get my HD box from Comcast, I should get one of their HD cables also. Right? Should I also get a Comcast HD cable instead of one from some other source to hook up my upconverting DVD player? Kinda takes some of the fun out of researching the world of HD plasma tvs. :-)
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Yes, that's what the hd team member is saying. Same holds true for Cablevision.
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Are you saying that if I have a Comcast HD box, I should use Comcast HD cables for the best results?
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Could you provide a link to the cable you are asking about? I don't seem to see one in your post.Thank you.
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In regards to High Definition cable; I have found Comcast HD Cable looks better through the component input. I use the HDMI connection for my HD DVD player. I've learned from another High-Def Team Leader that this has more to do with Comcast than with HDMI in general. Most HDMI cables should provide excellent quality regardless of the brand. Good Luck.
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Cables Unlimited 6-feet HDMI Male to Male Cable (PCM-2295-06)or any other similar one. Thanks.
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Ditto for the Cablevision hd box - much better video using the component video inputs. Thanks for sharing.
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I'm not sure on your tv but I just picked up a Samsung Combo HDTV/Monitor and had nasty issues getting the picture right until I stumbled across an easter egg in their setup. My Mac Mini is connected via a DVI -> HDMI cable to my Samsung. The colors were way off and it was obvious that the signal was not digital going to the monitor until I labeled my HDMI input "PC". That fixed the colors. Setting the option for "Overscan" fixed the resolution. Now I get a picture that looks as good as the DVI -> DVI input from my laptop.-- Chris
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I had the same question. Glad to hear that there is no video lag. On the same note, I have a similar question: I would like to connect my Nintendo Wii through this receiver as well. Will this model take analog component and pipe it out over HDMI? The setup I currently have does not have component-in, so I will be using this as a hub for the time being. I realize there may be some input-lag due to conversion, I just want to confirm that this device would accept analog component input and then be able to push it out over HDMI. Any info would be appreciated!
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The cable is hd but this is a component cable is not hdmi...similar to the red yellow white components. Some tv's are high def and need the blue green red connection.
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I'm an Old School holdout. Never had cable, never will. There's enough on broadcast TV to distract me from real life. Odd you should ask this question. To answer, YES. I had an old giant CRT running off an Insignia DTV box without any problems right up to the day the tuner in the TV went belly up. I retained the DTV box to feed my VCR (Yes, I still have several of those) and added the Vizio with a splitter. The Vizio did not like this arrangement and refused to accept some channels. I finally had to feed the Vizio from another antenna outlet across the room. This solved the problem (mostly) but I have an annoying coax cable running through the bedroom. Depending on the weather the picture and sound will break up at times. If it really gets unbearable I watch the programming through the DTV box that far outperforms the Vizio direct tuner. Unfortunately this arrangement only allows a reduced screen and fuzzy captions. In my opinion the tuner capture capability of the Vizio is borderline and a real disappointment. I'm running a roof mount antenna in a suburban area.
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Some HD cable boxes produce unstable video when routed through an AV-Receiver/AMP.My neighbor and I both have several HDTV's along with HD cable boxes and Sony AV-Receivers (2 910's and 3 920's along with 1 Onyko 606) and have experienced best overall picture with least problems by hooking HD Cable Box directly to HGTV with Component Video.However, when using a non HD Cable Box (Digital) there was a better picture by routing Component Video cables from the Cable Box to the AV-Receiver/AMP and from the AV-Receiver/AMP to the HDTV.In all cases an Optical cable was run from the Cable Box to the AV-Receiver/AMP for surround sound. Some HD cable boxes produce unstable video when routed through an AV-Receiver/AMP.My neighbor and I both have several HDTV's along with HD cable boxes and Sony AV-Receivers (2 910's and 3 920's along with 1 Onyko 606) and have experienced best overall picture with least problems by hooking HD Cable Box directly to HGTV with Component Video.However, when using a non HD Cable Box (Digital) there was a better picture by routing Component Video cables from the Cable Box to the AV-Receiver/AMP and from the AV-Receiver/AMP to the HDTV.In all cases an Optical... » Read More Some HD cable boxes produce unstable video when routed through an AV-Receiver/AMP.My neighbor and I both have several HDTV's along with HD cable boxes and Sony AV-Receivers (2 910's and 3 920's along with 1 Onyko 606) and have experienced best overall picture with least problems by hooking HD Cable Box directly to HGTV with Component Video.However, when using a non HD Cable Box (Digital) there was a better picture by routing Component Video cables from the Cable Box to the AV-Receiver/AMP and from the AV-Receiver/AMP to the HDTV.In all cases an Optical cable was run from the Cable Box to the AV-Receiver/AMP for surround sound. « Show Less
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No issues here, been using for 7 months now. However, I noticed one day my HD was horrible quality, and it started freezing and jitters. I tried to troubleshoot it all around on the TV settings and no luck, then I did a reset on the HD cable box and it was fixed!
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If you're referring to a coaxial connection, there is a coaxial input on the bar. I haven't tried to connect directly to a cable box, it would make more sense if you were to connect it to your TV but I probably don't fully understand what you're trying to accomplish.
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I had the same question. Glad to hear that there is no video lag.On the same note, I have a similar question: I would like to connect my Nintendo Wii through this receiver as well. Will this model take analog component and pipe it out over HDMI? The setup I currently have does not have component-in, so I will be using this as a hub for the time being. I realize there may be some input-lag due to conversion, I just want to confirm that this device would accept analog component input and then be able to push it out over HDMI.Any info would be appreciated!
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Okay, I just connected it via HDMI. Big improvement. I don't understand why. I have a 720P TV and I thought component gives 720. But the HDMI really made a difference.Thanks
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Short answer: NoLong answer:Because this cable does not actually convert the signal from analog to digital, if you did hook up your box with this cable to the TV the signal received by the TV in the HDMI port it wouldn't understand, and would not display anything. (The output of your box being RCA outputs an analog signal, while HDMI is a digital signal.) Hope this helps.
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I only tested it to connect my laptop to a computer monitor with a display port. I am not sure if your HDTV has such a port. It probably has a HDMI port for which you need a different cable. In any case the cable quit working only after a few months. I have thrown it away.
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It connects using the basic red/white/yellow component cables. I have it connected to my LCD HDTV that way. If you only have HDMI ports on your TV, you'll have to see if an adapter exists.
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If you are connecting your laptop to your Comcast cable box you will not get your laptop to display on your TV. That HDMI port on your cable box is to display in HD on a TV. I am not even sure if you would be able to use it to watch TV on your laptop from the cable box. If you want to connect your laptop to your TV, and it is not a flat screen you are going to need to use something like this. Videosecu PC to TV Converter VGA to RCA S-Video Mac Computer Laptop to Composite Video Switcher VGA2TV 1L7 (search for VGA to Component Converter) The resolution will be very much limited as it is not designed for HD by any scretch of the imagination. You can also try searching for HDMI to Component. I have never tried to do this but again the quality and resolution is going to be very limited. If you want to go HDMI from the laptop to the TV you are going to have to buy a new TV. Good luck!
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To the best of my knowledge HDMI cables should be backwards compatible, it'd be weird if it wasn't. Is everything else plugged in and connected properly, right TV input etc... Do you have any other HDMI cables to try out?
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I'm having the same problem. No issues with the component connection, but problems with the HDMI connection. It sometimes shows fine and sometimes shows no signal (or takes 10-15 seconds to change channel). It is perfect with the Component connection.Like the others here I have a Samsung HD Cable box from Time Warner.
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One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in S-Video connections, as more and more people start subscribing to HDTV. One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in... » Read More One of the posters talks about the picture quality while using non-HDTV. I think he said he has it in a trailer, so no HDTV. Also, this unit doesn't have an S-Video connection, which is what is needed to get the best quality standard def. picture (at least that's my understanding). Which tells me that this unit is really not intended mainly for standard def viewing. Vizio, Sharp, and Philips make some units still with S-video connections. Maybe some others do, too, but so far I've found only those three brands. And if I had to guess, I would guess that eventually they'll all stop putting in S-Video connections, as more and more people start subscribing to HDTV. « Show Less