Does HDMI really look better? I don't see it.

I work on HD Systems everyday as a job. This is the Info on HDMI.

Component cable ( 3 video RCA, 2 audio RCA [Green,Red,Blue,RedA,WhiteA] ) Is analog and can only go to 480i - 1080i.

HDMI is a Digital signal and Supports TRUE 1080P. If your TV is not 1080P then you will never get that picture.

You have to have a HDMI and a TV with 1080P Then you get the Highest HD there is.. For now. LOL.

Most HD TV can only go up to 1080i. Not 1080P.

i = Interlace

p = Progressive

Have a good one. ^_^

I have a 26" HDTV that goes to a max of 1080i. I guess that's why even I saw absolutely no difference in visual quality between using component and an HDMI cable. I did, however, notice a marked improvement in sound quality when using the HDMI cable.

Then again, I don't think it was as much a difference in sound quality as it was a difference in loudness. In other words, if you were watching TV with the volume set on 20 with the HDMI cable, you'd probably just have to watch with the volume set on 25 or 30 with the component cables to get the same level of sound.

When I first bought my ps3 I watched 3 movies, "Monster House", 'Talledega Nights", and "The Great Raid". While watching them I switched from HDMI to component and really couldn't notice all that much of a difference at all. I also played RfoM, Genji, RR7, and Untold Legends, and again noticed very little difference whatsoever. At the time I was using optical for sound on my older reciever. And using a 720p setting.

I got a newer reciever later on which supported HDMI for video and audio and experimented again, at this time Motorstorm was out and it looked sharper through HDMI, but still only very slightly. The bigggest advantage imo over my component driven 360 and HD-DVD player is the uncompressed PCM.

My brother has a 1080p set and bought a 360 elite and obviously the ability to play in 1080p is the biggest advantage of HDMI from a visual perspective.

I recently got an HDTV, man its awesome, however, I have a question. I have my PS3 running on an HDMI cable. And my 360 on component. However, the two look the exact same. I though HDMI looks better, however, after seeing them for myself. I noticed that HDMI looks the exact same as component. I have my 360 and my PS3 running in 1080i and they look the exact same on HDMI for my PS3 and component for my 360. Is this true or are my eyes bad? Sorry for the bad grammer, I am in a hurry.OmegaWeapon9

The question is: Are you playing the same game, on different platforms with different connections? There should be a slight, and I do mean I slight difference between HDMI and Component connections in the same resolution. More vivid colors, deeper blacks, and slightly more clarity. Some people can't tell much of a difference, to others it's noticeable. But before you write off HDMI as being "the same", do a real comparison.

I work on HD Systems everyday as a job. This is the Info on HDMI.

Component cable ( 3 video RCA, 2 audio RCA [Green,Red,Blue,RedA,WhiteA] ) Is analog and can only go to 480i - 1080i.

HDMI is a Digital signal and Supports TRUE 1080P. If your TV is not 1080P then you will never get that picture.

You have to have a HDMI and a TV with 1080P Then you get the Highest HD there is.. For now. LOL.

Most HD TV can only go up to 1080i. Not 1080P.

i = Interlace

p = Progressive

Have a good one. ^_^

hermitprojects

My t.v. is 720p, but it has an hdmi slot. Why is that included if what you're saying is true?

I work on HD Systems everyday as a job. This is the Info on HDMI.

Component cable ( 3 video RCA, 2 audio RCA [Green,Red,Blue,RedA,WhiteA] ) Is analog and can only go to 480i - 1080i.

HDMI is a Digital signal and Supports TRUE 1080P. If your TV is not 1080P then you will never get that picture.

You have to have a HDMI and a TV with 1080P Then you get the Highest HD there is.. For now. LOL.

Most HD TV can only go up to 1080i. Not 1080P.

hermitprojects

[QUOTE="hermitprojects"]

I work on HD Systems everyday as a job. This is the Info on HDMI.

Component cable ( 3 video RCA, 2 audio RCA [Green,Red,Blue,RedA,WhiteA] ) Is analog and can only go to 480i - 1080i.

HDMI is a Digital signal and Supports TRUE 1080P. If your TV is not 1080P then you will never get that picture.

You have to have a HDMI and a TV with 1080P Then you get the Highest HD there is.. For now. LOL.

Most HD TV can only go up to 1080i. Not 1080P.

Teufelhuhn

Exactly, I've got a 1080p LCD and I can use 1080p perfectly fine.

Also, I don't really see a difference between HDMI and Component. I hooked up my PC to the LCD through DVI (digital) and component and I couldn't see a difference between the two.

I'm sure that there is a small difference between the two however.

The real advantage of HDMI is sound and the fact that everything is done with a single cable.

Several audio/video sites and magazines have done extensive testing of componentvs. HDMI and the general consensus is that there is novisible difference between the two. Both offer true HDsignals in all supported resolutions.

They have also concluded that high-end cables, like Monster, are no better than their cheaper counterparts.

So basically, you're fine either way.

Exactly, I've got a 1080p LCD and I can use 1080p perfectly fine.

Also, I don't really see a difference between HDMI and Component. I hooked up my PC to the LCD through DVI (digital) and component and I couldn't see a difference between the two.

I'm sure that there is a small difference between the two however.

G013M

You shouldn't be able to difference under most normal conditions. Most people don't use cables that are long enough or poorly-shielded which means they don't get very much noise in their video signal via component, and the lack of noise is HDMI/DVI's main advantage in terms of video.

[QUOTE="hermitprojects"]

I work on HD Systems everyday as a job. This is the Info on HDMI.

Component cable ( 3 video RCA, 2 audio RCA [Green,Red,Blue,RedA,WhiteA] ) Is analog and can only go to 480i - 1080i.

HDMI is a Digital signal and Supports TRUE 1080P. If your TV is not 1080P then you will never get that picture.

You have to have a HDMI and a TV with 1080P Then you get the Highest HD there is.. For now. LOL.

Most HD TV can only go up to 1080i. Not 1080P.

Teufelhuhn

Even though it offers no real visual advantage, I love HDMI just for being a single unified cable. Makes things so much easier and reduces clutter behind my TV.DJ_Lae

So very true. I love having one cable coming out of my PS3/360 and going into my TV. The mess of wires behind my TV is an abomination, and HDMI at the very least doesn't contribute to that problem.