I have a Sony dvp-n755v DVD player that I am pretty happy with for now. I also own the top of the line 34 " Sony XBR High-def tube TV. My questions is, if the player costs $200 or so, does it make any sense to buy $79.00 Monster Cable component cables? Opinions please....
You don't need to spend that much on cables but I do recommend going with component cables. I haven't seen a tv/dvd combination yet that doesn't look better with component cables. Another thing is that with component you can also turn on progressive scan if your dvd player has it.
I have 2 pairs of these: http://www.bluejeanscable.com/index.htm Very good service and nice performing cables.
I absolutely agree that component cables are necessary, but are the stock ones that came with the player (fairly thin) good enough?...Or is there a real difference in the heavier/pricer ones???
cables right on, Grant... The reason Monster Cables have a full lifetime warranty is because they break so easily and often. (IMHO, and in my personal experience, before I knew better.) As far as "cable budget," I feel OK about spending 10-15% of the cost of the component...YMMV. peace to all,
I have the same exact DVD player, paid about $225 for my player. But out of the back of this player I have about $450 worth of cables connecting it to my system. I have 4 sets of decent rca style analog cables, 1 fiber optic toslink, and 1 set of component video. Actually, $60 for a set of component cables is cheap, and I highly recomment these type of cables, you will definately notice a difference.
Thanks for the link, I've been thinking about replacing my projector's S-Video cable with a component--->VGA cable for a little while, and this article pushed me over the edge.
Good Video cables affect the video image much more than good audio cables affect the quality of the sound. At least that's what the people on the Avia DVD that came with my player seem to think.
I have hooked up hunderds (really) video display devices with various composite, S-video, and component cables over the past 5 years. I don't think the improvement you'll see (if any) with the $79 Monster cables will be worth the price. Try the AR/Acoustic Research brand of cables. You can find them at Best Buy. They are much cheaper and built as good as if not better than Monster. As with many A/V things, there is a law of diminishing returns. If someone thinks spending $250 on component/S-vid/composite cables on the back of your set will even get more than 1% of the improvement you'd see by spending $250 for ISF-calibration for the TV, well they'd be off their rocker
I second the Acoustic Research component cables, specifically the Pro series. You can get them at accessories4less.com. I've got one pair of the AR Pro and a pair of component cables that cost around $100 and I can't tell any appreciable difference between them.
Best Buy has a 6 foot AR component cable for $29.00 Is that the one you guys are talking about or do they (A/R) have a higher level that makes a difference?
