wakwak007

I went out today and bought the phillips 727 player, mainly so that I can finally purchase DVD's from all regions and hopefully benefit from a progressive scan player. In addition, I bought some video component cables thinking I could also improve the picture. However, I now realize why we chat about products before going into a Mass Market electronic store. The TV (Sharp from BB) I bought the same season I got my Toshiba 2109 for x-mas ( In Dec. 99' and Jan. 00' ) doesn't have progressive scan capabilities nor video component cables jacks ( nor my HT receiver) nor s-video jack. Currently, I run a coaxial cable from the DVD player into my receiver along with the RCA set up and using my TV as a monitor out via another coaxial going into the TV from my receiver. Both my player and receiver have s-video jacks. My question is despite my limitations I would benefit from hooking up a s-video cable(player to receiver)? If I do, should I also leave in the coaxial? Any other suggestions except upgrading ( cause it won't happen this year)

Mr. Salty

You don't say what receiver you have, but I seriously doubt it converts the S-video signal to an RF signal (the type carried by a coax). Even if it did, you really wouldn't see an improvement because it ends up as an RF signal anyway.

Xander

While nowhere near an expert on this subject, I believe that the way it works is that if you have mixed cables, you're only going to get the signal of the lowest quality one. So if you have s-video for DVD to receiver, then coax for reciever to TV, you're only going to get coax quality signal. You'd need s-video for both to get true s-video quality.

Anyone with more knowledge feel free to jump in if this isn't accurate.

X

X

Why don't you just take off the lower quality connection (coax) and see what happens?

wakwak007

Thanks Salty, Xander and X for your inputs...I fooled around with the video and coax cables just to see the difference and have come to the acceptance that at this time I can only improve the quality of my cables ( Which I'll research the threads) or one day when I get money or win the lottery I'll upgrade my TV..But from what I know and see my picture is not too bad..Thanks again for your inputs.