DVI <---> HDMI cable ... pic quality??
 

Ok, so I have a Sony 60" LCD which supports DVI, but not HDMI. I also have an RCA 5000 HD-DVD player and as you all know, supports HDMI. Currently, I am using component video cables, however.

Well, in my never-ending quest to get *the best picture quality* I can stand, I purchased a DVI/HDMI cable in the hopes of getting there. But, I was sadly dissappointed.

I swear my component video connection looks a ton better. What gives?

You probably haven't properly calibrated the input. There's always the chance you got a bum cable (not likely) or your input is bad, but honestly, while you may not see a noticeable difference, it shouldn't look "worse".

I have found over the years that what people often think is "dark" and "muted" is actually proper calibration, thanks to blooming whites and oversaturation that most people are accustomed to.

If it was a bad HDMI cable, the only thing that it would show is either nothing or some sparkling artifacts all over the screen. So if it isn't one of those 2 problems, it can't be the cable. Calibration is likely the issue, you have to calibrate each input separately.

I get excellent picture quality with mine.

I have a DVI to HDMI cable (Dish DVR outputs HDMI, TV takes DVI)

I compared the components to the DVI/HDMI, and in my setup the DVI/HDMI won out. On the components on mine I lost a lot of the details in the shadows, while the dynamic range seemed better on the DVItoHDMI.