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augustinbethany

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S-video?
« on: December 27, 2004, 07:33:00 PM »
OKay, apparently you can buy different set of av's with an s-video end on one of the plugs.. I was curious if I can use that since i have "CHARTER" for my TV, and it's on the back of my charter cabel box?, and if I can what's it going to do for me?

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EvilWays

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« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2004, 04:22:00 AM »
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking so excuse my answer if it doesn't address what you're asking.

If your TV also has an S-Video connector port, then connecting the cable box and the TV with an S-Video cable will give a better picture quality than composite, but still not as good as component or digital video.
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augustinbethany

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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2004, 01:31:00 AM »
okay, thanks dude... cause i just thought... since i have that input on my charter box "S-VIDEO" that I can hook that up and with the 3 av's just plug those into my vcr, and play? and get a better picture.. A few days ago.. i was looking for an HDTV READY TV, so i can get the xbox on HD, I'm unsure if it has to be HD READY, or Just plain HD TV... I'm looking for a tv in like the 20 to 27" range.. maybe a flat one for the wall.. found some nice ones.. for like 2 to 3 hundried.. unsure if it's HD, or HD ready... What's the difference between HD READY, and HD..???


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Trevante

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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2004, 01:39:00 AM »
I'm not completely sure on this situation, but I believe a HD-ready TV doesn't come with a HDTV tuner (meaning you have to buy a separate box to watch HDTV channels).  If it's a HDTV,you can just plug in the TV and watch HDTV channels without a separate box.

As far as your Xbox (or any other HD enabled device like a PS2 or DVD player), you can use it on a HD ready TV without a separate box (just get the component cables).

If anyone who understands the topic better things anything I've said is wrong, please feel free to correct me. ;)

EDIT: Also, can you give us a link to these TV's you found? I'm pretty sure you won't find any HDTV for less than $400 (that's the lowest price I've seen, it was on Bestbuy.com)

This post has been edited by Trevante: Dec 29 2004, 09:41 AM
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