On Fri, 31 Dec 2004, Steven Boswell II wrote:
> I dunno, back when I upgraded my audio cables to
> Monster, I noticed a BIG difference.
Did you run thru a double blind test using an A/B/X box? :)
> Eh? I thought VHS videotapes were composite
> video, and that composite video means the
> intensity/color/sync were all mixed together in
> the same signal. Am I wrong?
It'd take the schematics to be sure but the way I was under the
impression that it worked was: if the VCR has a S-Video output
then the signal was sent straight out without being "composited" but
if there was NOT an S-video output then the signals would be
combined and sent out the "RCA" connectors.
It is getting more difficult to find VCRs with S-video outputs these
days - JVC's about the only company still making them. So most folks
will be using the composite connectors and would benefit greatly from
the Y/C separation in the a->d conversion unit.
> I already have a Monster S-Video cable, I'm just
> not using it because I thought I was getting better results this way.
You might give it a try - the 'Y/C' like on the advc300 will go out
since the signals are already separate.
> Do I have to start doing my videotapes all over AGAIN?! :-(
Not at all. The Y/C separation in the advc300 is, I'm sure, very good
but IF using the S-Video output on the VCR avoids compositing in the
first place then that's a Good Thing.
Cheers,
Steven Schultz
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