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CRTGAMER wrote:For newer TVs that do not have Svideo, Component even at the 480i setting will be better then Composite.

I can agree with this statement. Before I was able to snag some GC component cables, I ran it on S-Video, but component @ 480i is amazingly clearer. The TV(SD) I'm currently using doesn't support 480p, but it's still a big enough difference.

I honestly don't see much difference at all between component and S-Video at 480i, especially on a CRT. 480p is what helps with the visual fidelity on LCDs. At least on my LCD (an older Sony Bravia), there's very little difference in the interlaced outputs for both.

I suspect, of course, that a lot of this is subject to how good your cables are, and how well your TV handles interlaced signals, particularly if they're handled differently per input.

Sarge wrote:I honestly don't see much difference at all between component and S-Video at 480i, especially on a CRT. 480p is what helps with the visual fidelity on LCDs. At least on my LCD (an older Sony Bravia), there's very little difference in the interlaced outputs for both.

I suspect, of course, that a lot of this is subject to how good your cables are, and how well your TV handles interlaced signals, particularly if they're handled differently per input.

HD CRT, the best route for the Component 480p mode. The image does not get upscaled on the tube, you can really tell the progressive scan improvement on EDTV or HDTV CRT.

However, for the LCD a 480p image has to be upscaled to support the fixed resolution of the LCD 720p screen (older models) or 1080p screen (newer models). Even though there is more upscale on the newer TV higher resolution screen, they tend to have better processors built in.

I'd love to find an EDTV, always wanted one of those for 480p content.

Both my sets are 720p, and they're definitely not as sharp as I'd like. I know a lot of that is simply because it's scaling 480p to 720p, and it's not a neat scaling ratio, so there's going to be some blurriness just from that. My friend has a 1080p set that helps, and I'd guess that's just because there's more pixels to throw at the scaling. Or, as you mention, some handle the scaling a bit better.

That being said, the lag on this set I'm using practically doesn't exist, so I'm more than willing to make that tradeoff.