ROANIN wrote:

What is the difference between HDMI and Component Video. I recently bought
an HDMI cable and hooked it up from my cable box to my HD TV. It was not a
MONSTER cable as they are stupidly overpriced etc. It was just a normal one.
The results as viewed by myself and my wife was that the Component video
source from the cable box looks just as good if not better than the HDMI
feed. ( these component cables were left with my by Time Warner when they
delivered the HD DVR) Any explanations or opinions on this.

Thanks,

R

On my first 32" 1080i HDTV, the component input from the cable box was
far superior to the digital output of the time - DVI (essentially HDMI
minus audio).

On my current 42" 1080p LCD as well as my 110" 1080p projector, they are
equal in quality.

So whether that's due to the signal quality limitations of the cable box
- not revealing the supposed superiority of HDMI - or that there simply
is no difference, I can't say.