Home Theater Thread

[wildthing]

... Component Video....These component video cables look similar to standard RCA cables. However both the cables themselves and the connectors are optimized for video. You would also need 2 RCA cables to receive stereo sound.

*info courtesy of my electronics supplier

my concern is the terminology of "optimzed for video" - Did your electronic supplier explain what technique was applied in those cables to make it optimized for video?

Kasi afaik, the signal passing these cables are still analogue or electric pulse/wave. as such, the only thing the will "disrupt" that electrical signal is emf and/or resistance. long or wrong type of wire/cable will work like a resistor - thus the resistance.

electrical interference is also greatly reduced by using coaxial configuration - main line on the center and the ground line is "coating" it. this is why antenna wires and speaker cables uses coaxial type of cables.

bottomline, TECHNICALLY there is no difference between a regular RCA cable with those branded COMPONENT cables because both are coaxial-type of cables.

BUT those are just my technical self-learned deduction. I have YET to know the "truth" behind the word "optimized for video" ek-ek.

I am thinking that maybe they use "gold-coated" wires and connectors...kasi gold is noted to have better conductor capability than copper or steel. But then again, gold coated connectors and wires are really OVERKILL concept for me.