Home theater cabling question


Hello all,
I have been working on setting up a dedicated HT system and I am looking for help in the area of cable configuration. I have searched the discussion boards for the best way to connect all of my HT gear and have not had any luck answering my question. This is what I am working with at the time: Digital cable box (piece of sh$t if you ask me Comcast) with composite outs which are connected to a Replay DVR through the composite in. S-video and optical out from Replay DVR into S-video and optical in on AVR. DVD player S-video and optical outs into S-video and optical in on AVR. For analog CD composite outs to composite in on AVR. AVR to TV using monitor S-video and composite (Red/White) outs to TV.

Although the sound and picture is very nice I am always looking for better. On the Replay and DVDP I have the option of using component out going to component in on AVR. Is this worth it since I will have to downgrade the signal to S-video out to my monitor?

In the very near future (2 months) I will going to plasma so my options on the monitor will change.

Any suggestions on cable configurations and input on the component cable question would be greatly appreciated. I am very happy with the Zu Cables I am using so advice on brand of cable is not needed.
Thanks again
mmajor2112dc1c

Showing 1 response by snofun3

For a nominal charge I suspect Comcast will provide you with a High Definition box that provides more options. Mine has S-VHS, component and DVI outputs.
Without question the DVI is stunning, and if you're getting a plasma I assume it will have DVI. Even non-hi def movie channel look great through my 51 inch Ultravision.
Everything - box, dvd, svhs goes direct to TV even though I have a decent AV pre (Sunfire Cinema3)with good video, I don't let it get in the way of the picture information, so it's direct from the box, etc to the tube (no DVI in the sunfire anyway). I use the audio outs for the preamp, but see that you have a lot of stuff in the way between your box and the TV. I refer not to do that.
Make sure your new TV's got lots of inputs, and that you can directly access and don't have to scroll through the inputs.
Best of Luck