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Component or HDMI for DVD player?

Just curious, does video look better via component video or the HDMI on your televsion set? I'm using an ARCAM DV79 as the source and the component seems to blow the HDMI away. Maybe I just need to calibrate to get the HDMI looking better.
nhunsaker
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nsgarch
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I'm curious about this too. I heard HDMI was better, and doesn't it include the audio track as well?
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kr4
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It may depend on your display. HDMI should be superior with a digital fixed-pixel display but component may be superior with a raster display.

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nhunsaker OP
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I'm viewing with a Sharp Aquos LCD. The input reads the same resolution with HDMI as it does component. The HDMI might win when using an up-scan player. All of this might very well depend on the DVD player and what kind of display is being used.
cytocycle
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if you dvd player isn't an upsampling type try sending it 480i instead of 480P and let your TV make the conversion.
DVI is definitely superior on my Optoma Projector (HD76 720DLP) with my upscaling Momitus DVD player at 720p over DVI! Amazing quality!
krellcoda
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It depends on your display. I use DVI on my Pioneer Elite Pro 630 with Denon 3910 player and the picture is a lot better than component.
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