All that is valid, but I’ll add
a
bit:
Component video (note NOT composite!)
is
another alternative which used to be common in the US but rare in the
UK. To keep things
simple
it provides quality comparable to RGB but the signal is ent differently.
Like SVideo
it has a separate B&W “luminance” signal, and the colour is
carried in two channels on a colour difference basis. Unlike
*most* RGB signals used in the
UK it doesn’t
need a
separate connection for sync – that is carried via the luma or
“Y”
channel IIRC.
The main reason that component is
becoming
more common over here is that it is required if you want to connect up your
kit
using a progressive scan signal.
Technically progressive scan is not
available in the UK due to PAL licensing issues, but there seem to be more and
more
players that have it, but it needs to be turned on using a handset hack.
Certainly
it can be done on the Arcam units.
Tim.
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Tyson - The Edge
[mailto:nick@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 September 2002
12:06
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Best DVD
hook-up?
Picture wise, if your DVD player will output RGB on the scart and
the
TV
will
accept
it via the scart then this should give you the best
picture
quality
(I
say should because we occasionally come across TVs which
don't
give as
good
a picture with RGB as they do with SVHS). If either the TV
or
DVD
doesn't
support RGB then SVHS is your next best alternative, once
again