I have an older home theater projector (Infocus screenplay 4805) I use to watch movies on. I am just wondering, I want to use S video because the cable is smaller and I can hide it easier, but I have been told component is much better.
I’m watching regular DVD’s (no HD or HDTV)….Will I even notice a difference between S video and the composite I am currently using?
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Component even allows you watch in 480p (assuming your projector supports it) which should definitely be better than s-video.
In descending order of quality:
1. HDMI
2. Component
3. S-video
4. Composite
The differences are pretty easy to notice.
Video cable starts at the composite, S-Video, Component and HDMI. S-Video can only handle around 280 resolution while component can handle up to the 720P. Always use the higher cable when ever possible for better picture. Hope this will help you out.
You should notice a difference in component video over S-video.
At 50 inches, component video is said to be 25% better quality than composite video, and S-video 20% better quality than composite video, for 480i sources.
Your projector is 854×480p, enhanced-definition progressive scan. Use component cables, you should be able to notice a difference in color fidelity, resolution, and smoothness of image. Turn on the progressive scan on your DVD player when you have plugged in the component cables.