From Component to HDMI. User opinions.

Voy06

Voy06

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I have connected a Philips progressive Scan dvd player to my Sammy LE26R41BD LCD TV via component. I was more than happy with the picture the Philips has given but with HDMI dvd players out now I thought I could go one better with a HDMI connection.

I recently bought the Samsung HD950 dvd player and hooked that up to the TV via HDMI thinking I could get an even better picture.

Well suffice to say I was disappointed with the picture from the HD950. I much prefer the picture the Philips gave using Component. I tried the different resolutions and picture settings the HD950 offered and even hooked the HD950 to the TV using component but Philips came out on top.

I was just wondering whether anyone else prefers the quality via component to that of HDMI. At the end of the day it's down to user preference but in this case I preferred the Philips component to the Samsung HDMI.

Also if anyone does use the HD950 what picture/video settings are you using.

TIA.
 
Voy06 said:
I have connected a Philips progressive Scan dvd player to my Sammy LE26R41BD LCD TV via component. I was more than happy with the picture the Philips has given but with HDMI dvd players out now I thought I could go one better with a HDMI connection.

I recently bought the Samsung HD950 dvd player and hooked that up to the TV via HDMI thinking I could get an even better picture.

Well suffice to say I was disappointed with the picture from the HD950. I much prefer the picture the Philips gave using Component. I tried the different resolutions and picture settings the HD950 offered and even hooked the HD950 to the TV using component but Philips came out on top.

I was just wondering whether anyone else prefers the quality via component to that of HDMI. At the end of the day it's down to user preference but in this case I preferred the Philips component to the Samsung HDMI.

Also if anyone does use the HD950 what picture/video settings are you using.

TIA.
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I've read that reason is, it depends on how well the HDMI has been implemented in the player, plus its relatively new technology as opposed to component which has been around far longer, so the knowledge base is bigger, easier to implement, and proabaly cheaper too. I'd have thought on the more expensive players, HDMI would be better than component, but thats just speculation on my part. Components is still, to me anyway, the way to go to guarantee a decent picture for not a lot money.
 
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