Yes, the 360 comes with component cables. Looks amazing on my LCD HDTV On 12/13/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cool. I'll buy a set of component cables on the way home tonight. Thanks > for the advice. > > Side note - I plan to buy an Xbox 360 after the holiday hype dies down, does > it come with the component cables, or will I have to buy them too? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:23 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: HDMI switch suggestions > > Importance: High > > > > Not an s-video, but component. Your TV should have comonent video inputs > which > > is the three RCA style plugs colored Red, Green, and Blue. > > > > Everything you currently own will run over component with no problems. > HDMI is > > nice because it is one cable for audio and video. > > > > Here is how mine is setup: > > > > HD Cable box/DVR - HDMI > > DVD Player - Component > > Xbox 360 - Component > > Media Center PC - VGA > > > > All the devices use optical or coax for audio. > > > > My next purchase is going to be a fancy remote that will control them all > and use > > macros to switch the TV to the correct input and stuff at the push of a > button. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Crow T. Robot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tue 12/12/2006 8:56 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: HDMI switch suggestions > > > > > > > > Well, no... > > > > the dvd player came with an HDMI cable, so I just figured it was the best > > connection. I set the DVD player to play back at 1080 and it worked, > looks > > good, etc. Are you saying that it would work just as good if I just went > > out and bought an s-video cable? > > > > I'm kinda new to this whole home theater thing. Finally have enough money > > to throw at it. > > > > So, suggestions are welcome. > > > > > > > > On 12/12/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Any reason why you are using HDMI for the DVD player? Even with the > > > upconversion it won't be doing 1080p and component video will do the job > > > just as well. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tue 12/12/2006 6:45 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: HDMI switch suggestions > > > > > > > > > > > > So, bought myself an LCD HDTV a couple weeks ago, but didn't have the > > > foresight to make sure that I had enough HDMI inputs as I had > components. > > > Now I'm stuck switching between my DVR and my Upconvert DVD player by > > > pulling out the cable behind the TV and switching it back and > > > forth. So...I > > > see that there are plenty on places that sell HDMI 2 port switches, and > > > even > > > worse, they are all over the map as far as price goes. Does anyone know > a > > > good place to buy electronics stuff like this online, and whether it > > > matters > > > if I buy the cheap model or the expensive one? > > > > > > > > > > > > Appreciate any advice. > > > > > > > > > > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~Ray Champagne : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.16/582 - Release Date: > > > 12/11/2006 > > > 4:32 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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