Just a note on why I am content to use so much RCA composite wiring on my set up, despite the undeniable fact that S-Video would give a better signal.
"Better signal" is like thinner or richer ... you can't argue that more isn't better. But sometimes good enough is good enough when the trade offs are convenience and cost. Example: When I go to a stereo store, I can buy floor speakers for $50 or $1,000. I am not going to deny that the $1k speakers almost certainly give my ears a better signal than the cheapies. But I have tinnitus. Prob'ly all the bad stuff I smoked in Vietnam (and, yes, I inhaled -- that's the point). So my ears can't really _receive_ a better signal. Why spend $950 for quality I can't notice? And my TV's not a hi-def. It may be someday, in which case I can consider recabling. But it's not now. The only place I'm noticing any degradation of signal is in the VCR playback. It's going through 3 cables (6 RCA plugs) and it's a little fuzzier than I would have expected. Because of this, when I am archiving my family VCR tapes, I may hand patch it directly into the myth box through one cable. But I'm not going to be playing a lot of video tapes (I won't have to any more), so I'm not giving much up day to day. Thank you for listening. I want everyone to know that I hear your recommendations, and if I don't follow them exactly, it's not that I'm dissing you. I'm just trying to balance my needs, my budget, and my preferences. But I can't get there without the knowledge provided by the list, and I'm grateful. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
