DVI or Component??

[june]

Hello All,

I want a second unit for the bedroom (Panny BD30). It will be hooked up to a Sony 34XBR910 1080i TV. This set has component & DVI inputs. For the best picture, which is the best way to hook up the BD player:

HDMI TO DVI
or
COMPONENT

[PewterTA]

I'd go with HDMI to DVI, that way you are keeping an all digital signal. The component is analog and I think the digital is a slight bit more crisp.

Best thing to do is if you have extra cables, is test it out, see which you think looks better.

[Chris D]

Ditto - go digital.

[aud19]

Depends on the source and displays inputs/outputs. Digital has the capacity to look better on digital displays but doesn't always. Try both and pick the one that looks best.

[littlesaint]

HDMI -> DVI can have a lot of problems. Particularly with colorspace (sRGB vs PC-RGB) and HDMI handshake.

[Lex]

Little Sant, you took the words right out of my mouth. I had to try three HDMI to DVI cables before finding one to work. My experience was so bad, I won't even represent them as 3rd party on my cable site.

Ironically, you can't actually buy the one that works here that I am aware of. It was a factory sample sent to me from Tiawan. I really wanted to order them, but fear of unknown and likely quantities required stopped me. I also tried an adapter, that failed miserably.

[Blindamood]

I used and HDMI > DVI cable for quite a while, and had no problems whatsoever. I recently got rid of the tv (older rptv style), and got an adaptor to make the cable HDMI > HDMI and it works just as well now with my lcd.

[june]

Thanks All,

I used the component cables for the Panny BD30 & used the HDMI>DVI for the Oppo.

[Lex]

again, as I said it's cable dependent. I tried one, wouldn't work. I tried adapter, wouldn't work, third try was the charm for me.