so how come s video is better than rgb?

[Halloween Jack]

i'm confused i've read in a fe places that a s-video connection can often be better than rgb. isn't svideo the same as yc? a two signal cable chroma and luminence. i always thought that s-video was better than composite and rgb or yuv are are better than both.

what have i got wrong?

also are these analogue signals or digital? just curious.

[Kramer]

Analogue.

S-video isn't better than RGB or component but it's not far away. Depends on display device & DVD player etc.

Composite is abysimal though.

[Mr.D]

It will depend on source but generally speaking RGB is better than s-video. There may be instances when its not in reality any better (I've yet to find one though) but I doubt you'll ever find it to be worse unless the source is really screwing things up.

[MAD ANDY]

from recent reading on here I have read that as S-video is more popular in Japan and the US than the UK, some Japanese sets produce better images with an s-video feed than with an RGB feed due to the better processing.

Originally Posted by Kramer

Composite is abysimal though.

I currently innocently run a composite cable between my DVD and projector (about to be swapped for an S-Video cable as my DVD doesnt support RGB/YUV) but I wouldnt say the image was abysmal, if anything I used to think it was superb until I was told I was using the worst cable, so here's hoping the upgrade to an s-video is worthwhile!

[Mr.D]

doubt this . Some sets may produce an image from an RGB source that is no better than an s-video one but I seriously doubt it will be worse if the TV is not a complete pile.

RGB is inherently better quality than s-video . It should be comparable to component.
I doubt s-video is more widespread in the US and states. Most people interested in such things won't use it in preference over component and in Japan they have a minidin connector that provides RGB in additiion to the usual suspects.

[mattross]

I find Svideo to be significantly worse than RGB around text areas. On both my freeview and NTL feeds I can spot the difference quite easily. It's a shame more AV amps don't support RGB in my opinion, it would make the connection nightmare much more palatable.

[MAD ANDY]

Originally Posted by Mr.D

doubt this

just telling ya what I read, here they are:

whats the best video connection

Originally Posted by hornydragon

however as S-video is far more common in Japan and the US (perticularly the US) some manufacturers equipment is much better at processing Y/C and YPbPr than RGBS

Originally Posted by MarkE19

I agree with HD. Some equipment is much better with S-Video rather than RGB, even though RGB is technically better. If S-Video looks better to you then use it.

Mark.

[Battlestar]

Ok, RGB is suppossed to be better than svideo but depending on what device you are connecting to what display the results may vary. Some displays have difficulty with certain types of signal. I had a beter picture from my dvd player on svideo than rgb when I had my old sony kv36fs76u.