Component Vs. HDMI
Alot of people wonder what the difference is between component video and HDMI. We’ll highlight a few of the differences in this article.
The most obvious difference is that component uses 3 cables (blue, red and green) whereas HDMI only uses one. This results in a cleaner look.
Second, component cables do not carry audio signals along with the video. So in order to get audio from the DVD player, for example, you need to have audio cables in addition to the 3 component cables. HDMI carries the video and the audio in the one cable which is nice.
Third, as we discussed here, component video is actually an analog signal, which technically is not a true HD signal. In a lot of applications the difference may not be visible, but with the bigger TV’s nowadays there is a noticeable difference between component video and HDMI which is truly a digital HD signal. This conversion of component (analog) to HDMI (digital) is why it requires a powered converter rather than just a cable.
As we’ve shown in other posts, there are several converters available currently such as this one:
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