[mythtv-users] *huge* difference in picture quality..

[Scott Pouliot]

Coax = Threaded Connector for most things here in the US.
Composite = RCA

They do however make coaxial digital cable for audio that look like RCA's
for higher end sound....which is confusing.

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Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] *huge* difference in picture quality..

On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 05:04:11PM +0200, Henk Poley wrote:

>> just thought I'd share.. I wasn't aware of the fact that
>> composite is *so* much better than coax...

I'm curious. I know what composite video is, and I know what
coax is.  All the composite cables I have are coax.  Here in
the US, composite video connectors on AV gear are always
coaxial connectors (commonly called "RCA jacks").

> It shouldn't... Coax is shielded and has thicker wires,
> composite cables are regularly not shielded. Though it's
> probably that the cable box just has really bad coax output,
> possibly even with something like macrovision applied.

In this usage what do you guys mean by "coax" and "composite"?

Are composite video connectors and cables in the UK not
coaxial?

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Grant Edwards
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