View Full Version : Componant Vs. VGA?


Quasda
02-14-07, 06:44 PM
I have an Xbox360 with the HD DVD add on, and a Tv that supports 1080p (samsung LN-S4095D). There is a VGA cable available to replace the componant cables. Is VGA any better than Componant? I havent been able to get a straight answer yet.
( I apologize if I am in the wrong catagory)

Thank you for your help!

biker19
02-15-07, 11:32 AM
Use the one that looks better to your eyes - probably component. Are you sure that's not an HDMI cable?

mjones73
02-15-07, 12:42 PM
There is no HDMI cable available for the 360 yet, just component and VGA.

Quasda
02-15-07, 01:05 PM
From the way things are going, It doesnt look like we are even going to get HDMI...LAME.

moxie1617
02-15-07, 01:26 PM
I have an Xbox360 with the HD DVD add on, and a Tv that supports 1080p (samsung LN-S4095D). There is a VGA cable available to replace the componant cables. Is VGA any better than Componant? I havent been able to get a straight answer yet.
( I apologize if I am in the wrong catagory)

Thank you for your help!

I think you need to use the VGA connection to get 1080p output from the x-box. You can check your owners manual or this this thread here.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=748751

Quasda
07-28-07, 10:21 PM
Well, I bought the VGA and it looks horrible. With VGA on my TV I cant adjust the Sharpness so it is really Blurry....No good.

John Mason
07-29-07, 07:47 AM
VGA is the red, green, blue signals generated by a computer, or the direct output of a TV camera. While VGA is a component signal (separate RGB), component HD usually refers to analog YPbPr, where Y is the luma (B&W) portion of the signal, which appears green on screens, and PbPr are the blue-red components (encoded only at one-half the luma values). Pure RGB signals can provide the best fidelity, but VGA may be converted to YPbPr by some displays to permit color, tint, etc. adjustments. YCbCr is the digital component version, and sometimes analog component outputs are mistakenly labeled YCbCr. -- John

stulaloyd
07-29-07, 10:48 AM
I tried out VGA with my Sammy ln-t4066f and it was a bit sharper when I switched the resolution to 1080p in the 360 blades menu but the color was never even close to what I could get it with component. Too dark and washed out with VGA no matter how much I tweaked. 1080p + component was a bit blurry imo so until I upgrade to an elite, 720p or 1080i + component offers the best pic.