HDMI vs Component Video

Here is a comparison of HDMI and Component video. Both cables broadcast High Def but HDMI uses a digital signal while Component uses analog. More differences are explained in the video.

A few basic things. Component video as you know is the red, blue, and green cable and it started to enter the home theater industry from around 2001 to 2002. Back then it was the common form of getting your HD signal but common HD signals today such as 720p or 1080p/i were not popular and did not penetrate the market since it was expensive to produce the chips. Instead you had 480p which is also coined as "Progressive Scan". This was common on almost all DVD players and few cable and dish receivers. Slowly 720p and 1080i penetrated the market and Component was able to support the bandwidth for those signals. This happened from around 2003-2005. It was not until late 2005 that sets started to have 1080p but they were quite expensive. Component theoretically supports 1080p and it has been proven and tested. However most tv sets do not support 1080p through Component maybe due to incompatible frequencies (I might be wrong, if anyone knows send me a message to correct this). HDMI then already developed 2003 but was not popular and it was until late 2005 that is started to appear on a lot of tv sets. HDMI supported all video resolutions and had the capacity to expand, it also supported audio as well and this was all transmitted to one cable that was thiner than component. Below I will lay out some similarities between HDMI and component.

Similarities
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1. Both cables can support all standard video resolutions and HD resolutions.*

2. Both are compatible with almost all HDTV's and are both pretty reliable.

Differences
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1. HDMI transmits audio and video through one cable while Component only transmits video through three cables. HDMI is seen as the ideal home theater connection due to reliability and less cable clutter.

2. Component does not support any audio what so ever whereas HDMI support 5.1 Surround Sound along with Dolby True HD and DTS HD.

3. HDMI uses multiple pins to transmit digital signals whereas Component uses three cable inputs to transmit an analog signal which is later converted to digital.

4. HDMI has the capacity to expand with better resolutions and audio in the future whereas Component today is at it's limit in terms of video resolution.

5. Both cables are fully capable of supporting HD signals but HDMI can support 1080p at different frequencies whereas Component cannot.

6. HDMI uses DRM (Digital Rights Management) and does not allow copyrighted material to be copied through the signal. Component does not have DRM and HD signal can be copied.

7. HDMI is quickly becoming the industry standard in terms of video and audio capabilities. Component is slowly becoming obsolete but most consumers still use it because it is cheaper than HDMI.

Here are some quick facts.

Average Component Cable price is around 25 to 30 dollars.

Average HDMI price is around 40 to 50 dollars.

**NOTE that these are only average prices, there are cheaper and more expensive cables than the prices I listed.**

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[dandarubbabandman]

240p gross

[PizzaguylolXD]

@hailherrosner Not gonna say what school you went to? You must be very proud. Where do you work in the industry? What do you do? You're very vague. If your anti-social behavior on here is any indication you most likely suffer some kind of personality disorder. I really feel bad that you aren't getting the right treatment.

[hailherrosner]

@PizzaguylolXD Dumb-ass are you gonna tell me what school you went to and also give me your first and last real name and your work address and social insurance number? No Mr. Troll? Then I guess I'm not gonna give you any of my personal info either, Dumb Fuck!

[hailherrosner]

Fail, the reason why the cable company gives you a component cable with your HD cable box instead of an HDMI cable is because they know something you don't know, that Component will actually give you a deeper richer colour than HDMI cables, and will do 1080P all day long. Whenever you can split R,G,B, into three separate colour signals your gonna get purer deeper colour rendition, FACT!!

[hailherrosner]

@JoshC969 Component cables will do 1080P all day long, no problem, it will also actually give you a purer more natural colour with deeper blacks, because the three colours R,G,B= Red,Green,Blue, are separated to three separate signal cable connections which retain a purer colour signal. HDMI, on the other hand puts the three colour signal and audio onto one cable connection which can't retain as pure a colour signal as component. So, save your money, and use your component cable.

[hailherrosner]

@PizzaguylolXD Here's some grammar for you Fuck OFF, I'm not gonna school your ass, when you don't know what the hell your talking about, don't leave stupid comments like, "UH... HDMI is fully digital so no, you're experiencing a placebo." Dumb Ass, what school did you go to "School of Retards Whom Leave Dumb Brainless Comments" you don't know shit, so your comment was not a criticism but a Dumb-ass Comment:D

[PizzaguylolXD]

@hailherrosner For somebody who supposedly has a degree you certainly can't use proper grammar, spelling, or take criticism. What community college did you get your "degree" from?

[hailherrosner]

@PizzaguylolXD Continued part 2.....Component cables will do 1080P all day long, and give a purer colour signal, because whenever R,G,B, colour can be separated into separate cable connections, it retains more pure colour information with no loss of detail, unlike HDMI cables where the three colours are coming out of one cable, it's impossible to retain the same colour info, despite the fact that it's digital, Understand? or are you just too Fucken Stupid? The only one on Placebo is you, Douche!

[hailherrosner]

@PizzaguylolXD Your an idiot, you don't know what your talking about, yes I know HDMI is digital you moron, BUTT, all the signals are intertwined in one cable MORON, therefore it's impossible to get as pure a colour signal when R,G,B, is all in one cable, when R,G,B, is separated you get a pure natural accurate colour, have you heard of 3 CCD professional camcorders, each CCD=Charged coupled device microchip, has R=RED,G=Green,B=Blue,which make up the entire colour spectrum,same thing with CABLE

[PizzaguylolXD]

@hailherrosner Uh... HDMI is fully digital so no, you're experiencing a placebo.

[hailherrosner]

I have a NEWSFLASH for everyone, COMPONENT cables will still give a BETTER picture than HDMI cables because the tv color signal has three separate parts RGB=RED,GREEN,BLUE, anytime you can feed the three colours separately your gonna get a richer more deep colour contrast versus HDMI which incorporates the three colour signal into one, just for convenience sake for consumers. I know because I have a film/video production degree, hook up both cables and view same channel and see the difference!!