Is HDMI Better then component video?
In theory HDMI provides some visual improvements over component as it remains in the digital domain, comparatively component is converted from digital to analogue and back again. However in real life there is no visible difference when run at the same resolution. Most sources though, DVD players etc, now output their highest resolutions over HDMI. So to achieve 1080p it is often essential to use HDMI cables. One very good advantage of HDMI cables is that the signal is in a single cable, for both sound and vision, compared to three cables for component video plus a forth cable for the digital sound.
