Wiring and cable management isn’t just about putting cable clips on your cables and color-coding them for your convenience so that everything is neatly stacked into place without you ending up with spaghetti wires or octopus connections. The specifics of your wire configuration also depend on the devices you’re connecting and the overall wiring requirements. In particular, audio… Read More »
When you set up a home entertainment system or upgrade your surround-sound setup, the right type of audio cable matters. If you want truly the best, you should know what options are available, from analog to digital. In this article, take a look and find out – RCA vs. SPDIF – how are they different? RCA vs. S/PDIF… Read More »
Component video, also known as YPbPr, is an A/V media standard that connects a media source (like a DVD player) to a display (like a television set). It splits up color information in three ways, hence it being also known as “Y”, “Pb”, and “Pr”. This standard specifically uses a “color-difference” signal variant, wherein it’s composed of Luminance… Read More »
You have it difficult trying to understand what YPbPr and RGB are. It is understandably confusing, especially when you do not have any prior technical knowledge. In this article, we try to make it as simple as possible. Let us explore what color spaces and video signals are, particularly comparing YPbPr vs. RGB. In simple terms, RGB is… Read More »
Which is better? Component video(YPbPr) or HDMI? Long story short, HDMI is the better standard. It does HD even better than component video’s analog standard (YPbPr). It even does better HD than digital component video (YCbCr). However, even as 2020 is about to end and HDMI is the current standard in HD transmissions, there is a persistent following… Read More »