Which to use for 52" TV? HDMI, S-Video, Firewire/1394

Which is best to use for 52" LCD 1080p TV? HDMI, S-Video, or Firewire/1394

I haven't gotten my XPS yet, but what procedure does it use to work on the TV? With my HP I had to set it up by right clicking the desktop/properties/settings.

My last TV was 50" @ 720p so the 52" w/1080p should be an improvement.

 

use HDMI, using s-video will only give you a 1024x768 resolution which is crappy if stretched to widescreen format

 

HDMI. Though if you manage to hook it up via FireWire, I'd love to see it.

Sorry, sarcasm isn't good in forums

FireWire is for data. Think USB, but different.

The S-Video port on your XPS will likely also (with an adapter) be able to output to component video, which can do 1080p. However, component video is susceptible to noise and is therefore of lower quality than HDMI. One major difference between HDMI and component video is that the cable for HDMI is potentially grossly expensive (depends on the length), whilst component cables are cheap. Most people would be unable to tell the difference in picture quality between the two.

My Xbox is hooked to my Dell 24" monitor via component and it looks fantastic.

 

HDMI, absolutely.

 

I haven't gotten my XPS yet, but what procedure does it use to work on the TV? With my HP I had to set it up by right clicking the desktop/properties/settings.


My last TV was 50" @ 720p (pictured below) so the 52" w/1080p should be an improvement. If I use the HDMI cable, I do it like in the picture, but if I use it from the couch, (12 feet) then it would be too expensive so I'll use S-Video then.

 

HDMI isn't that expensive. Just go to www.Monoprice.com

It's only expensive if you buy Monster and other such brands

 

Two ways...either rightclick and use the same process you used before, or download nTune from nVidia...one of the settings if for the second screen.

Firewire can also output video...Mitsubishi TVs have been using it for years. Never tried it on my M1530, though.

Radioshack has cheap cables...or just set the laptop next to the TV with a short cord and use a bluetooth desktop suite (I use the MS Desktop8000 suite).

 

Thanks for the input. So Firewire works with Mitsubishi too? How is the quality compared to S-Video & HDMI?

 

FireWire is not suitable as a video carrier in this case. The bandwidth of FireWire is 400Mbps whereas HDMI (up to version 1.2a) is 3960Mbps (for video).

The video-over-FireWire feature is essentially an MPEG2 (or possibly MJPEG) stream which appropriately equipped Mitsubishi TV's can decode and display. Certainly not suitable (or even capable, I would imagine) for displaying your Windows desktop.

 

My last TV was 50" @ 720p so my new 52" Mitsubishi LCD TV w/1080p is a vast improvement as I tried it with S-Video on my current HP. It actually looks better than my HP screen!

I get my new XPS M1530 sometime today and I'm anxious to try it with both, HDMI & S-Video.

 

I second that wholeheartedly. Most people are very uninformed when it comes to HDMI technology. It is digital technology and it's either you get a signal, or you don't. It really is that black and white.

In other words, the $10-$15 Monoprice cables (which I have) are no different in quality than the $120 Monster cables. And this IS true.

The only way you might have a bad cable is if you see white sparkles on your screen, and that is just a manufacturer defect regardless of the brand. Otherwise, you either get a signal, or you don't. Please don't buy into Monster's hype, it's totally false.

 

hdmi!!! you get audio too!