Diffrence between RCA jacks and s-video cable on TVs?

Question

Diffrence between RCA jacks and s-video cable on TVs?

Answer 1

if it is component video rca and s-video then there is no difference, they both carry the same resolution, but if you are talking about a single yellow rca then that is only anolog and cannot produce the images that seperates colors

Answer 2

S-Video was developed for VCRs for recording especially....

The cable keeps the "Black and White" and Color signals separated so that when they are recorded or played back the Picture seems brighter and the colors have no noise patterns in it....

When you BLEND black and white and color signals on the Older RCA Composite cable, you end up with Beat patterns and that shows up as soft edges, lack of detail....all sorts of signal degradation....

And you can bet it's worse on a HD TV set...

Answer 3

RCA is a connector type used in a variety of A/V applications, notably component and composite video, and audio connections.

S-Video is a video connector that separates luminance and chrominance.

In general, you should get the best picture (depending on many factors) from these connections in the following order:

0) HDMI

1) Component

2) S-Video

3) Composite

Answer 4

Usually an RCA cable is used for VCR's. Most VCR's have S-Video jacks too. Using only the RCA cable to connect your VCR to your TV will give you a good picture, but using the S-Video, along with the RCA cable, will give you a better picture. Just using the S-Video cable, without the Yellow RCA, which is the video, will not give you a good picture. Basically, using the S-Video with the RCA cable will give you a better picture. Also, S-Video does not deliver sound, so the Red (Right Audio) and the White (Left) RCA cables should still be used with S-Video, if you want sound.