TV Areial and Scart - wear and tear?

Question

can the cable get worn out just from basic use? recently i've been getting a strange horizontal line effect on my tv whenever the image is very busy or the camera is panning across. I know it's not the TV because the image for my PS3 is perfect, and i've been moving cables around to try and fix it but nothing works. could one of the cables just given up?

Answer 1

yes, tv coaxial cables do actually wear out. it is called degradation, the coax cable jacket breaks down in the sunlight and atmosphere and contaminates the shield wire.