I have all my electronics in the back of the room. About 2 years ago, I bought a Monster 10 meter (33 Ft.) S-video cable for a little over $100. I placed my Sony DV-300 DVD player in front of my 35" tube TV and alternated between the Sony supplied 24" S-video and the 10 meter S-video. I could not notice a difference even in freeze frame. In comparing composite between S-video, I could only barely notice a difference while the DVD was playing. In a blind test, I would struggle noticing the difference. However, in freeze frame, the difference was quite noticable. Images were sharper and colors more brillant with S-video--even with the 10 meter S-video run.
