S-Video Cable - is there much difference


I have been looking for excellent s-video cables. It appears to me, that little emphasis is placed on them. How much does the quality matter??? What price range should give me an excellent, not outrageous cable?? Where does law diminishing returns hit s-vid. cable. Appreciate Specific recommendations and comparisons. Thanks. I'm stumped and will have to order "blindly", so help is appreciated. PS (tired of Monster breaking...)
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I hope you guys are wrong. I just ordered the Monster s-vhs 2000. It will be here Fri. or there abouts. I'll post,with "my" version of the truth. Happy New Year;all.
Yo,Bulldogger, nope that ain't me. Don't have that kind of"pretentiouness". I have an older Pioneer Elite;the pro119.I have no component in. So my 2 main sources: dvd& sat require s-vhs. I have spent $$ trying to improve my picture. Some of the money spent with little improvement include Theta's $500 mod to my Sony reciever&the Crystal Vision box.Besides calibration,the biggest improvement has been the Chang Lightspeed 10000.Not sure how the 9600,or 9900 work,or ANY of the other brands of power conditioners work.A large rear proj.needs all the help it can get.The $$ spent for this cable may not = the hype in the mfg's press--We'll see,but you won't get-"blows away" this and that, unless it deserves it.Been here long enough to see how some folk get carried away.-Me, I specialize in "down-home" honesty,and a little fun when I can.ACQUISITION of this cable will ans this thread's question in my mind,and I will post an honest reply, (maybe saving someone the expense )like I always do.
Hey, got my monster 2000. Yea,who cares. Don't read this if you don't care. It is quite a cable! First: I have Pioneer Elite DV-09. It has 2 s outlets,so you can hook 2 cables out; to different inputs on the tv. (same video settings)The first thing to catch you eye on still frame comparisons is the RED.Next is the white and then the blue, along with more brightness.No improvement in shadow detail.Dark seems equally dark,or the dark places within a picture.No down side I can see. Everybody knows some channels look beter than others.This holds true for cable or sat. reception. The added resolution is absolutely worth the price.I keep changing channels,and getting excited looking for scenes with stand-out colors,but eventually you notice everything has a much smoother "dvd" look.To repeat, my set has been calibrated,so what you get is REAL.Years back I had these MIT Lincs.When I had my set calibrated,I had to quit using them/they are junk.My old s vhs cables are/were: monster1000,Camelot's Sir Kay,+ Ultra Linc,all 4 mts.Sort of like your first really good power cord,only this is for the tv,-- exciting.Now this may be so only because of what the Chang is also doing.Wish somebody who owns this cable would post so I don't sound like an informercial. There may be better s cables than these.I haven't tried anything but the ones listed, Maybe I need to get out more often?
Mg123,thanks fer' the tip. Gonna try on some of 'dem Syn. RE.'s cables soon. Music Direct / Best price???