I have Transparent premium s-video. Compared it with Bettercables Silver Serpent and Monster Ultra 1000 component video cable when I am looking for a component video cable. Component video in general should be better than s-video, but the transparent premium somehow has better contrast and easy on the eye when watching "seven" and "lord of ring". The picture are more shiny and 3D but not too bright/white.
Monster Ultra 1000 component video cable is slightly clear than the transparent premium s-video, but overall my wife, her optometrist friend and I like the transparen premium better.