What is the best component video cable available?


I am going to be picking up a new component video cable with rca connectors and I need some opinions from my audiogon friends. What is your favorite component video calbe regardless of cost? I am considering Audioquest
YIQ-5, Acoustic Zen Silver Byte component, and Silver Serpent reference cable. Are there any others that I should be looking into? Thanks in advance.
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Showing 1 response by kennyt

I am inclined to go with Nordost as well, I had thought, like many that video cables didn't matter, that was until I tried a Nordost Optix S Video cable from my DV-09 to the TV. WOW! The picture was dramatically better. Haven't made the leap the their CVC yet, but will likely soon.

FWIW A DVI cable is a direct digital feed. If you are using an analog display (CRT) you could be better off with component or DVI, depends on the circuitry in the TV/Projector vs the source. DVI is what most computers use to connect to monitors (LCD's), and is interconvertable with HDMI (which is basically DVI with an audo signal as well.

Ken