Originally Posted by Albion72

I got a much better picture watching DVD's w/ my xbox 360 using the Component Plugs (Green, Blue, Red)....Of course you will

I'm a complete TV noob and have no idea what is different about component versus the standard red, yellow, white TV inputs... someone care to enlighten me? yellow (composite) is only capable of delivering 480i (red and white are for audio) whereas component is capable of delivering 1080 lines of resolution. Although the numbers don't seem to display it, that is up to 6 times the resolution of 480 (composite).

If I watched DVDs off my 360 using an HDMI cable would the picture be even better? Probably not. HDMI and component are both capable of delivering 1080. On some devices HDMI has an advantage where component is restricted to 720.

If I watched standard TV using component and/or HDMI cable would hte picture be better? If I recall, it woudln't, because you have to order special HD channels that play in HD.... which we can't really afford right now. Depending on the source like DVD for example, if you have a progressive scan player you will see 480p with component which is a noticible difference when compared to 480i which is the best resolution you can get from composite.

Standard TV picture is utter crap and looks really fuzzy.... The model is a KS-(forgot, too tired to look) but its 32''.