[stonn909]

I just bought a 50 inch Panasonic plasma for my mom and will have to set it up in a few days. I'm wonderning if I should connect the cable box with HDMI or component. She watches a lot of SD channels and I want to use the connection that works best for SD. Any thoughts?

 

[hugh]

Picture wise, it shouldn't make a difference. HDMI should be theoretically better but your mileage may vary.

I'd use HDMI, its easier because its one cable and it carries audio too.

 

[stonn909]

Thanks for the advice. It was strange buying a plasma for mom even though I bought a Samsung LCD for myself a few years ago. But mine is a 40 inch and for a 50 inch all the research I did pointed to plasma. I also understand plasma has an edge on SD picture quality.

 

[57]

Here's the FAQ on improving SD PQ.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=18580

 

[worth]

Thanks for the advice. It was strange buying a plasma for mom even though I bought a Samsung LCD for myself a few years ago. But mine is a 40 inch and for a 50 inch all the research I did pointed to plasma. I also understand plasma has an edge on SD picture quality.

The processing in the set makes a much bigger difference than whether it's a plasma or LCD.