Games Retrospect Posted August 2, 2018 Share Posted August 2, 2018 So this is driving me insane. After doing a lot of research (reading a bunch of technical articles, watching some informative videos on YouTube and talking to some enthusiasts,) I changed my extremely old Samsung 14-inch TV that I use for both retro gaming and watching actual TV for a 21-inch Hitachi that apart from the ancient RF connection also came with RCA, S-Video and Component connections. I was pretty excited about the last one because people say that component looks great and is one of the best way to experience some retro consoles. Growing up I've played exclusively on RCA so I've never had any experience with component. So here's the thing: I don't have any component cables, so I'm using RCA cables because people say they are the same thing (I'm using three cables for video and two extra ones for audio,) but I don't get an image. I've noticed that the TV says YPbPr and the receiver says YCbCr. Is there a meaningful difference between them? Some say that one is digital and the other one is analogue, but I couldn't confirm that. Is it possible that the board on my TV is broken? I hardly doubt it, since I've never talked to a person who cares or even knows what component is. In fact, I couldn't find component cables locally because no specialized store sells them. So can anyone help me solve this? Is there a meaningful difference between the two? Am I using the improper cables? Is anything broken? Will I be able to connect the PS1 and PS2 to component and play games or will the problem likely persist? Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+5-11under Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 YCbCr is digital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjh76 Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 The PS1 doesn't do component, it only does RGsB, if you have the correct cable. The PS2 can do both, for component you need to make sure it's set to "Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr" in the options menu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games Retrospect Posted August 3, 2018 Author Share Posted August 3, 2018 YCbCr is digital. Do any consoles support YCbCr? I checked around the house and the TV receiver, DVD player, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles all support YPbPr if you have the right cables, but not TCbCr. What is the latter for in that case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) Digital video, e.g. mpeg, uses YCbCr. Until hdmi it was converted to analog for display. Some digital video recorders/cameras might have yCbCr outputs. PS-1 natively has s-video output. I suggest using s-video. At standard definition it's similar to component and a significant improvement over composite. Edited August 3, 2018 by mr_me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 FWIW blue ray players are no longer offered with anything out but HDMI. No more composite (for DVD), no more component, just HDMI. Been this way for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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