S-Video or Composite Video for PS2?

i was wondering which is the best solution to get the best video quality out of my PS2: S-Video or Composite Video? I saw both of these @ my local FRY's, both gold plated, and both saying that they were able to get a more better picture quality ... the Fry's people are no help (idiots)so i was wondering if there was anybody out there who could explain the difference and recommend which one i should buy. __________________ I'll keep Leon from going crazy, because I think he answers this like every two weeks. Regular RCA plugs have one output for video (the yellow wire). S-Video apparently splits the video signal into two, and for some reason, two is better than one. Component video splits it one time further, into three (the red, aqua, and green plugs). That's supposed to be even better. The only problem is, some older TV's don't have component, and even older ones don't have S-Video. I hooked my PS2 up with component, and it looks pretty good. I did see a difference when compared to the cable they include, but I haven't compared it to S-Video. __________________ The way it was explained to me: http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showth...threadid=12752 (Component Output: please explain!) __________________ thanks for the quick reply .. yea .. i got one of those new Sony Wegas and it has both composite an s-video .. Sorre i wus kinda lazy so i didn't check to see if this question had been asked.... but anyways it looks like i'm gonna go composite! 3 does sound better than two! __________________ oops... i mean i'm goin component like leon said: "Four types of connections ranging from best to worst: 1) Component (video signal separated into three) 2) S-Video (separated into two) 3) Compostite (one signal) 4) RFU (crap) For your PS2/XBR combo, it would be a shame not to use component. I think you can get a PS2 component cable for like $10 at EB." __________________ I didn't think that you said component was an option, but if it is, get it - otherwise go for S-Video. If I'm correct, S-Video differs from composite in that it splits the video data into two parts, one for color and one for black&white, which makes things sharper I guess. My TVs are all composite so it's a moot point for me, but that's what I know at least. Mavi forum