IXOS cables? (1 Viewer)

[Stephen_Ri]

I'm thinking about getting some IXOS 1713 component cables; does anyone have an opinion on this brand of cable?

 

[Stephen_Ri]

Also, would the IXOS 171av cable be about as good as the 1713? I ask because both are availible at accessories4less.com but the 171av is .5 meter(20in) and $17.99, while the 1713 is 1 meter and $39.99. All I need is the .5 meters, and I know that shorter is better, so I figure that since I'm on a budget I might do well to get the 171av. I don't know cables very well, so any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.

Stephen

 

[Shane Martin]

A good friend of mine uses them in his system(he bought his locally) and my impression is that they are a well made cable. They aren't overly expensive either and a much better alternative to monster.

 

[Chu Gai]

The former is specifically a 75 ohm video cable while the latter I'm not so sure is. Over the lengths you're looking at and the fact you'll likely be going DVD > TV or something like that, it's a moot point. The primary reason as to why it's a moot point has to do with in order for impedance (75 ohms or not) to be a factor, the connection has to be ~ 1/4 of the wavelegth of the signal being transmitted. If we were to assume your DVD player was going to be passing a 50 mHz signal then that has a wavelength of about 20 feet. A quarter of that is 5 feet. 1/2 meter is about 1 1/2 feet. So there's no reason why you couldn't use it. However...people agonize over everything hence the reason why quite often 75 ohm cables are chosen.

One of the disadvantages of a short length is that it locks you in to component placement. I don't see this as such a big thing. After all many people have a tough time telling s-video apart from component. On practical performance issues, it's hard to make a bad choice. Just keep in mind if you want to change the spacing of things, you won't be able to.

 

[Stephen_Ri]

Thanks Shane and Chu Gai for the informative posts; I think I'll go with the 171av.

Stephen