OK, continuing in my rôle as one of the group's principal firestarters* I
just thought I would mention that only last night I saw the most convincing
evidence for 'decent' interconnects.

I've just treated No. 1 son (2 HNDs but no job...) to a projector - *very
highly* recommended, see...

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/keit.../bigscreen.jpg

....and compare the theoretical maximum image in his room with his 28" telly
(the blurry grey thing at the bottom of the (his) picture. - No contest!!

Anyway, up 'till I took some half decent phono cables (Qunex, IIRC) down
last night he's been using it with a red/white/yellow bootlace cable on
Component Video. We swapped the cables last night and *kaboom* - wot a
difference!! Much, much sharper, if nothing else!

OK, I know this is video and not audio (don't even know if Component Out is
analogue or digital!) but if this upgrade could much such an improvement,
surely the same goes for audio information? (I might be a bit lost
discerning nuances in sound quality differences but I got no problem with
visuals!)

Also I would mention that there was/is no significant difference in picture
quality between a £40 Chy Knees DVD** (daren't say Chinky any more!! :-)
and a much more expensive Japper Knees machine (Sony 725 or summat
similar).....

(Unable to report any difference in audio quality, however.....)


* My back gate is probably burning as I type (having started to strip the
paint off it)!

**Actually now only £30 from Lidl's for the exact same machine (with
Component Out and Progressive Scan plus *all the usual features) - loopy
VFM!!!