[Deribasov]

Which many people seem to think that way, the signal is still being transfered through a medium.

The decoding chip is important, but it decodes the signal what has been given. That signal can be poor or good quality.

A digital TV for example get's it signal through coax cable that is being fed to the decoder, when that cable is of poor quality , has strong dents in it, or poor made contacts at the end, it will result in some static on screen. This can also happen same with sound.

Digital does not specially means on or off ie, signal or no signal.

I'm not sure I've ever seen this static that you speak off. You must have seen some very poor quality digital TVs.

The tolerances of digital signals are so high and so cheaper digital cables are just as good as the expensive ones, as long as they conform to a given standard. Any supposed signal loss from using cheap cables would be imperceptible to the human eye or ear. Any digital cable of poor quality or cheap construction, or a cable that just doesn't conform to a given digital standard, would result in a catastrophic failure of the signal and so the audio or video would simply be unlistenable/unwatchable.

[CealialactBek]

You have a point, however.. see my reply to horrorwood..

Which many people seem to think that way, the signal is still being transfered through a medium.

The decoding chip is important, but it decodes the signal what has been given. That signal can be poor or good quality.

A digital TV for example get's it signal through coax cable that is being fed to the decoder, when that cable is of poor quality , has strong dents in it, or poor made contacts at the end, it will result in some static on screen. This can also happen same with sound.

Digital does not specially means on or off ie, signal or no signal.

http://www.theps3faq.com/?q=node/10

That sums it up perfectly. Sorry but you are wrong [no]

[MeatteCen]

Just get a PS3 dude.
Who cares if you're gonna play games?
It's the most logical choice just because it's the best. Supports everything, is upgradeable, has an integrated HDD, and will read everything you'll throw at it.

I bought one, and I'm very happy I did.
And I've not bought/played a single game to date on it.

[johnbeller]

http://www.theps3faq.com/?q=node/10

That sums it up perfectly. Sorry but you are wrong [no]

So a light- or electrical source doesn't matter than.

All that matters is the decoding chip, which curves it uses to decode from digital to analogue.

[ufUUZCnc]

As has been pointed out a digital signal either works or it doesn't. Research the term "Digital Cliff".

In the case of HDMI cables, a 3ft HDMI cable is rated to carry a signal for 3 feet, regardless of brand. The $3 mono price cable will give you the exact same cable as the $80 monster cable (why anyways pays for monster I don't know).

If you have signal problems with a digital signal the error correction can cover it some, but usually you'll get audio/video drop-outs instead of static or noise.

[johnbeller]

Ok, got your guys points and understand it. Thanks for the lecture... as I was thinking otherwise.