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    Is there any difference between the two cables (the cables themselves, not the signal that they are carrying), besides different colored ends?
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  2. A decent set of component cables will pass higher bandwidth (and thus give a sharper picture) than using three composite cables which weren't necessarily designed for high bandwith applications. A good (quality doesn't necessarily correlate with price) set of composite cables might work just as well though.
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    Composite (Yellow) and analog component Y,Pb,Pr (Green, Blue, Red) are spec'd as 75 ohm coax. DVD Progressive and HD versions of analog component ideally use double shielded coax for greater noise isolation at higher frequencies. S/PDIF coax audio (Orange) uses the same spec cable as composite video.

    Stereo audio L,R (White, Red) are spec'd as shielded twisted pair with high impedance termination. Some audio cables lack any shielding.

    In a pinch, you can send Pb, Pr over twisted audio pair but expect rapid frequency rolloff as cable length increases.
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    Thanks, guys.
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