Pandy got confused by the term 'digital coax'. This is not video cable at all, but is digital audio in an RCA-type cable. Yes, they both say 'coax', but they refer to different things.

mason, You should also know that component video is used separately for HDTV and SDTV. EX: the Dish Network 6000 HDTV receiver has component outs that ONLY output HDTV signal. So if you have an older non-HDTV, you probably have to hook it up via s-video with the Dish 6000. More ex: The Philips 34PW9815 HDTV has two component inputs, one for SDTV, like a DVD player; one for HDTV, like an HDTV satellite hookup. So you need to make sure the proper cable goes to the proper input.

Actually, you don't NEED fancy RCA-cables for 'digital coax' or component video hookups, but I wouldn't be caught dead without high-end cables. The difference is instantaneously noticeable or audible. btw, Monster Cable is not high-end, just over-priced. Personally, I'm switching from Monster to bettercables.com cable.

robb, s-video has 4 wires, not 2; it's a mini DIN-4 connector, not coax in any way. It's the same cable (strangely enough) as Apple Computer's ADB keyboard/mouse cable. And RCA cables are not called coax generally (although they are single wire cables), so composite video is also not coax, at least in common terms. You are talking about antenna, cable, satellite and professional hookups, not home theater.