Which is better...s-video or Apple AV cable

Anyone care to share their experiences with which cable brought better results...the s-video from a Universal Dock or the Apple A/V kit that plugs into the headphone jack?
How do those compare to the DLO product? I have a 56" DLP widescreen TV so I'm not sure anything is going to look that great but I wanted to see if anyone could steer me in the right direction. Thanks.
Dell XPS 400 Windows XP

Well,
I'm not trying to insult, but s-video should be better than composite seeing as s-video separates color from b/w, while composite has it all on the same line. S-video should produce a higher quality image than composite. As for it vs. the DLO product, I'm not sure, but I'll let you know after I return my Apple AV kit to CompUSA today and see what else they have. They belkin version looks pretty nice...
I'd completely exclude the apple AV kit for the simple fact that you can't navigate the ipod's standard menus. You can only go back and forth through playlists. It *****! Very un-apple. Shame.
My 2 cents...

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