Can anyone tell me if it is possible to break out a vga cable to
component to feed a monitor? I have a TV/component/S_Video unit and I
want to upgrade to a better rig. I would like to use this old one on
the computer. Is there any other options if this isn't possible?
Jim
Posting #7 here says the standards are different. Computer is
RGB and monitor is "CrCbY (aka YUV)". Devices designed principally
for TV viewing, don't need a lot of video bandwidth, which can
limit the viewing qualities of text on the screen (i.e. text is
unreadable). Computer monitors have much higher equivalent
bandwidth, which is why thin lines and text with sharp edges,
show up clearly.
http://groups.google.ca/group/van.forsale/browse_frm/thread/68901cd9cca2a633
There is a discussion here about scan conversion. This site uses
popups, which can be stopped by Firefox browser.
http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/vga2tv/vga_to_tv_techniques.html
And some example commercial devices here:
http://aver.com/ppd/averkey.html
AVerKey PC-to-TV Converters
SKU# Product Name Unit Price Availability
DKEYIMID2 AVerKey iMicro $99.99 In Stock
PQUICKPLY AVerMedia QuickPlay $79.99 In Stock
DKEY300D2 AVerKey300 Gold $179.99 In Stock
DKEY550DN AVerKey550 $299.99 In Stock
http://aver.com/ppd/comparison_averkey.pdf (feature comparison)
You would want to make sure that the output standard of
the scan converter, and the input standard of the TV
are the same. As per the comparison PDF file.
Paul
