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[BeOnEdge]

yes? no? I'm looking to get rid of my normal PC setup and connect to my HDTV. no more desk, no more crap 15 inch monitor. its either that or a VGA to component transcoder. Anyone using one from say audio authority? if so, whats the quality like?

 

[B'z-chan]

If you have DVI you can get a simple adapter for it to become a RGB component signal (does kind of loose a little quality)

I'm hoping that the graphics card companies and monitor companies can get rid of VGA with HDMI in the next few years. I hope a graphics card will come out with this soon enough. It would be awsome.

what card do you have right now?

ATI HDTV converter

 

[BeOnEdge]

no DVI. just component. I have a Geforce 4 and dont really plan on upgrading my PC until the new version of windows comes out. VGA to component will more than likely be how I go. now with that little dongle, is a transcoder not needed? if not why the heck is a transcoder so expensive compared to that thing?

 

[B'z-chan]

GF 4 should have a DVI port on it though right? if so there you go. Just get that adapter.

EDIT no you dont need a transcoder if you get that dongle thing. What a transcoder can do is descale a higher res image or is it that it cleans up the digital signal to the analog signal? one or the other i'm saying the later though. Thats why they are so expensive. Just get the dongle they arent that much.

 

[BeOnEdge]

looks like those dongles are card specific which means ur screwed when u need to upgrade.

 

[boo7z]

ATI-based cards: DVI-component dongle
nVidia cards: Component via s-video dongle. It isn't what it seems though...this puts out a true component signal as the s-video out has extra circuitry to allow this.

oh BTW the DVI-component dongle is unique to ATI cards, won't work with nVidia

 

[maskrider]

ATI-based cards: DVI-component dongle
nVidia cards: Component via s-video dongle. It isn't what it seems though...this puts out a true component signal as the s-video out has extra circuitry to allow this.

oh BTW the DVI-component dongle is unique to ATI cards, won't work with nVidia

ATI's component output adaptor is just a simple wiring adaptor with some form of chip on it for the drivers to detect its presence. From what I know, there are cracked drivers that let you use component output without the adaptor since you can wire it yourself.

New Geforce cards have component output built-in from what I've read.

 

[Suikoguy]

Its not all its cracked up to be,
I too thought, "Hey, get a big tv and ditch the monitor!"

So I bought a Sony 32inch HDTV... well, after lots of trial and error, and using powerstrip to find the right settings for the graphic card to output, I got an actual HDTV resolution from the computer! ... well, except for the outer 15% of the left and right side are blurrier then the rest of the image. I personally could not stand that, the TV went back and i'm back using a monitor again. To make sure it was not the TV, I uploaded some test files onto a memory stick and tried it on other Sony HDTV's.. same thing.

 

[3rdman]

Its not all its cracked up to be,
I too thought, "Hey, get a big tv and ditch the monitor!"

So I bought a Sony 32inch HDTV... well, after lots of trial and error, and using powerstrip to find the right settings for the graphic card to output, I got an actual HDTV resolution from the computer! ... well, except for the outer 15% of the left and right side are blurrier then the rest of the image. I personally could not stand that, the TV went back and i'm back using a monitor again. To make sure it was not the TV, I uploaded some test files onto a memory stick and tried it on other Sony HDTV's.. same thing.

I too went the ATI dongle route and at first it was terrible. Major issues with overscan, but I eventually found the right combination of settings through powerstrip to give me a gorgeous image. The only way to play Half Life 2, if you ask me.

 

[Suikoguy]

I too went the ATI dongle route and at first it was terrible. Major issues with overscan, but I eventually found the right combination of settings through powerstrip to give me a gorgeous image. The only way to play Half Life 2, if you ask me.

For games, its great
But for desktop use.. i'd disagree

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Input is what I want. Screw output when you have DVI-D for that.

 

[Suikoguy]

Input is what I want. Screw output when you have DVI-D for that.

Yeah, thats what I used

But for component input.. thats no easy task, i've not looked into it, but i'd wager it would be fairly expensive for a decent componet capturing system (HD Capture).

 

[jedimike]

This is what you need. I have used it from my computer to TV and it works perfectly fine. Just make sure you set the resolution on the video card first.

 

[Naked Snake]

nVidia cards: Component via s-video dongle. It isn't what it seems though...this puts out a true component signal as the s-video out has extra circuitry to allow this.

Where can I get this s-video to component dongle for my GeForce?