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VGA->Component Video - Breakout Box or Adapter?
Could someone answer this definitively, I've seen conflicting posts. To connect the mini to component video, can I just get a VGA->component video adapter or do I need to purchase one of those transcoder/breakout boxes?
VGA->Component Video - Breakout Box or Adapter?
There is some confusion around the term "component". Technically it means that the different color components of the image are transfered using separate wires. Now for TVs this often translates to Y,Pb,Pr which is *not* supported directly on any Mac. So for this type of input you'd need a converter.
VGA->Component Video - Breakout Box or Adapter?
Unfortuantely, I got my plasma just before they started putting DVI on all of them (good deal though - $1700 for 32 in 2004).. anyway, looking at my TV, the back has inputs that are labelled R G B H V. Now, I've seen a VGA to 5 component adapter and a VGA to 3 component adapter. Any idea what the H/V signals are for? are they necessary for 1080i?
VGA->Component Video - Breakout Box or Adapter?
The cheap VGA->Component adapters you see ($20-40, say) are specifically for certain ATI cards which have special circuitry to do RGB->YPbPr component colorspace translation. The more expensive transcoders ($150-300+) do this translation outside of the box, but I have yet to see one that is explicitly super flexible in terms of resolutions supported.
VGA->Component Video - Breakout Box or Adapter?
I use this with my Intel Mac Mini to go from VGA to Component:
VGA to Component Video Converter Works like a charm.
VGA->Component Video - Breakout Box or Adapter?
I tried to connect my Intel mini to my Toshiba HD projection TV via the Audio Authority 9A60 box, and only got a blank, black screen. Did you have to follow the method posted by robg, but interfacing Apple's DVI/VGA adapter and the AA 9A60 box between the mini and the TV?
VGA->Component Video - Breakout Box or Adapter?
YES, you must use a breakout box to go from DVI to VGA to Component Video (blue Green Red RCA cables). Audio Authority has one I am using, it cost $129 and does use an AC adapter so you need power. With this box I can pretty much only do 960p, 1080i and 480p on DisplayconfigX from my mini....And I still need to adjust the damn porches some more!
VGA->Component Video - Breakout Box or Adapter?
Here's what I was told by a tech who has done several of these. Specifically, this was his response when I told him I was thinking the best solution was to buy a convertor box like the AA 9A 60 and then optimizing the picture using SwitchResX: |
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