On 11/10/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">MythTV</b> <<a href="mailto:mythtv@pearsall.us">mythtv@pearsall.us</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Does anyone have experience with any of the nVidia component-out cards they<br>can share? If they work, nVidia component-out cards are cheaper than the<br>VGA to component converters.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Todd<br><br>-----Original Message-----
<br>From: <a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org">mythtv-users-bounces@mythtv.org</a>] On Behalf Of Kirby Bakken<br>
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:05 PM<br>To: Discussion about mythtv<br>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Converting VGA (1024x768@60Hz) to component<br><br>Stephen Hocking wrote:<br><br>>Hi all,<br>><br>>I have an InFocus X1 projector, which in addition to handling HDTV & TV
<br>>formats also does VGA, up to 1024x768. Now when switching from an<br>>ordinary video source (connected via S-Video) via the home theatre amp<br>>to the computer, one has to switch both the amp & the projector over to
<br>>the new source. I'm currently considering the various home theatre amps<br>>that upconvert all video sources to component video. I'm thinking of<br>>connecting the PC's video via the amp in this case, and wondered if
<br>>anyone had experiences with VGA->component cable convertors (I've not<br>>been able to track down a local vendor with a component-out Nvidia<br>>card). Any ideas?<br>><br>><br>> Stephen<br>>_______________________________________________
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</a><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>I just bought a 'VGA LEADTEK GF PX6200 TC-64-H RT - Retail<br><<a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814122226">http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814122226
</a>>' card from<br>Newegg that has component video out (via a 'pigtail' adapapter). It also has<br>vga and dvi out... I haven't tried it yet... but my plans are to run it<br>through my Yamaha receiver that 'switches' component 3 video inputs to
<br>component out, and upconverts the rest to component....<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a><br><a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">
http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:mythtv-users@mythtv.org">mythtv-users@mythtv.org</a>
<br><a href="http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users">http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users</a><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br>You can tap into the RGB on your vga cable to make a component video
cable (or buy one premade) and it will provide a progressive scan
image. I was reading about this a while back somewhere on avsforums I
think.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Thanks,<br>Devan Lippman <devan at lippman dot net>