Component to DVI

[loke33]

Does anyone know of a converter box that converts a RCA component video signal to a DVI signal? I had seen one somewhere on the net about a month ago and now I can't seem to find it again. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

P.S. - I am not looking for a component to VGA converter, only a component to DVI.

[thomas997]

Would something like this work?


If you have a component to VGA converter, VGA to DVI converters are available everywhere.. but I dont know if 3 conversions is any good for the picture, or if it matters.


Cheaper one:

http://salestores1.com/op42dvitocor.html

[loke33]

thanks for the reply, but no that is exactly the opposite of what I need. I need a converter box to change a component source from my xbox to DVI so that I will be able to play it on my projector that I am building. I also have VGA input on this projector but I was thinking there would be some degredation in the quality of the picture. Can anyone confirm this? If not then i will get a simple component to VGA converter. thanks again.

[Video Freak]

Just get a Comp to VGA adapter the DVI. I have a LCD monitor that I use for My main monitor and realy I CANT SEE any difference in VGA to DVI In fact I have a duel card where I can rapedly switch between the 2 and the monitor looks the same I just wasted 5.00 on a DVI cable LOL

[Lord Xenos]

I have been looking into the same thing... trying to hook up my XBox to my DVI Computer Monitor. I surfed the web a bit and found plenty of Composite Video and Component Video to VGA converters. After looking through several web pages I found this to be an OK deal on a Component Video to VGA converter: http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/v...-vis-3000.html
I decided to go with VGA after reading about the differences VGA, DVI, Component Video, and Composite Video cables on this page: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article.php?id=88
I believe that the picture quality will not increase much, if at all, with DVI instead of VGA because the signal from the XBox would be at best a Component Video signal which is a lower quality signal than VGA. (There are High Def (Component Video) cables for the XBox that you can buy in any place like Best Buy)
That is just my opinion.
If you would like to talk more about it you can email me. I would be happy to talk.

[Dave Higgs]

This maybe what you are looking for XBOX 360 to DVI Cable

Hope This helps

Regards

Dave

[popo]

http://www.globalmediapro.com/video/...ter--2010.html


http://www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=4173

[star882]

You can connect component (which is really VGA split into separate connectors and sometimes electronically combined) to DVI-A pretty easily.
The easiest solution is to use a component to VGA cable in reverse (must not contain active electronics) and a VGA to DVI-A adapter.
I'm not sure if the DVI connector on a monitor can accept DVI-A, however. But since every monitor I have encountered also has a VGA input, why not use VGA? Use a KVM switch if the VGA input is already used.

[Guy Grotke]

Component and VGA are not so compatible that you can convert one to the other without active components. VGA has linear analog signals for R, G, and B, plus seperate horizontal and vertical sync signals. Component has just three signals containing two pairs of illuminance - color signals (rather like FM stereo), plus another signal containing illuminance and combined syncs. The color signals are also scaled so they are not proportional like RGB. You can't do the addition and de-scaling without some differential high speed amplifiers, so there is no easy way to make a passive bidirectional VGA to Component cable.

It is easy to combine the syncs but going from combined to seperate requires at least one Phase Locked Loop and a downcounter. So it is much easier to implement either conversion with one of the many ICs designed for that purpose. If you find a "cable" that does either conversion, it probably contains such a chip inside one of the connectors and is powered off the sync signal(s). I doubt anybody makes a bump-on-a-cable converter that works in both directions, because that would require both chips.

[home_theater]

I have a BenQ DLP projector and have 4 video sources (DVD and Replay TV ) running component to VGA adapters (also have PC and DN6000 HD sat box - both running VGA) through a VGA switchbox feeding a 50ft VGA cable to the PJ and using the VGA input on the BenQ -- with no issues whatsoever. The PJ auto-detects whether it is VGA or component -- if you have a quality projector yours should too.