Are RGB and YUV 4:2:2 compatible?

thilanliyan

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Are RGB and YUV 4:2:2 compatible? (ie. can something that's supposed to have a YUV input accept an RGB signal?)
 

ViRGE

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No. They can be converted, but ultimately they're two entirely different methods of transmitting a picture.
 

thilanliyan

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Originally posted by: ViRGE
No. They can be converted, but ultimately they're two entirely different methods of transmitting a picture.

Damn. Okay...thanks.

Do you know of any hardware that can convert on the fly?
 

ViRGE

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Originally posted by: thilan29
Originally posted by: ViRGE
No. They can be converted, but ultimately they're two entirely different methods of transmitting a picture.

Damn. Okay...thanks.

Do you know of any hardware that can convert on the fly?
Not off of the top of my head. You'd have to ask the Almighty Google.