VGA to composite video adapters

[ShadowBlade]

first...anyone have a link to one
second...can i use this this to turn my monitor into an output device for a dvd player

note: must be composite, not component

 

[ShadowBlade]

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[ShadowBlade]

bump again

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

So you're looking for a standalone unit that isn't associated with any computer?

 

[kylebisme]

I can't think of any such thing off hand. Howver, most cards and even some onboard video support composite out directly.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Oh yeah, duh... I actually had a device that did this a couple years ago and recently sold it. It was a Viewsonic VB50HRTV that converted composite, s-video, and tv via coax to vga for a monitor. It also had a vga passthrough so you could switch between the inputs and the computer output.

It was kind of expensive at $150, but it got the job done and I didn't have to lug a tv to school that first year.

I'm not sure if there are better devices now, but that one worked prettly well for me.

 

[kylebisme]

Yeah, I am familar with those, but ShadowBlade is asking for VGA to compsite while those work the other way around.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman
Yeah, I am familar with those, but ShadowBlade is asking for VGA to compsite while those work the other way around.

I know what she asked for, but it sounds like what she wants to do is hook up a monitor as an output device for a DVD player, which is what this thing would do.

She didn't mention a computer anywhere, so I'm assuming the monitor is the output device.

EDIT: ShadowBlade, do I have it right that you want to hook up various HT components to your monitor as a display, or do you need to input a VGA signal and change it to composite output for a display that takes that input?

 

[kylebisme]

Oh yeah, good point, guess I payed too much attention to the title.

 

[ShadowBlade]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
EDIT: ShadowBlade, do I have it right that you want to hook up various HT components to your monitor as a display, or do you need to input a VGA signal and change it to composite output for a display that takes that input?

i basically want to use my monitor as a TV (without cable or anything)

 

[Peter]

http://www.lifeview.com/usa/html/products/multimedia/TVbox.htm

... or, if you want the PC running and using the monitor while you're watching TV, plain and simply a PCI TV card.

http://www.lifeview.com/usa/html/products/PCITV/FlyTVPlatinum-w1.htm