Composite to VGA - recommendations?

[Armando]

Any recommendations on what is the best/inexpensive way of converting composite video signals to VGA (conecting video to a flat monitor)? thankx!

 

[smcnally]

There really is no cheap way to do it unless the monitor will accept a component signal (Y Pr Pb). Key Digital makes a "cheaper" adapter that actually works well. Here's a link to it. It's $299. Other than that you could try connecting a VGA to Component adapter cable and it may accept it even though it doesn't have the H & V signals (Most won't though).

 

[Reef55]

do you mean composite (single video feed, normally yellow in color, and the only video cable) or component (3 video connections, normally green red and blue)?

 

[Armando]

composite, the single RCA ended cable.

I found a couple of converters on the web for $90-$110. Aren't they any good? $299 is way more than I want to spend on this, it would be easier to sell the monitor and get a 15" LCD TV.

 

[Reef55]

Do you want to do this without a computer? If you are using a computer, you can use a video input / capture card, and actually use your computer as a Tivo while your at it. If you are not going to use a computer, then you could do something like:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41999&item=6732474125&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V

 

[Armando]

that's one that came up on a web search. Looks neat, I wonder how good it is. I'll have to check the store return policy if I order one, just in case... I really don't need the remote control and the tuner. But the other converter I found without remote/tuner costs as much as this one. It's this one:

http://www.svideo.com/video2vga.html

 

[Reef55]

That would work too. All depends what you want it to do.

 

[smcnally]

Oops, I thought I read component. Why would you want to use composite out from a DVD player? Unless it's a crappy flatscreen, it would convert a much nicer image from a component source.

 

[Armando]

that's not coming out of a DVD player, i only have composite available from the source (a wireless video receiver)

 

[smcnally]

Wow! I must have confused your post with one I read on another forum. Either that or I took some really good drugs that make me read things totally wrong. Disregaurd everything I say today LOL.

 

[stang8s]

check out blackbox.com they have alot of stuff like that

 

[Armando]

couldn't find anything on blackbox but cool site i'm sure i'll need something from them in the future

smcnally let me know if you have some of these drugs left