[mythtv-users] daisychain VGA-to-DVI, then DVI-to-component converters?

Brad DerManouelian myth at dermanouelian.com
Mon Mar 31 19:15:15 UTC 2008


Emery Guevremont wrote:
> Florin Andrei wrote:
>> I may purchase a pretty cheap mobo with a GeForce 7050 chipset. The mobo 
>> has VGA and HDMI outputs. But I also want to try component, so I'm 
>> thinking to put a VGA-to-DVI converter on the mobo, then hook up a 
>> DVI-to-component converter that I've found online.
>>
>> Could there be any problems with this combination?
>>
>>   
> Why not do it direct VGA -> Component?
> 
> http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10235&cs_id=1023503&p_id=2409&seq=1&format=2

"IT WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO CONNECT YOUR COMPONENT VIDEO SOURCES TO A 
REGULAR COMPUTER MONITOR OR HDTV unless you monitor specifically has 
this capability. Most do not. (Please check the documentation for your 
computer monitor)"



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