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11. April 2011 @ 15:30 |
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component to VGA adapters should be fine. VGA reads RGB signals. I don't think any adapter boxes would be required.
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11. April 2011 @ 15:34 |
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The thing is, all I'm finding on ebay, are HD-15 to component cables. Very similar to VGA. I've bought an HD-15 to HDMI connection. It was not compatible with the PC's VGA out. I guess the real question is, would the Samsungs VGA connection, be compatible with an HD-15 interface?
I really wish they left the VGA standard alone. It's quite confusing. If the shoe fits, than it should be able to be worn!
I guess what I can do, is attempt to connect an HDMI device, via the HD-15 to HDMI converter cable I have. Perhaps my Blu Ray player. And see if the Samsung picks up on it. If it will accept the HD-15 cable, than it will accept the Component converter cable I'm looking at on ebay ;)
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11. April 2011 @ 15:43 |
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VGA's a very old standard that's been adapted to fit all kinds of systems. Starting off at 640x480 it's been adapted to fit larger and large resolutions up to the cable bandwidth limit of 2048x1536 as well as aspect ratio changes. It's no surprise it's not too straightforward. HDMI is a digital standard, I'm not sure what its analog capabilities are. DVI-I is a hybrid standard that can carry either signal type, so is better equipped to deal with adapters to component etc.
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11. April 2011 @ 15:47 |
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spammer got spammed.
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11. April 2011 @ 16:30 |
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I don't wanna use the DVI port on the monitor. That's in use by my primary computer. Switching it to VGA would be fuzzy/undesirable ;)
I think this guy may have the right idea. But I still firmly believe, that there must be a way to convert Analog VGA to Analog Component without an expensive box. Though the one he uses is only 40$ shipped. I am looking at such a cable, But I'm uncertain how my monitor will display the Wii's resolution. Will my monitor stretch it? Will it display it in a 640 x 480 box? I just don't know...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ch0ekwciOw
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11. April 2011 @ 17:32 |
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11. April 2011 @ 18:54 |
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I have a video cap card. I'm gonna entertain that idea.
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11. April 2011 @ 19:43 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
I have a video cap card. I'm gonna entertain that idea.
the end result will be stuttery.
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12. April 2011 @ 00:46 |
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I've used the card before, It wasn't too bad. Recording was iffy though. When I recorded there was at least a 1 second delay in audio. People do it all the time, why do you say that?
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12. April 2011 @ 02:22 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
I've used the card before, It wasn't too bad. Recording was iffy though. When I recorded there was at least a 1 second delay in audio. People do it all the time, why do you say that?
you are running your Wii through it? i assumed that's what you meant. if it was ive done it many times with the end result being a stuttery mess. if you've had better luck with it more power to you.
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12. April 2011 @ 04:06 |
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I've never ran a Wii through it. Yet anyway. I had a Satellite signal running to it. Good picture. Recording however, was quite trying. That may have been software though...
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13. April 2011 @ 13:21 |
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Man, my poor friend. As it stands now, the computer has no problem running in my place, but when he plugs it in at his place, it sounds like all 3 of his monitors get no video signal. Because all the lights come on, but no dice. Something really weird going on. He says all the cables are tight. Anybody ever experience something weird like this? I'm starting to wonder if he's got some kind of electrical issue. As much as I don't like doing it, I'm doing a house call :S His problem is somehow isolated to his home. Cause I doubt that the computer is the problem. And to have 3 displays fail...I just don't see that happening. The odds of all 3 displays failing are astronomical.
Ha ha! He just got it to work. SOunds like his main failed, and he tried another from storage that must be dead. SO he's purchasing a new monitor. Whew. Load off my mind...
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3. May 2011 @ 20:33 |
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DXR88, I'm following your linked procedure to build my Component to vga cable. I've got nothing to lose now. I bought This:
And it was faulty from the get go. The menu acted erratic, and the screen continued to roll. The signal was very bad. I just had to pay 9$ to return ship it. Not a happy camper LOL! They likely will not get my business again. But I did get a Wii motion bar pretty cheap from them.
If this is gold, I may just have to start ripping apart faulty equipment LOL!
I haven't dismantled Circuity before, so I kind of ripped it apart. I know now, that a soldering gun would have come in handy...
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3. May 2011 @ 21:56 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
DXR88, I'm following your linked procedure to build my Component to vga cable. I've got nothing to lose now. I bought This:
And it was faulty from the get go. The menu acted erratic, and the screen continued to roll. The signal was very bad. I just had to pay 9$ to return ship it. Not a happy camper LOL! They likely will not get my business again. But I did get a Wii motion bar pretty cheap from them.
If this is gold, I may just have to start ripping apart faulty equipment LOL!
I haven't dismantled Circuity before, so I kind of ripped it apart. I know now, that a soldering gun would have come in handy...
i did say soldering skills required didn't i >_<.
before you go poking your eyes out with a 400 degreeF iron, check to see if what your going to do will work. take the required wires and stick them in the back of you VGA port on the monitor. it wont explode i promise
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3. May 2011 @ 21:57 |
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I have some skill with the soldering gun :p Not much, but enough to risk some scrap parts I have laying around LOL! Disassembling circuity is another story :S
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3. May 2011 @ 22:13 |
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I have some mild skill. Adding/removing capacitors is about the limit though. I don't have steady enough hands to do intricate stuff.
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3. May 2011 @ 22:56 |
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I'll post some pics of the finished work. By the way, the prongs aren't pure gold. A magnet could pick them up.
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3. May 2011 @ 23:24 |
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only component i can't do yet is ic's with bga balls underneath, other then that i've done it all both thru hole & surface mounted components plus making cables.
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4. May 2011 @ 01:02 |
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It'd sure help if I had a proper area to do this stuff! I gave up guys. The solder leaked into an area where the pin needed to sit. I have no money for any other parts. I'm really frustrated with life in general right now. Part time job for 5yrs, and nothing to show for it :(
It was probably a mistake to buy the Wii. But if you fully understood, perhaps not. I really need to understand the Wii and its capabilities.
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4. May 2011 @ 02:24 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
It'd sure help if I had a proper area to do this stuff! I gave up guys. The solder leaked into an area where the pin needed to sit. I have no money for any other parts. I'm really frustrated with life in general right now. Part time job for 5yrs, and nothing to show for it :(
It was probably a mistake to buy the Wii. But if you fully understood, perhaps not. I really need to understand the Wii and its capabilities.
the cable is 5 bucks on amazon....you did notice the link right
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4. May 2011 @ 02:31 |
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Yes. Wish I had it LOL! Yup, my situation is that dire...
I really appreciate your help man. Perhaps if I weren't so stressed, things would have worked out better. Ah well. Perhaps a proper cable is what the doctor ordered ;) I'll sell a kidney...
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4. May 2011 @ 02:34 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Yes. Wish I had it LOL! Yup, my situation is that dire...
I really appreciate your help man. Perhaps if I weren't so stressed, things would have worked out better. Ah well. Perhaps a proper cable is what the doctor ordered ;) I'll sell a kidney...
got a PayPal account hell' i'll send you 5 bucks.
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4. May 2011 @ 02:36 |
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No need man. I'm just feeling down is all. I am selling stuff on ebay. I should be fine in a week or so. I really appreciate it though ;)
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4. May 2011 @ 02:40 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
No need man. I'm just feeling down is all. I am selling stuff on ebay. I should be fine in a week or so. I really appreciate it though ;)
Yeah...wow your like the first person that's ever refused 5 bucks. You should be happy you just bought a homeless man a hot dog and a coke....or 2 beers
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10. May 2011 @ 15:32 |
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Well...I may have refused your offer, but I did buy the cable. And it doesn't work! My samsung acts like it's getting a signal, but its black. My guess is the Wii is sending an incompatible signal, or my sammy is being a prick. Since I can't access my menu on the black screen, I'm uncertain what to do.
Somebody just shoot me. Obviously I wasn't meant to run my Wii on a monitor :(
EDIT- I believe I may have found a solution. I'll attempt to try it now.
http://www.wiinintendo.net/2007/10/31/vdigis-wii-vga-cable-review/
EDIT #2- No effect. Somebody upstairs is laughing at me right now :(
Are these generally created equal???
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