Trying to find a component (female) to VGA (male) cable.

Speedfreak · 09-26-2002, 01:59 AM

I want to hook my Gamecube to the second input on my monitor and the component nintendo cable is male on the component side. I need a female component to male vga to complete it to hook it to the monitor.

I don't want to use those converter boxes they have for Gamecube, SNES, etc..

The picture looks like crap running it through my video card. It works but it looks a hell of a lot better when I hook it up to the 35" tv in the living room. Running regular tv with the card is the same, the colors are just not right and saturation is shot to hell. I have tried messing with the color settings for the card and no go. I can only go to 800x600 with this monitor and it does help, but not a whole lot. Hopefully the component out on the Gamecube will format it correctly for resolution of NTSC standard. It should look better than tv running it on a monitor.

I want to get one of the new ReplayTV boxes for this reason, too. It has vga out and hopfully that would make my satellite sig look as it should instead of running through the tv card.

So, anyone know of an inexpensive (as inexpensive as possible, anyway) cable that will do the job?

GilbertsGrape · 09-26-2002, 08:21 AM

http://www.blackbox.com/

this is a pretty good company if they dont have the cable they can make one for you.

We had them build some components to connect a legacy system into some of out newer systems. And make adaptor cables to connect a new polycom system into out existing ATM network with all V-tel boxes.

caribiner23 · 09-26-2002, 08:48 AM

Would something like this work?

Speedfreak · 09-26-2002, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by caribiner23
Would something like this work?

Actually, I need something like this but female on the composite end:

Oh, and thanks, GG. I will check them out.

Apex · 09-26-2002, 01:15 PM

Besides the cables, i think the bigger issue is you need something that converts the component output's YPbPr signal to the VGA's RGB. Just cabling will not do it.

You need a transcoder, like the Key Digital or the Audio Authority unit:

http://www.audioauthority.com/aaccon.../9a62detc.html

IrishSS · 09-26-2002, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Apex
Besides the cables, i think the bigger issue is you need something that converts the component output's YPbPr signal to the VGA's RGB. Just cabling will not do it.

You need a transcoder, like the Key Digital or the Audio Authority unit:

My thoughts exactly...

Speedfreak · 09-27-2002, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Apex
Besides the cables, i think the bigger issue is you need something that converts the component output's YPbPr signal to the VGA's RGB. Just cabling will not do it.

You need a transcoder, like the Key Digital or the Audio Authority unit:

http://www.audioauthority.com/aaccon.../9a62detc.html

Ya, I have seen that. Anything cheaper? That is $40 more than I paid for the Gamecube W/game. I thought you could use just cabling. What would be the purpose of the cable I pictured above? that is VGA on one side and composite on the other. You couldn't plug that from a computer to a composite in on a plasma?

Apex · 09-27-2002, 03:42 AM

The purpose of that cable is simply a connector changer for products that can output YPbPr from a VGA connector. For instance, with the Catalyst drivers, the Radeon 8500 can output YPbPr instead of VGA if you want.

You can build yourself a transcoder, but it's not easy. You know how to trace and solder circuitboards?

BTW, if you think $169 for the AA one is bad, the key digital one is even worse.

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/homethea.../noname12.html

09-26-2002, 01:59 AM	#1
Speedfreak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: I am here, so there I am. Posts: 8,027	Trying to find a component (female) to VGA (male) cable. I want to hook my Gamecube to the second input on my monitor and the component nintendo cable is male on the component side. I need a female component to male vga to complete it to hook it to the monitor. I don't want to use those converter boxes they have for Gamecube, SNES, etc.. The picture looks like crap running it through my video card. It works but it looks a hell of a lot better when I hook it up to the 35" tv in the living room. Running regular tv with the card is the same, the colors are just not right and saturation is shot to hell. I have tried messing with the color settings for the card and no go. I can only go to 800x600 with this monitor and it does help, but not a whole lot. Hopefully the component out on the Gamecube will format it correctly for resolution of NTSC standard. It should look better than tv running it on a monitor. I want to get one of the new ReplayTV boxes for this reason, too. It has vga out and hopfully that would make my satellite sig look as it should instead of running through the tv card. So, anyone know of an inexpensive (as inexpensive as possible, anyway) cable that will do the job? __________________ Call me Fleet Admiral §pêêÐƒrêák™! Go get me some coffee. CoolSpeed

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09-26-2002, 08:21 AM	#2
GilbertsGrape Captain Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: You can’t get there from here, USA Posts: 1,797	http://www.blackbox.com/ this is a pretty good company if they dont have the cable they can make one for you. We had them build some components to connect a legacy system into some of out newer systems. And make adaptor cables to connect a new polycom system into out existing ATM network with all V-tel boxes.

09-26-2002, 08:48 AM	#3
caribiner23 Commander Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,127	Would something like this work?

09-26-2002, 01:15 PM	#5
Apex Can you hear me now? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Here Posts: 5,506	Besides the cables, i think the bigger issue is you need something that converts the component output's YPbPr signal to the VGA's RGB. Just cabling will not do it. You need a transcoder, like the Key Digital or the Audio Authority unit: http://www.audioauthority.com/aaccon.../9a62detc.html

09-27-2002, 03:42 AM	#8
Apex Can you hear me now? Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Here Posts: 5,506	The purpose of that cable is simply a connector changer for products that can output YPbPr from a VGA connector. For instance, with the Catalyst drivers, the Radeon 8500 can output YPbPr instead of VGA if you want. You can build yourself a transcoder, but it's not easy. You know how to trace and solder circuitboards? BTW, if you think $169 for the AA one is bad, the key digital one is even worse. http://shop.store.yahoo.com/homethea.../noname12.html

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