Component to DVI !!

STeely · 09-12-2007, 19:29

Right!

Ive just got a Nintendo Wii and i want to use the component cables, But i dont have no component connection on my TV.

So is there anyway i can use the component cable via a switch box/Cable or some sort of addapter?!

Thanks

JethroUK · 10-12-2007, 00:21

My PS2 came with component cable - but it also came with component>Scart adaptor -

maybe not as good a picture as DVI but it looks nice on my TV (42" plasma)

mlythaby · 10-12-2007, 07:59

Depends on your Wii output and TV DVI Input

http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catal...oducts_id=1484

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-DVI-.../dp/B000GIIQN4

http://item.express.ebay.co.uk/_Vide...mdZExpressItem

ntlhellworld · 10-12-2007, 09:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by STeely

Ive just got a Nintendo Wii and i want to use the component cables, But i dont have no component connection on my TV.

So is there anyway i can use the component cable via a switch box/Cable or some sort of addapter?!

What TV have you got that doesnt have component ? Does it have a VGA input ? You can get component to VGA cables.

You can pass component over analogue DVI (see mlythaby's links), but many only accept digital DVI signals.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JethroUK

My PS2 came with component cable - but it also came with component>Scart adaptor -

There is no such thing. The PS2 comes with a composite cable and SCART adapter - not component.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JethroUK

maybe not as good a picture as DVI but it looks nice on my TV (42" plasma)

Composite is the worst form of connection to a TV that there is.

-Chris

sancheeez · 10-12-2007, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ntlhellworld

Composite is the worst form of connection to a TV that there is.

Nah ...... surely RF takes that title?

My N64 is connected to my 40" LCD through RF and it looks pretty rotten.

I'll put up with it though so I can still play Mario Kart 64!

Really must get a SCART type connection for it ......

Wonder if my Wii one would work as I recently stopped using the standard Wii cables and replaced them with component (as oppose to composite) ones.

Anyone know if a standard Wii TV cable will work in an N64?

ntlhellworld · 10-12-2007, 18:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by sancheeez

Nah ...... surely RF takes that title?

RF is a type of composite video ! (it carries a PAL or NTSC encoded video signal).

-Chris

bobcar · 10-12-2007, 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ntlhellworld

RF is a type of composite video ! (it carries a PAL or NTSC encoded video signal).

-Chris

It is but with RF you have to modulate then demodulate so RF is worse than straight composite video. Also many composite modulated outputs are mono sound so are worse in that respect as well. (I know you know this but many people don't so it has to be made clear).

technoflare · 11-12-2007, 08:12

when I get a new screeen I will have 2 component sources, DVD and Wii, but TVs only have one component input.... ;-( Any cheap way through this?

Nigel Goodwin · 11-12-2007, 10:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by technoflare

when I get a new screeen I will have 2 component sources, DVD and Wii, but TVs only have one component input.... ;-( Any cheap way through this?

Buy a TV with two Component inputs?.

Or, probably cheaper?, buy a DVD player with HDMI out?.

technoflare · 11-12-2007, 10:45

not seen such a Tv and my DVD machine is a recorder, so expensive to replace.

sancheeez · 11-12-2007, 11:13

You can get VGA to component cables so, you would reckon, there should be a component to VGA out there somewhere? (Assuming you have an unused VGA slot on the TV in question)

09-12-2007, 19:29	#1
STeely Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West London Posts: 287	Component to DVI !! Right! Ive just got a Nintendo Wii and i want to use the component cables, But i dont have no component connection on my TV. So is there anyway i can use the component cable via a switch box/Cable or some sort of addapter?! Thanks

10-12-2007, 00:21	#2
JethroUK Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Loughboro', Leicester (ex NTL) Posts: 5,953	My PS2 came with component cable - but it also came with component>Scart adaptor - maybe not as good a picture as DVI but it looks nice on my TV (42" plasma)

10-12-2007, 07:59	#3
mlythaby Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 390	Depends on your Wii output and TV DVI Input http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catal...oducts_id=1484 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-DVI-.../dp/B000GIIQN4 http://item.express.ebay.co.uk/_Vide...mdZExpressItem

10-12-2007, 09:36	#4
ntlhellworld Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,649	Quote: Originally Posted by STeely Ive just got a Nintendo Wii and i want to use the component cables, But i dont have no component connection on my TV. So is there anyway i can use the component cable via a switch box/Cable or some sort of addapter?! What TV have you got that doesnt have component ? Does it have a VGA input ? You can get component to VGA cables. You can pass component over analogue DVI (see mlythaby's links), but many only accept digital DVI signals. Quote: Originally Posted by JethroUK My PS2 came with component cable - but it also came with component>Scart adaptor - There is no such thing. The PS2 comes with a composite cable and SCART adapter - not component. Quote: Originally Posted by JethroUK maybe not as good a picture as DVI but it looks nice on my TV (42" plasma) Composite is the worst form of connection to a TV that there is. -Chris

10-12-2007, 09:50	#5
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,762	Quote: Originally Posted by ntlhellworld Composite is the worst form of connection to a TV that there is. Nah ...... surely RF takes that title? My N64 is connected to my 40" LCD through RF and it looks pretty rotten. I'll put up with it though so I can still play Mario Kart 64! Really must get a SCART type connection for it ...... Wonder if my Wii one would work as I recently stopped using the standard Wii cables and replaced them with component (as oppose to composite) ones. Anyone know if a standard Wii TV cable will work in an N64?

10-12-2007, 18:47	#6
ntlhellworld Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,649	Quote: Originally Posted by sancheeez Nah ...... surely RF takes that title? RF is a type of composite video ! (it carries a PAL or NTSC encoded video signal). -Chris

10-12-2007, 21:50	#7
bobcar Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 14,718	Quote: Originally Posted by ntlhellworld RF is a type of composite video ! (it carries a PAL or NTSC encoded video signal). -Chris It is but with RF you have to modulate then demodulate so RF is worse than straight composite video. Also many composite modulated outputs are mono sound so are worse in that respect as well. (I know you know this but many people don't so it has to be made clear).

11-12-2007, 08:12	#8
technoflare Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Warrington Posts: 2,458	when I get a new screeen I will have 2 component sources, DVD and Wii, but TVs only have one component input.... ;-( Any cheap way through this?

11-12-2007, 10:40	#9
Nigel Goodwin Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Derbyshire Posts: 41,789	Quote: Originally Posted by technoflare when I get a new screeen I will have 2 component sources, DVD and Wii, but TVs only have one component input.... ;-( Any cheap way through this? Buy a TV with two Component inputs?. Or, probably cheaper?, buy a DVD player with HDMI out?.

11-12-2007, 10:45	#10
technoflare Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Warrington Posts: 2,458	not seen such a Tv and my DVD machine is a recorder, so expensive to replace.

11-12-2007, 11:13	#11
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,762	You can get VGA to component cables so, you would reckon, there should be a component to VGA out there somewhere? (Assuming you have an unused VGA slot on the TV in question)

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