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Nolf-Job
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Nolf-Job
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28 Jul 2003, 4:28pm

Component Video to DVI

Is it possible to buy the adapter shown here http://www.ati.com/support/connector...eoadapter.html and then use a female to female DVI cable in order to go from component video out to DVI in? The reason I ask is because I would purchase the HD adapter set for the xbox and get 5.1 sound and then run the component video to my computer monitor, but I don't know if the adapter can operate in the reverse direction that its intended to.
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Nolf-Job edited : 28 Jul 2003 at 7:13pm .
TheLostSwede
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28 Jul 2003, 4:44pm
It would be nice to know what videocard you have firstly, but if you have a Radeon non-aiw, then no. There´s no video-in on those.
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28 Jul 2003, 7:07pm
Mack , he is not wanting to go in to his computer, but in to his monitor.

Nolf-job , I would say no. This adaptor takes a DVI output and converts it to Component signal. Most adaptors like this are not two-way, as they rely on on-board circuitry to do some signal processing. Unless the specs specfically say that it would be two way, it likely is not.

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Dexter edited : 28 Jul 2003 at 7:21pm .
Nolf-Job
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28 Jul 2003, 7:13pm
I'm not running it to the video card at all. I want to run the xbox component out ----> ATI adapter that I have listed above ----> a female-to-female DVI cable ----> the monitor cable from a flat panel monitor.

But I don't know if that adapter will work as a standalone one, and if it does I'm not sure if it will operate in the reverse direction (i.e. component in instead of component out like it's meant to)

This ATI adapter is the only thing that I've seen what will go from component to DVI/VGA
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TheLostSwede
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28 Jul 2003, 8:06pm
Ohhmaaan...i know...dammit i should read things twice until i answer. I understand better now. Is there a way to get the connection scheme on that adapter as well as on the rest for comparison?

Sorry for the idiotic answer before.
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Nolf-Job
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28 Jul 2003, 8:54pm
Mackanz said
Is there a way to get the connection scheme on that adapter as well as on the rest for comparison?

Sorry for the idiotic answer before.

I don't really understand that question. My goal is just to try to get my xbox to run on my computer monitor using component video. If you know any other way that'd be great.
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Straight_Man
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28 Jul 2003, 9:12pm
Is THIS what you are looking for??? Or close???

http://xbox.latestvideogames.com/ind...de.videogames/
Monster Cable XGLS 100 SV/R-6 GameLink Standard Composite/S-Video A/V Cable for Xbox (6 Feet)
Buy for: $17.99


Type: Electronics
Manufacturer: Monster Cable
Munufacturer P/N: MC126120CU
ASIN: B00008VF6G
UPC: 050644323386
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TheLostSwede
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28 Jul 2003, 9:36pm
What i meant is that if there is a way to check all those connectors cable scheme so that you know where any + and - cable goes WITHIN that connector before you buy it.
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Dexter
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28 Jul 2003, 10:00pm
Nolf,I had a good long look for component to DVI conversion adaptors, and I only came up with some expen$ive looking items, like this guy

http://www.astro-systems.com/ASTRO-2...es/sc-2040.htm

What you want to do is possible, but you are looking at home theatre / presentation style gear, and that tends to be pretty pricey.

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Nolf-Job
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29 Jul 2003, 12:50am
Thanks for looking Dexter, I seem to be getting the same results. The best I found was a component to VGA converter box for $150 and I don't think that's worth it. I guess my only option is to run the xbox component video to a receiver and then svideo out of the receiver to svideo in of my video card and that gets displayed on the monitor. Just wondering, is this going to look any better than regular tv or worse now?
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Dexter
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29 Jul 2003, 4:40pm
Nolf-Job said
I guess my only option is to run the xbox component video to a receiver and then svideo out of the receiver to svideo in of my video card and that gets displayed on the monitor. Just wondering, is this going to look any better than regular tv or worse now?

Only if you have an AMAZING S-video capture on your vid card. Otherwise you are going D to A out of the X-box, through an A pass-through splitter in the amp, then A to D into the vid card, then D through the DVI out to the monitor. It might look ok, but that analog S-video input getting upconverted to digital may kill any gain you would get using the DVI out to the monitor.

If you try it and see, I'd be interested in hearing your results.

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Straight_Man
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29 Jul 2003, 4:45pm
Well, Dazzle Media Hubs might do what you want. They cross convert a lot of signals. TigerDirect and Circuit City have those, in several flavors.
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Dexter
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29 Jul 2003, 6:51pm
Dazzle makes Video Capture and Media Reader devices. Their edit suite is a low end capture card that may have component in, but defintely does not have DVI out. I don't think they will have what you need, and looking through Circuit City's and Dazzle's websites, I didn't see anything close.

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29 Jul 2003, 7:02pm
one of these perhaps?
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