Component to VGA.

Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
edited September 2008 in Hardware
I'm sick of my SD tv, and I'm gonna put a ballbat through it since I can't get it to degauss.

I want to put my PS3 on a monitor. Unfortunately all I've got handy is a CRT and I'm not buying one of those converter boxes that converts Compsite to VGA because they're friggin' stupid expensive, since I'm using component, I should be able to go color-to-color VGA, right? I know with S-video I have to provide a sync frequency, will I have to provide that sync frequency, or will I be able to get 1-1 input?

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  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited August 2008
    Been googling for awhile and all I've read is that it can't be done.
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited August 2008
    Goddammit.
  • bullzisniprbullzisnipr Topeka, KS
    edited August 2008
    not what i found. i found the cables to do so..

    http://www.lenexpo-electronics.com/VGA-Breakout-Cables-p-1-c-276.html?gclid=CPPc-MP1nZUCFQMLswodcF6wkg
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited August 2008
    Stupid Website wrote:
    Note: This adapter will not work for connecting Computers VGA outputs to Component Video sources, neither Component Video sources to Computer LCD displays.

    That's what I need it to do.
  • _k_k P-Town, Texas Icrontian
    edited August 2008
    Thats funny cause all the component to vga cables I have used worked, you have a resolution/contrast problem some times with text being almost completely unreadable.
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited August 2008
    You going from a PS3 to a CRT monitor?
  • _k_k P-Town, Texas Icrontian
    edited August 2008
    I was going from a laptop vga to a large TV, so if the CRT will do a decent rez setting you should have no problems except maybe the screen resizing because the CRT is going to have enough lines for good contrast and resolution. Although now that I think about this I had a lady I sold a cable or two to and she called back complaining that it wasn't working, translation cable to get a 36 to a different video out....so I would still say buy the cable you can get them really cheap.

    Check here.
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited August 2008
    I'm going BACKWARDS. Component signal to VGA. It's fine to go from VGA to Component because my video card does that with a plug. I'm not so sure about the PS3 without some godammed box. I'm trying to avoid a 300 dollar project as I've already got a 152 dollar project already in the works.
  • bullzisniprbullzisnipr Topeka, KS
    edited August 2008
    i did a google search for "ps3 vga cable" and found this. that kit seems to have everything you need in one package, and for a damn good price if i say so myself.

    http://www.gameyeeeah.com/ps3wii-vga-cable-p-746.html
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited August 2008
    Awesome Bull, thanks alot. Saved me alot of time too, I was about to look up the schematics of one of those breakout boxes.
  • bullzisniprbullzisnipr Topeka, KS
    edited August 2008
    no problemo, hope it does what it says it does. :p
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited August 2008
    Looks like it should, goes from PS3 Multi-out to VGA.
  • bullzisniprbullzisnipr Topeka, KS
    edited August 2008
    yep, i dont see why it wouldn't. i'm glad somebody finally got smart enough to sell every cable you need to do that kind of thing in a kit, freakin awesome.
  • TurboPenguinTurboPenguin Orangevale, CA
    edited September 2008
    Hey, if there is a Fry's locally they have the cables that will work, i got them for about $25... and yes they work great... Or if you have DVI input on your monitor, use a HDMI to DVI cable as long as it supports 1280x720 or 1920x1080, most widescreens do.
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