component to HDMI

Lazaredz · 09-04-09, 02:18 PM

So I got a new monitor and somewhere along the way I forgot to check what inputs it had. :\

Anywho, the only ones available for my cable box and Wii are VGA or HDMI.

I was thinking I could use a converter like this to accomplish this on a low budget.

Anyone have any other ideas or links to better/cheaper products?

Thx

**lduguay** · 09-04-09, 02:49 PM

Couldnt find any reviews but i would give it a shot. I wonder if the image quality will be decent.
Look here, 550$

http://www.hdmi-store.com/rgb-spdif-...ter-p-243.html

Lazaredz · 09-04-09, 06:04 PM

gonna pass on the $550 converter. I could just buy a TV for that.

also, just thought of this ..... maybe one that is also a switch! That way I can feed both the Wii and the cable box in and just flip the switch depending on what I want to use.

seeker · 09-04-09, 06:11 PM

I'm not certain that I understand exactly what you need, but take a look at this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Way-Push-Butto...d=p3286.c0.m14

EDIT: Rereading your post, I got to wondering if you couldn't just replace the cable box itself?

Lazaredz · 09-04-09, 07:54 PM

MAY be able to replace cable box and MAY be able to use the new one as a through-put for the Wii.

To clarify I need to go from component output via the cable/Wii to HDMI input on the monitor. (No, I didnt think this through clearly when I bought it

)

:P

seeker · 09-04-09, 08:14 PM

I fully understand, because I have just started dealing with this sort of thing recently.

I'm not at all certain, so see if this might be a solution or not:

http://www.amazon.com/Component-Coax...2090812&sr=1-1

Oops! That not the link that I intended to post...try this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/PACE-DC551P-VIDE...d=p3286.c0.m14

CaptNKILL · 09-04-09, 11:06 PM

Monoprice is a good place to shop for things like this.

I think this is the same as the one you posted from Amazon, but its cheaper:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...t=1#largeimage

Lazaredz · 09-05-09, 02:08 PM

Nice Capt. Will look around there and see if I can find a switch one too.

But, if the whole new box/passthrough bit doesnt work, that should do it.

THX!

09-04-09, 02:18 PM	#1
Lazaredz Giggitty Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 685	component to HDMI So I got a new monitor and somewhere along the way I forgot to check what inputs it had. :\ Anywho, the only ones available for my cable box and Wii are VGA or HDMI. I was thinking I could use a converter like this to accomplish this on a low budget. Anyone have any other ideas or links to better/cheaper products? Thx __________________ MAIN: P180B, Q6600 @ 3.2, Asus P5B Deluxe, Mushkin Redline DDR2 1000 4GB (2x2), Evga 8800 GTX (660/1900), WD Raptor 150GB, WD 2500KS, Plextor 755SA, Seasonic M12 700. Mobil: Sager 9261, Q6600, Unknown P965 MB, 4GB (2x2) PC2 6400, 7950 Go, Azalia Sound System, Hitachi 100GB 7200 RPM, Optiarc 8X DVD RW +/-, BIG ARSE BRICK PSU!!!!

09-04-09, 02:49 PM	#2
lduguay Un-Ripped Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Montreal, Canaduh! Posts: 1,968	Re: component to HDMI Couldnt find any reviews but i would give it a shot. I wonder if the image quality will be decent. Look here, 550$ http://www.hdmi-store.com/rgb-spdif-...ter-p-243.html __________________ Evga X58\|I7 965 3.8GHz\|Ultra 120 Extreme\|Evga GTX 480 SC\|2 x Intel X25-M 80GB RAID 0\|Intel 520 - 240 GB\|WD Black Caviar 1TB\|6GB Corsair XMS3 1600C8 \|Corsair 1000W PSU\|Antec Twelve-Hundred\|DELL U3011\|Logitech G500\|Logitech G19

09-04-09, 06:04 PM	#3
Lazaredz Giggitty Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 685	Re: component to HDMI gonna pass on the $550 converter. I could just buy a TV for that. also, just thought of this ..... maybe one that is also a switch! That way I can feed both the Wii and the cable box in and just flip the switch depending on what I want to use. __________________ MAIN: P180B, Q6600 @ 3.2, Asus P5B Deluxe, Mushkin Redline DDR2 1000 4GB (2x2), Evga 8800 GTX (660/1900), WD Raptor 150GB, WD 2500KS, Plextor 755SA, Seasonic M12 700. Mobil: Sager 9261, Q6600, Unknown P965 MB, 4GB (2x2) PC2 6400, 7950 Go, Azalia Sound System, Hitachi 100GB 7200 RPM, Optiarc 8X DVD RW +/-, BIG ARSE BRICK PSU!!!!

09-04-09, 06:11 PM	#4
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: component to HDMI I'm not certain that I understand exactly what you need, but take a look at this: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Way-Push-Butto...d=p3286.c0.m14 EDIT: Rereading your post, I got to wondering if you couldn't just replace the cable box itself? __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

09-04-09, 07:54 PM	#5
Lazaredz Giggitty Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 685	Re: component to HDMI MAY be able to replace cable box and MAY be able to use the new one as a through-put for the Wii. To clarify I need to go from component output via the cable/Wii to HDMI input on the monitor. (No, I didnt think this through clearly when I bought it ) :P __________________ MAIN: P180B, Q6600 @ 3.2, Asus P5B Deluxe, Mushkin Redline DDR2 1000 4GB (2x2), Evga 8800 GTX (660/1900), WD Raptor 150GB, WD 2500KS, Plextor 755SA, Seasonic M12 700. Mobil: Sager 9261, Q6600, Unknown P965 MB, 4GB (2x2) PC2 6400, 7950 Go, Azalia Sound System, Hitachi 100GB 7200 RPM, Optiarc 8X DVD RW +/-, BIG ARSE BRICK PSU!!!!

09-04-09, 08:14 PM	#6
seeker AKA seekermeister Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home Posts: 1,442	Re: component to HDMI I fully understand, because I have just started dealing with this sort of thing recently. I'm not at all certain, so see if this might be a solution or not: http://www.amazon.com/Component-Coax...2090812&sr=1-1 Oops! That not the link that I intended to post...try this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/PACE-DC551P-VIDE...d=p3286.c0.m14 __________________ Rig 1: HAF 922, X2 4400+, Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe , 4x1GB DDR400, 2x500GB, 1x80GB & 1x250GB + ESATCASE2 w/2x1TB HDs, LG CH10LS20 & GH22LS50, Samsung SH-S202N, Asus Xonar D2X,Creative 5.1, GTX460 SC, FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Acer X233H, Arris TM520G, Cisco E3000, Scythe Kama, CM RS600 PS,HP 5510v,APC BX1000, XP x64, W7 & Kubuntu 9.10 Rig 2: Antec SX1040BII, A8N-SLI, 2x1GB DDR400, 8800GTS, 1x500GB & 1x1TB HDs, Liteon LH-20AIL and Pioneer DVR-111, Audigy 2 ZS, Creative T20 2.1, Antec 500SP, W7 x64 & XP MCE

09-04-09, 11:06 PM	#7
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: component to HDMI Monoprice is a good place to shop for things like this. I think this is the same as the one you posted from Amazon, but its cheaper: http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...t=1#largeimage __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

09-05-09, 02:08 PM	#8
Lazaredz Giggitty Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 685	Re: component to HDMI Nice Capt. Will look around there and see if I can find a switch one too. But, if the whole new box/passthrough bit doesnt work, that should do it. THX! __________________ MAIN: P180B, Q6600 @ 3.2, Asus P5B Deluxe, Mushkin Redline DDR2 1000 4GB (2x2), Evga 8800 GTX (660/1900), WD Raptor 150GB, WD 2500KS, Plextor 755SA, Seasonic M12 700. Mobil: Sager 9261, Q6600, Unknown P965 MB, 4GB (2x2) PC2 6400, 7950 Go, Azalia Sound System, Hitachi 100GB 7200 RPM, Optiarc 8X DVD RW +/-, BIG ARSE BRICK PSU!!!!