Can I convert component RCA to VGA? (1 Viewer)

[Yumbo]

is VGA the same thing as component?
thanks.
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[Sean M]

Well, since you posted the question five times, I can at least answer you once. No, component is not the same as vga. Yes, you can convert component to vga. Check www.copperbox.com for the Key Digital KD-CTC transcoder. It will convert component to vga.
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[Yumbo]

sorry for the reposts, but the server seems wonky with the hardware forum and wasn't going through.
I guess I need to rephrase my Q - does VGA input degrade the quality of a component signal - am I compromising anything?
My dilemma is (existing TV is 32" direct with s-video):
1. Buy $850 32" direct view TV with VGA input, spend $350 on adapter.
2. Buy $3,000 40" RPTV with component input.
Any suggestions?
thanks
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[Kevin Coleman]

No VGA is a higher quality connection than component. VGA is analog video in it's purest form.
however the transcoder if not good quality might degrade the signal.
Kevin C.

 

[Yumbo]

thanks,
would any degradation be any worse than component quality?
I am thinking of going the 32" first, give it to my parents when I'm ready and then get the 40" RPTV, since I just got a new amp and rear center.
ps. if a TV has a VGA input, does that mean it is progressive capable?
cheers.
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[Edited last by Chris Caine on September 06, 2001 at 04:21 AM]

 

[Sean M]

If you use a quality transcoder like the Key Digital, there shouldn't be any (appreciable) degredation in signal quality. Key makes a lot of broadcast quality components and many folks are using the transcoder I recommended with great success with projectors with much larger screen sizes where a degraded signal would be more apparent. A VGA input doesn't necessarily mean that a TV is progressive capable, but I haven't seen any with that input that were not. It should be clearly stated in the manufacturer's specs if the TV can display a progressive signal or not.
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