component video cables

[[SaS]hornet]

i have been given a vga-component (Y/Pb/Pr) converter cable and wish to use it on my tv, i dont have any component cables so i tried using regluar phono cables (red, white and yellow) and i got an image through (not sure what it was tho lol). is it a faulty cable or do i have to buy a dedicated component video cable?

thanks

[SpaceyWilly]

any old cable should work, only thing is you may get interference between the cables if they are very low quality. make sure you have the colors matched up right and that the adapter works correctly

[[SaS]hornet]

http://www.nickyhoward55.plus.com/componentinput.jpg

this is the image im getting. ive tried different resolutions. also, in my nview options i havent got the option of dual view, only clone, vertical span and horizontal span. also, usually i have my tv connected with an s-video cable and it shows up as 'TV'. now its showing up as 'Analogue display'???????

[sJetski]

It won't work since you're video card's VGA port isn't outputting the correct type of analog signal. The VGA~component adapter cable is pretty specialized and only works with certain equipment.

No amount of tweaking will make a vga~component cable work with your setup unfortunately...

On a sidenote, red/white/yellow rca cables don't always work well either since their usually rated at 50ohms, while a true component cable is rated at 75ohms. Using the wrong cables will visually degrade the picture quality. In your case it won't make much difference since you're vga~component adapter cable is at fault here.

[[SaS]hornet]

It won't work since you're video card's VGA port isn't outputting the correct type of analog signal. The VGA~component adapter cable is pretty specialized and only works with certain equipment.

No amount of tweaking will make a vga~component cable work with your setup unfortunately...

On a sidenote, red/white/yellow rca cables don't always work well either since their usually rated at 50ohms, while a true component cable is rated at 75ohms. Using the wrong cables will visually degrade the picture quality. In your case it won't make much difference since you're vga~component adapter cable is at fault here.

ok NP. btw i am using a vga-dvi converter (my card has 2 dvi sockets).

thanks anyway

[FudgeNuggets]

My Nvidia card has a serial looking output that connects to a cable that has both s-video and component hookups. Check and see if your card has the header for that.

[[SaS]hornet]

it only has 2 x dvi and 1 x s-video.