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Posted by Nicholas Andrade on 02/05/06 23:16
weft2 wrote:
> Is it possible to hook up a stand alone dvd player to a flat screen pc
> monitor? I notice the plug end which goes into the pc from the monitor
> is the typical squarish, multi pinned type. Is there an adaptor out
> there which will fit on this end and then input into the typical round
> yellow video jack on most dvd players, vcrs and tvs? I ask, because I
> created a vcd of a friend's vacation photos and tried playing the video
> cd for them on their dvd player (which also plays vcd's). However, I
> found the picture quality, though full screen and inputting into their
> decent quality Sony 20" TV, to be much, much poorer than when I watched
> the photos full screen on my flat screen pc monitor at home (which
> unfortunately is attached to a pc tower which I don't want to lug over
> to my friend's pc-less place.) OTOH, my small, flat screen Ben-Q
> monitor I could easily transport if I could get a hookup for it to
> attach to a dvd player. Thanks for any advice.
>
Most monitors have at least one of the following: VGA (15 pin usu. blue
cable), and DVI (pin number varies by type). Ideally, their DVD player
has the same (or a compatible) DVI interface (for a list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI). If their DVD player has VGA out,
that will probably be the easiest (no need to worry about
compatibility). Some monitors also offer composite (yellow cable),
S-Video (4 pin cable), or Component (red, blue, green) in, but chances
are the monitor won't display in a higher resolution with those inputs
(the exception being component).
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