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Posted by Rich Clark on 02/06/06 01:28
"Nicholas Andrade" <SDNick484@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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).
But the vast majority of monitors have only a VGA input (as the OP
describes), and the vast majority of DVD players have only analog video
outputs (component, s-video, composite). So the likelihood is that the OP
will need a scan converter to accomplish his hookup, which means spending
$60 or more and not getting very good results.
The reason for the difference in photo quality the OP noticed is because the
video resolution of a VCD (640x480 maximum) is far lower than that of the
original PC display and display card (at least 1024x768, probably much
higher). Plus, the change in pixel shape converting to NTSC usually makes
photos look like crap unless you (or your software) compensates for it.
RichC
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