Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 02/06/06 02:10

On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 20:28:39 -0500, "Rich Clark"
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>"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).
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>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.

There are plenty of VERY GOOD video processors out there.

http://www.viewsonic.com/products/tventertainment/tvvideoprocessors/
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>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.


Hahahaha... this makes no sense. Pixel shape? Sure.... OK.

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