Universal video adapter? (VC section)

gabrezu · 08-23-2008, 09:27 AM

I posted this in other hardware section and there was no answer, so let me try here.

This started out like this. I have this laptop which I want to plug in my HDTV. The laptop has a vga port. I could get a vga to component or vga to s-video cable to make this work. However, I was wondering if there was some kind of adapter that will solve all my future video cable problems. Like for example, I have this hard drive cable where one end is USB for plugging in to the computer and the other end have 2.5" and 3.5" IDE and SATA connectors, which lets me connect to any kind of HDD. Is there something similar with video cable where I can make connections like vga to dvi, vga to s-video, vga to component, dvi to s-video, dvi to component, component to s-video, etc... Perhaps even vga to usb, dvi to usb, component to usb or s-video to component, but I don't think those exist.

**magnethead** · 08-23-2008, 11:51 PM

i dont think they have an All in 1 cable yet.

VGA can go to component
7 pin Svid can go to component
any Svid can go to composite
DVI can go to VGA
DVI can go to component
DVI can go to HDMI

Mcninjaguy · 08-24-2008, 12:29 AM

you're downgrading your signal when going
DVI to VGA
DVI to Coomponent
DVI to S-Video

Same Quality
DVI - DVI
DVI to HDMI (pretty sure)

08-23-2008, 09:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
gabrezu Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 154 OS: XP	Universal video adapter? (VC section) I posted this in other hardware section and there was no answer, so let me try here. This started out like this. I have this laptop which I want to plug in my HDTV. The laptop has a vga port. I could get a vga to component or vga to s-video cable to make this work. However, I was wondering if there was some kind of adapter that will solve all my future video cable problems. Like for example, I have this hard drive cable where one end is USB for plugging in to the computer and the other end have 2.5" and 3.5" IDE and SATA connectors, which lets me connect to any kind of HDD. Is there something similar with video cable where I can make connections like vga to dvi, vga to s-video, vga to component, dvi to s-video, dvi to component, component to s-video, etc... Perhaps even vga to usb, dvi to usb, component to usb or s-video to component, but I don't think those exist.

08-23-2008, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Universal video adapter? (VC section) i dont think they have an All in 1 cable yet. VGA can go to component 7 pin Svid can go to component any Svid can go to composite DVI can go to VGA DVI can go to component DVI can go to HDMI __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER . Bench Testing Your System

08-24-2008, 12:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Universal video adapter? (VC section) you're downgrading your signal when going DVI to VGA DVI to Coomponent DVI to S-Video Same Quality DVI - DVI DVI to HDMI (pretty sure)