VGA to RCA?

[Ultra_Immortal]

I have tried to read up as much as I can about this.
As far as I know I need some sort of box to convert the signal properly.

I was wondering if they made cables which can bypass this.
I have found this cables here: http://www.cablesnmor.com/vga-rca-cable.html

Would these work for me or would I need something else?

Regards,
Colt

[turk690]

Exactly what two pieces of equipment are you trying to connect together?

[Ultra_Immortal]

A Laptop and a TV.
I want to connect a Laptop to a TV.

[turk690]

Most recent laptops have a video output meant to be connected to a TV. This connection is either a composite video RCA or an S-video (4-pin DIN). Either way you connect it to a TV then in graphics properties in control panel you invoke the secondary display and choose parameters for correct display on your TV. The resolutions encountered in a normal PC environment are higher than that required for TV display; the laptop converts these to that for TV and outputs it via these dedicated TV output connectors.
Older laptops may not have dedicated TV outputs. Normal VGA CANNOT be converted to TV output merely by using ANY kind of cable. Even if you can successfully select resolutions and frequencies for a normal TV display there still remains the fact that VGA is RGB, with TTL sync, while video is either composite (everything in one wire) , S-video (color in one wire and luminance/sync in another) , or component (luminance/sync in one, color distributed in two other wires).
To use a TV with your laptop that does not have a TV out you indeed need a VGA-to-TV video converter box.

[Ultra_Immortal]

Would a DVI to RCA Cable work straight?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ist&sku=353560

[gshelley61]

No, that won't work. You need a scan converter if your laptop does not have TV out...

http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200366

[jagabo]

Would a DVI to RCA Cable work straight?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...ist&sku=353560

That cable will work if your laptop's DVI connector outputs analog RGB, your TV has analog RGB inputs, and the TV supports the scan rates the laptop is putting out.

RCA connectors are used for many different things. You need to specify what inputs your TV has. S-video, composite (yellow RCA), analog RGB (usually 15 pin DIN), analog component (YPbPr, red, green, blue RCA), DVI, HDMI?