Would this setup work? (HD-PVR)

[Boojak]

What do I want to do: record PS3 gameplay with the HD-PVR

What do I currently have:

Samsung PX2370 (Monitor)
Hauppauge HD-PVR
1 Component cable (came with the HD-PVR product)
1 Offical PS2/PS3 Component cable

The problem?

The HD-PVR requires Component to display on Screen. However, my monitor only have one HDMI (input) port.

Solution?

So therefore, I must get a Converter that converts signals from Component (the Component cable that came with the HD-PVR) to HDMI.

This is the cheapest converter that I could find:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neet%C2%AE-Component-Converter-Supports-Lifetime/dp/B002C7CCJ6...pr_product_top

Would this converter work then? I did check the Reviews, but I'm just making sure.

Thanks in advance!!!

[edDV]

Better to invest that money in a small HDTV that can double as a second computer monitor.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplatemapper.jsp?id=pcat17080&type=page&qp=cabcat0100...c=abcat0100000

[Boojak]

I already have a 32' HDTV.... but I prefer my monitor.

Again, would the setup work? The converter is only £40 or $61.

[edDV]

It may "work".

The picture quality will be low using an analog component to HDMI converter unless you pay up.

[sanlyn]

The component output is a loop-thru for TV viewing. You can thank the TV makers for their new policy of discontuing all analog inputs of any kind and forcing you to use inferior HDMI for everything. That aside, the HD-PVR has a USB output for your PC; doesn't what you're recording display on your PC monitor via the capture software?

[jagabo]

If you get it, let us know how well it works.

[sanlyn]

The converter will certainly "work", I've seen it in use. Not such a great image, but it's only for quickie monitoring isn't it? It should be good enough for that. I wouldn't want to watch everything (or record) with it.

[edDV]

I scored a mid line Onkyo TX-NR609 receiver on Black Friday. It has an analog component to HDMI converter using the Marvell Qdeo chip but the quality is just so so IMO*. For general HDTV watching, the analog component output direct to HDTV has significantly better quality.

http://www.marvell.com/digital-entertainment/qdeo/


*this was for HD cable box 1080i Y,Pb,Pr analog component out.

[Boojak]

Hm, well, I'm confused now. Because according to the Amazon reviews, the customers said that the display quality is just about the same with the converter. As far as I know, my HDPVR can only record / display up to 1080i.

And yes, I use the HDPVR USB feature (HDPVR USB -> PC USB) to record on my PC.

[edDV]

Hm, well, I'm confused now. Because according to the Amazon reviews, the customers said that the display quality is just about the same with the converter. As far as I know, my HDPVR can only record / display up to 1080i.

And yes, I use the HDPVR USB feature (HDPVR USB -> PC USB) to record on my PC.

Well I suppose you can try it and return it if it doesn't work out. And it's not in the recording path.

[yoda313]

You can thank the TV makers for their new policy of discontinuing all analog inputs of any kind and forcing you to use inferior HDMI for everything.

Why would they do that? SO far as I know its only the bluray bunch that is working to eliminate anlaog OUTPUT along with cable/sat/fios.

What about all the legacy stuff that does composite/component?

What about WII owners? Or even xbox 360 owners who don't have an hdmi model? (the first generation didn't have a hdmi out).

I can't believe tv manufacturers wouldn't keep at least making analog composite inputs. There are tons of people who still have vcrs. Heck what about the camcorders that don't have hdmi out?

I find this statement suspect or at least misguided. If you have data to back that up I'd be interested.

I do know the bluray players and cable/sat/fios are trying to or have finally cut off the high def analog. but don't they still allow composite or is it all analog that is being disabled on these boxes?

[jagabo]

I do know the bluray players and cable/sat/fios are trying to or have finally cut off the high def analog. but don't they still allow composite or is it all analog that is being disabled on these boxes?

Not for much longer for Blu-ray players. After 2013 there will be no analog outputs at all, forced by the AACS license.

[usually_quiet]

You can thank the TV makers for their new policy of discontinuing all analog inputs of any kind and forcing you to use inferior HDMI for everything.

Why would they do that? SO far as I know its only the bluray bunch that is working to eliminate anlaog OUTPUT along with cable/sat/fios.

What about all the legacy stuff that does composite/component?

What about WII owners? Or even xbox 360 owners who don't have an hdmi model? (the first generation didn't have a hdmi out).

I can't believe tv manufacturers wouldn't keep at least making analog composite inputs. There are tons of people who still have vcrs. Heck what about the camcorders that don't have hdmi out?

I find this statement suspect or at least misguided. If you have data to back that up I'd be interested.

I do know the bluray players and cable/sat/fios are trying to or have finally cut off the high def analog. but don't they still allow composite or is it all analog that is being disabled on these boxes?

I'm looking at LCD TV's. I hope to find one I like with S-video because that is the best connection on my SD cable box, but S-Video is missing on most TVs I have seen. So far, composite and component are still available. My guess is composite will probably endure the longest. It was the first to appear and has the most legacy products able to use it.

[yoda313]

Not for much longer for Blu-ray players. After 2013 there will be no analog outputs at all, forced by the AACS license.

Thanks for the date. I knew they were doing something to it.

but S-Video is missing on most TVs I have seen. So far, composite and component are still available. My guess is composite will probably endure the longest. It was the first to appear and has the most legacy products able to use it.

Good luck on that. I am surprised svideo isn't available. How expensive or space hogging could an extra jack and chipset be?

[budwzr]

I do know the bluray players and cable/sat/fios are trying to or have finally cut off the high def analog. but don't they still allow composite or is it all analog that is being disabled on these boxes?

Not for much longer for Blu-ray players. After 2013 there will be no analog outputs at all, forced by the AACS license.

Yep, the new "Image Constraint Token" DRM scheme is coming to a TV near you.

HDMI is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Getting consumers to switch to HDMI with one-cable, one plug, easy peasy connections was phase one.

Phase two is the dreaded "Implementation" wakeup call.

[2Bdecided]

I hope to find one I like with S-video because that is the best connection on my SD cable box

Then the problem is that your cable box is not ready for the second decade of the 21st century!

I dread to think what a 480-line video looks like on a modern LCD. Especially given the rabid over-compression on most broadcasts. If you're posting here and care about picture quality, you'll probably have to move into the next room to make the picture bearable.

(I guess if I had Pay-TV and had to pay much extra for HD I'd probably feel the same way you do.)

Cheers,
David.