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RGB Component Video Q
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RGB Component Video Q

iChompU 4:09 PM - 26 July, 2009
Ok. So I just started a new gig. They have video setup, but its something I've never seen before. Everything is linked through a PC, and a program just runs through a database of videos.

My first night was last night, and I got there thinking that I was gonna be able to find a master video in/out, and plug right in. I look on the back of this video receiver, and I just see a bunch of RGB inputs & outputs, but no master in/out that I could see.

I'm guessing that I am just going to have to figure out what is going into the pack of the house computer, and substitute my computer in place of their computer.

My question is, what do you think is running into the pack of this PC that is daisy chained to all these TVs in RGB. What cable or adapters do you think I am gonna need to be able to do video at this place?

Everything was hooked up so tight that I wasn't able to pull out the PC to see what was run into the back of it.

Any help would be great.
a-swift 5:38 PM - 26 July, 2009
You can pretty easily convert a VGA output from a computer, into an RGB analog signal. Matter of fact, this is usually just a cheap cable that has a VGA connector on one side and Red Green and Blue RCA connectors on the other side.

Chances are however, that the system is NOT running RGB signals. It is most likely running component video signals, which confuses people because the cabling is the same but the signaling is totally different.

Component video also uses red green and blue RCA connectors. If this is the case, you'll need to get a transcoder to convert the signal to component. These are not cheap.

If you're wondering what the difference between RGB and Component is, I suppose I could explain it but it's really not that important.
iChompU 5:58 PM - 27 July, 2009
Im wondering if they have it set up so that they program runs on the main monitor, and the actual full screen video is set up as a secondary display just like how we run Video SL. If this is the case, could I hook the cord that is plugged in to run the secondary display into one of my adapters? I have both s video/rca adapter aswell as the other one that hooks into a computer monitor.