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MBP April 2007 - DVI to analogue input projector
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1028641" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>Sorry, I read right past the part about the component input.</p><p></p><p>While I have not tried it, I'd say with about a 99.9% certainty, no.</p><p></p><p>While both VGA and component are analog, they are two different signals.</p><p>VGA is RGB</p><p>Component is YPrPb</p><p>I'm not going to go into the technical differences here. You can probably find plenty with google or the wiki.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Suffice it to say, that unless a computer video card is capable of passing Y Pr Pb signals through it's VGA or DVI port, one of those adapters or cables will not work.</p><p></p><p>There could be more, but the only cards I'm aware of off hand that supported this were a couple of the ATI All-in-Wonder cards from a few years back and maybe the regular Radeon 9500/9800 cards. I'd have to go back and research to know for sure.</p><p></p><p>To get to component from your Mac, I'm afraid it's gonna cost ya between $150-$200 for a VGA to component converter.</p><p></p><p>Am sure there are plenty of $2-5 adapters/cables on Amazon. Grab one if you want. When it doesn't work you won't be out much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1028641, member: 24160"] Sorry, I read right past the part about the component input. While I have not tried it, I'd say with about a 99.9% certainty, no. While both VGA and component are analog, they are two different signals. VGA is RGB Component is YPrPb I'm not going to go into the technical differences here. You can probably find plenty with google or the wiki. Suffice it to say, that unless a computer video card is capable of passing Y Pr Pb signals through it's VGA or DVI port, one of those adapters or cables will not work. There could be more, but the only cards I'm aware of off hand that supported this were a couple of the ATI All-in-Wonder cards from a few years back and maybe the regular Radeon 9500/9800 cards. I'd have to go back and research to know for sure. To get to component from your Mac, I'm afraid it's gonna cost ya between $150-$200 for a VGA to component converter. Am sure there are plenty of $2-5 adapters/cables on Amazon. Grab one if you want. When it doesn't work you won't be out much. [/QUOTE]
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