Video to VGA

[JLPedro]

This might be a dumb question, but, i've seen on ebay and other places this piece of hardware : Geniatech V2VPro Video to VGA Up-Scaling Converter/Switcher at a price of 41usd plus shipping (12usd to portugal) aprox 35 euros, and asking the manufacturer if i could connect a 15,75khz vga signal and would it convert it to the vga 31khz of my LCD, the response was that it woud work. If so why do whe need scandoublers?? Am i missing something?!?

This is the converter:
http://stores.ebay.com/HDTVonPC_Vide...QQftidZ2QQtZkm

[Zetr0]

@JLPedro

Hello there, a VGA Up-Scaling Converter / Switcher is in fact a scan doubler, as you have noted it takes a 15kHz signal and converts it to 31kHz (or more as the case maybe)

I will suggest caution though as some cheap units do not de-interlace (cure the flicker) from interlaced screen and you are left with a mess!

I would suggest the following to anyone.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/External-TV-Tu...QQcmdZViewItem

I have one of these and its clearly awesome, I had a wonderfull stable picture from my amiga (in 1280x512x8 super hires laced) scaled nicely on my 42" Plasma in 16:9, also on my 19" AOC monitor in 1280x1024x32

its great

[JLPedro]

Humm, even cheaper! what do you use to conect your amiga to the video converter?

The one you sugested states it might not suport pal-b or pal-g (portugal standard), does this mean i could not conect it to my tv?.

[Zetr0]

the unit has 4 possible inputs

SVideo
VGA
RF
Composite

I have tried the RF / Composite and Svideo all are great, Svideo being almost indistinguishable from RGB, I am yet to try the VGA to see if it can handle 15kHz input.

[JLPedro]

Ops, the price is in British pounds, it's a bit more expensive than the v2pro, and both have the vga in, does the cable comes included or is it easy to buy one (vga in, seems a dim socket).

[Zetr0]

yes 13 pin dim, not all that uncommon, i think i have a couple i got free with graphics cards LOL.

I am unsure of the v2pro, i had considered this unit a while back but when instead with the link i put up... do you know if the v2pro de-interlaces the image and then scans them up ?

if it does then, well the argument is a mute point as they would both be doing the same thing.

@JLPedro
just reading up the specs of the unit you posted

Features:

• Plug& Play installation, no software or driver required.
• Support all video formats in the world (NTSC/PAL/SECAM...)
• Supports full function OSD (On Screen Display).
• Versatile resolutions: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 and 1280x1024@60 and 75Hz
• Compatible for Multi Signal inputs: Video, S-Video, PC (bypass).
• OSD control menu:50-to-60HZ frame rate conversion, Brightness, Contrast,
• Saturation, hue control, video standard.
• Up-scaling conversion
• 3DMotion-adaptive interfiled de-interlacing.

so yes it does de-interlace the picture... this is a pretty good price for this type of unit... i will certainly consider one of these for my next project...

a good find indeed!