Those DVI-I to Component Converters on Ebay

[moman]

Hi everybody,

I am new to the forum.  There is some very good information on this forum which helped alot.  Thanks. 

I am almost finished with my cabinet.  I am in the process of connecting the TV to the PC.  My video card is an ATI 9550 w/DVI-I output and the TV is a Samsung w/ component input.  So, like many of you have recommended, I am in the market for a a DVI-I to component converter.  So here is my question:

On E-bay, there is someone selling a converter for dirt cheap (like $8 w/ shipping).  It is the gold one.  Has anyone used that one with a similar set-up?  Is it the same as some of the other ones out there such as the silver one on E-bay (for like $18 w/ shipping) or the more expensive ones from non-E-bay sites?

The link to the gold one is below.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HDTV-Component-Video-Adapter-DVI-I-to-YPrPb-NEW-Gold_W0QQitemZ220067810993QQihZ012QQcategoryZ61396QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks in advance to the replies.

[ahofle]

I don't know about that particular adapter, but I can tell you that monoprice.com (the seller) is probably the best place to get cables from.  So I imagine that it's a good quality item.

[JoyMonkey]

Seconded, MonoPrice kick ass in the cable dept. I've got a couple of similar (but obviously simpler) DVI -> HDMI adapters from them and they do their thing flawlessly.

[releasedtruth]

If you go to newegg you can get the sapphire version of that adapter which is identical to the official ATi one for maybe 12 bucks. I got one and it's flawless. Good seller or not, I don't like to mess with non-official adapters.

GT

[hypernova]

I've gotten one of those.  They are swell.  No problems here with them.

[ark_ader]

Don't you have to own a ATI 9600+ to run component video via your DVI port on your card?

[TOK]

Got one too... No problems.
aar_ader, I have a 9550 and the DVI adapter works fine.