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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: Waglo on January 09, 2013, 07:01:21 pm

Title: Key Digital VTCA 3 VGA to Component Transcoder
Post by: Waglo on January 09, 2013, 07:01:21 pm

Hi, for sale is a Key Digital VTCA-3 VGA input/VGA passthrough to Component output transcoder.  This adapter retailed for over 150$ a few years ago and was made for the video consumer market.  It allows you to plug in a vga signal and perfectly output it in component, you can use this to get true rgb on a component television and it supports resolutions up to 1920x1080p (great for a mame cabinet to get a beautiful picture.)  The adapter only allows input resolutions in progressive scan, so interlaced is out with this, but combine this with televisions that have component input and can handle 15khz, an arcade VGA or a video card with calamity drivers and you'll be in beautiful native res RGB heaven.

For those who are wondering why this adapter is necessary, you can't just buy a vga to component cable adapter, a transcoder is required to convert the signal.  Why not just use the component out from a pc video card?  Because you dont get true arcade resolutions with component out from a video card, the video card tampers with the resolution before outputting it via component.

I will mention that this adapter must be used in conjunction with powerstrip in order to send a tv set a signal with proper timings.  This adapter has a few more features that I never really knew much about.  It comes complete with its wall-wart.  Why am I selling it?  Because I came across a NEC XM 2950 broadcast monitor that has vga input so I'm set.

Yours for 35$ plus shipping.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8366143694_83e3d2bd6c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50072175@N07/8366143694/)
IMG_2274 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50072175@N07/8366143694/#) by Christian Castillo1 (http://www.flickr.com/people/50072175@N07/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Key Digital VTCA 3 VGA to Component Transcoder
Post by: Waglo on January 13, 2013, 04:22:37 am

The adapter is now available for 35 dollars shipped via USPS priority mail.  This adapter is a great way to use a regular tv for native res rgb instead of a very expensive arcade monitor.

Title: Re: Key Digital VTCA 3 VGA to Component Transcoder
Post by: Waglo on January 15, 2013, 05:10:44 pm

Now 30$ shipped, this is the last price drop before it heads to e-bay.

Title: Re: Key Digital VTCA 3 VGA to Component Transcoder
Post by: Waglo on January 16, 2013, 09:56:29 pm

Alright, I'll twist my arm this one time, 25$ Shipped!