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Title: Those DVI-I to Component Converters on Ebay
Post by: moman on January 05, 2007, 09:47:59 am

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.

Title: Re: Those DVI-I to Component Converters on Ebay
Post by: ahofle on January 05, 2007, 11:06:18 am

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.

Title: Re: Those DVI-I to Component Converters on Ebay
Post by: JoyMonkey on January 05, 2007, 11:19:01 am

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.

Title: Re: Those DVI-I to Component Converters on Ebay
Post by: releasedtruth on January 05, 2007, 11:24:01 am

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

Title: Re: Those DVI-I to Component Converters on Ebay
Post by: hypernova on January 05, 2007, 12:05:33 pm

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

Title: Re: Those DVI-I to Component Converters on Ebay
Post by: ark_ader on January 05, 2007, 08:15:16 pm

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

Title: Re: Those DVI-I to Component Converters on Ebay
Post by: TOK on January 06, 2007, 08:49:39 pm

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