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HDMI to Component (YPbPr) or native S-Video?
« on: May 19, 2015, 08:29:30 pm »
I recently just had a rare-gem of a monitor blow out on me (it was a cheap 27 inch CRT VGA monitor I found on craigslist.  Typically they're hard to find any bigger than 21") and now I realize it's time to pony-up.  And I do mean "pony" since I'm not really into dropping 500+ on a monitor so it can do 31Khz (speaking of which, can you display 60fps on 31Khz or am I stupid on that one?) and I'll likely be going the TV route.

My current graphics card for this MAME cabinet has DVI, HDMI, and VGA.  Would you guys recommend using a transcoder to go from HDMI to component (red green blue RCA) or get a new card that does S-video natively?  Which do you think would produce better picture on a tube?

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Re: HDMI to Component (YPbPr) or native S-Video?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2015, 04:54:47 pm »
I have no experience with hdmi to ypbpr converters but a lot of the reviews on amazon say they don't output 480i which is what most SD CRT Tv's need.

however i've used some older Nvidia cards off ebay (6200 to 9700) with component out on a CRT TV and it looked great.
Much better than super video.

I know radeon 9550 /9600 video cards work with the DVI to ypbpr dongles but i'm unclear on newer cards and there isn't much documentation either.

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Re: HDMI to Component (YPbPr) or native S-Video?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2015, 08:10:54 pm »
Well from what I understood a lot of the CRTs that support component will take 480p.  If not, the transcoder I was looking at will output 480i over the component side http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T2MLNBM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2T7NAYK1TW06S .

When it comes to the graphics card, what's the most powerful desktop one that has the ability to go to component out of the gate? Maybe I too can snag one on ebay and just sell the 5750 the computer currently has.

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Re: HDMI to Component (YPbPr) or native S-Video?
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2015, 02:50:36 pm »
I have 3 crt TV's with component in & none of them take 480p.
but that's the limit of my experience.

I think a 9800 model is probably the beefiest card nvidia makes with the component out.
but you'd have to check each manufacturer.

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Re: HDMI to Component (YPbPr) or native S-Video?
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2015, 03:57:13 pm »
It's really only the HDTV CRTs that came at the end that supported 480p over component. Most of them are giant and widescreen.

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Re: HDMI to Component (YPbPr) or native S-Video?
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2015, 03:16:09 pm »
It's really only the HDTV CRTs that came at the end that supported 480p over component. Most of them are giant and widescreen.

I saw a 25" (I think) widescreen CRT last week at the thrift store.
It didn't look that big but OMG i had to widen my stance in order to turn it around to see the inputs.
it was heavy.
can't imagine what the bigger ones weight.

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Re: HDMI to Component (YPbPr) or native S-Video?
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2015, 03:41:00 pm »
can't imagine what the bigger ones weight.

My 40" Sony WEGA I owned a decade ago was over 300 lbs. It was a great picture but it just took up too much space in my house, even in a corner. Now days I see them on Craigslist all the time for $50.

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Re: HDMI to Component (YPbPr) or native S-Video?
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2015, 08:30:46 pm »
It's really only the HDTV CRTs that came at the end that supported 480p over component. Most of them are giant and widescreen.

http://www.halo1forum.com/general/53-list-27%94-hd-crts-how-find-them.html <This list has a lot of 27" CRTs in 4:3 that support 480p if you're ever hunting in the future.  I was lucky enough to snag the Advent one today :D