Customer Reviews

Premium 6ft VGA Male to 3-RCA Component Video Male cable

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(39)

 

 

Before you buy this cable to hook up your PC with your TV please read the following:

In order for this cable to work, the markings on your TV must be RGB. You will have to look closely to read this or find it in your TV manual. If it is Pr,Y,Pb IT WILL NOT WORK. You will find these markings next to the red, green and blue connectors on the back of your TV. Remember, they must be marked R,G,B.

Regards.

This worked amazing to hook up my projector to my DVD player. Much better picture quality than with the previous S-video cable.

This WILL NOT work to hook up your laptop to a Television. Do not even try.

Even though all these helpful reviews said "this won't allow you to plug your laptop into your TV," i thought that for sure my situation must be different. Don't fall into the same trap - This cable does not convert RGB video into a component signal.
If you need something for plugging your component into an RGB port in a projector, this is for you. And it's very well made.

I ordered this cable in the hopes of connecting my laptop to my 50" plasma TV. The cable arrived in good condition, and I believe it's a good-quality cable - it feels strong, but is still very flexible - but it didn't work for me.

In order to use this cable, the device with VGA out must be capable of sending a TV signal, sometimes called an RGB signal or a sync-on-green signal. Because this is a very specific type of signal, it's almost impossible to find out whether or not a certain device is capable of it. Basically, if it's designed for displaying on a TV, it's going to send the right signal, but most laptops have display ports for connecting to monitors, not TVs. For this price, however, it's probably worth buying the cable and testing it in your situation, instead of scouring the web and living in constant uncertainty.

Ignore ANYONE who buys this cable to connect a computer to a TV and gives it 1-3 stars because it didn't work. Ignore those who wrote "I read the warnings but bought it anyway" and then complained. These people have no clue.

This cable does NOT convert any signal. It is used in situations where the devices are expecting a certain signal. It is not misleading, and there really isn't a need for a manual because it doesn't do anything requiring installation. Does any other cable come with a manual or instructions? "Plug it in."

Case 1: your computer video card can be CONFIGURED to output Component video (various HD resolutions or SD 480p). This is configured in the control panel/pane. Some ATI products had this ability, others required a dongle with dip switches that told the card which signal to send over component (720p, 1080i, etc.). If your card was software configurable, it will tell the video card to do the conversion and send Component video over the proper pins on the VGA connector. A television or projector would then see this as an HD signal and display it. There is also a shareware utility that can hack into some cards to tell them to send the signal out correctly.

Case 2: your monitor or projector can receive component signals over the VGA input port. Again, certain monitors and projectors can do this. It's more common on projectors, but my 42" Panasonic Plasma MONITOR (not TV, MONITOR) can do this. Again, you need to go into the menu of the receiving unit and tell it to look for component signal over the particular input.

Case 3: very rare, but there are a few older projectors and monitors with 3 connector RGB inputs (also known as SYNC on Green). But again, your output device must be able to send sync on green over VGA. This was more common 10-15 years ago.

If you don't have these setups, this cable is not for you. If you rate it 1 star because it doesn't work for you and you don't have one of these setups, you need to look up the meaning of caveat emptor. Or simply investigate before you buy a product.

I have a HD compatible projector and this cable helped me connect my blu-ray to the projector and the picture quality is just great.
I'd recommend this to anyone with a HD compatible projector or tv.

Even after reading the various warnings submitted by others before buying this item, I decided to get it anyway. Most had alerted that the product wouldn't work for those who were trying to use the cable to link their TV with their computer. I was trying to connect a DVD player (component output) to a PC monitor (standard RGB HD-15). Should be no problem right? Wrong. The monitor doesn't recognize the connection. So, I just figured I'd return it. After all, it's Amazon. Well this particular product must be returned to the seller and the seller does not reimburse their shipping cost nor pay for the return shipping. Since the original shipping cost exceeds the product cost, it makes no financial sense to return the item. A cheap but important lesson for the future.

Excellent conversion cable. Some HD projectors/TVs accept the composite signal via connector that looks like a VGA one from a PC. This allows you to come out of the DVD player or other video source using 3 component plugs and go to the VGA style input on the projector. Works great.

THIS PRODUCT, I HAVE PURCHASED IT TWICE AND NONE WORKED, I COULD NOT RETURN IT BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A PRINTER AND GOING TO THE POST OFFICE IS NOT SO EASY FOR ME, I ADVICE THE SELLERS TEST THESE PRODUCTS BEFORE SENDING TO BUYERS. I DO NOT THINK I CAN STILL PURCHASE ELECTRONICS LIKE THAT FROM AMAZON.

This product dose not work ever, so I do not recommend to purchase such bad quality and cheap product, I have tried to connect many laptops to TV through this cable but it doesn't work