Hdmi To Component Converter

[XRT8U]

I bought my 60inch lcd tv

(without HDMI) over a year ago thinking its the "it" tv, meanwhile a year later they bring out HDMI, now the the ps3 and everything is coming out with HDMI I was looking for a HDMI to component converter box and found this, now im not buying a new tv just for HDMI but if u can pick something like this up that will do the same job why not! Has anyone seen this??

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...mMakeTrack=true

Edited 18/03/07 11:37 AM by XRT8U

[Dagabond]

You can buy cables that already do HDMI to Component you dont need a converter box....

This is what I run between my Set top box and TV:

http://www.monstercable.com/productDisplay.asp?pin=2445

[nang3]

mate there virtually will no noticeable difference between a decent set of quality component cables and a HDMI cable, maybe if you could split a screen in half with 1 half comp and 1 hdmi you could notice but otherwise I doubt it..

Hdmi is good though cause 1 cable does everything instead of 4 !!!

Does your TV display 1080p, or downscale to 1080i??

[XR06T]

if it doesnt have hdmi the tv wont take a 1080p signal

[nang3]

the problem with bluray/HDMI/Component is that component can physically transport the 1080p signals but due to the licensinc and anti piracy crap for 1080p movies.

its all murky but some shizzle here;

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=675595

[Toxic]

60in lcd tv 12mths old no hdmi?

lcd rear pro?

[Robit28]

Also, converting HDMI to Component also means you are going from a digital signal to an analogue signal. Probably won't see too much of a difference but I like to stay digital as far as I can up the signal chain.

Rob.

[XRT8U]

Yes its a 60inch sony lcd rear pro, and no, no hdmi or dvi! Only HD components! If this box does what it says it does then isn't it worth going HDMI this way?? Unless someone can show me some proper HD cables for the ps3!

[F6 UTE]

mate there virtually will no noticeable difference between a decent set of quality component cables and a HDMI cable, maybe if you could split a screen in half with 1 half comp and 1 hdmi you could notice but otherwise I doubt it..

Hdmi is good though cause 1 cable does everything instead of 4 !!!

Does your TV display 1080p, or downscale to 1080i??

←

Big fat hairy bollox

A very noticeable difference in picture quality!!!!!

I noticed a big difference just going up a model in my Harmon Kardon DVD player. Then to HDMI was a big jump again..

Next your gonna tell me NTSC is just as good

[Geeseman]

1080P can be displayed over component no problem. You may lose signal quality but it proably wont be noticable over a video signal. The PS3 is data so it may be notable but it depends on the quality of the transcoder in the LCD Panel.

Movies will have little difference between 1080i and 1080P as long as the panel can deinterlace the signal properly. Get some monster component cables and you will be OK.