Our cable company is issuing "all digital devices" with coax, red/white/yellow RCA, or HDMI outputs. We have an older "HD-ready" TV with component inputs but no HDMI. Would this product work for us to get a picture that is better (via the HDMI plug) than using coax? Our cable company is issuing "all digital devices" with coax, red/white/yellow RCA, or HDMI outputs. We have an older "HD-ready" TV with component inputs but no HDMI. Would... » Read More Our cable company is issuing "all digital devices" with coax, red/white/yellow RCA, or HDMI outputs. We have an older "HD-ready" TV with component inputs but no HDMI. Would this product work for us to get a picture that is better (via the HDMI plug) than using coax? « Show Less
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If the cable company equipment has component OUT, and your TV has component IN, then you will probably get the best picture doing that, unless you spend much more than this device costs. I have an older Flat screen that has 1 HDMI port and component IN. The HDMI port went out. I purchased this, and the picture was good, but had some noise (white spots here and there). Plus most services on my Apple TV gave me HDCP errors and I was not able to view them...which was frustrating because it has "HDCP" written on the case. I returned it and just stuck with component for now. It is not as great a pic as HDMI, but it is still very good. If the cable company equipment has component OUT, and your TV has component IN, then you will probably get the best picture doing that, unless you spend much more than this device costs. I have an older Flat screen that has 1 HDMI port and component IN. The HDMI port went out. I purchased this, and the picture was good, but had some noise (white spots here and there). Plus most services on my Apple TV gave me HDCP errors and I was not able to view them...which was frustrating because it has "HDCP" written on the case. I returned it and just stuck with component for now. It is not... » Read More If the cable company equipment has component OUT, and your TV has component IN, then you will probably get the best picture doing that, unless you spend much more than this device costs. I have an older Flat screen that has 1 HDMI port and component IN. The HDMI port went out. I purchased this, and the picture was good, but had some noise (white spots here and there). Plus most services on my Apple TV gave me HDCP errors and I was not able to view them...which was frustrating because it has "HDCP" written on the case. I returned it and just stuck with component for now. It is not as great a pic as HDMI, but it is still very good. « Show Less
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that was my situation, which this converter solved perfectly. The yellow cable is likely standard def HVHS, which won't look good at all. don't know what the coax is, an rf signal supposed to go into a tuner?? the hdmi will work with Loftek box.cheers,bill taylor
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I solved a similar problem having an older Panasonic HD professional display that had no HDMI and only component inputs. Connected it to a new ATSC over the air HD tuner which only had HDMI out. Great HD picture.
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Yes, converts HDMI signal to Component and you can use the audio output of choice from the cable box
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"Why not run component from your bluray to your receiver that way you will get excellent video and good sound. Using coaxial for sound is the worst choice. If you want to use HDMI to the TV then use optical for your sound."Digital coax is equal to optical for digital audio signal transfer. I think you are confusing with coax vs. component for video transmission. As far Plissken's question goes, The Oppo's 7.1 outputs connected to your receivers 5.1 inputs (assuming you have them which you should) and your receiver being set to "direct analog" mode will give superior sound to your current setup as the Oppo's superior DACs will be doing all of the processing. HDMI is still way to go for video connection. "Why not run component from your bluray to your receiver that way you will get excellent video and good sound. Using coaxial for sound is the worst choice. If you want to use HDMI to the TV then use optical for your sound."Digital coax is equal to optical for digital audio signal transfer. I think you are confusing with coax vs. component for video transmission. As far Plissken's question goes, The Oppo's 7.1 outputs connected to your receivers 5.1 inputs (assuming you have them which you should) and your receiver being set to "direct analog" mode will give... » Read More "Why not run component from your bluray to your receiver that way you will get excellent video and good sound. Using coaxial for sound is the worst choice. If you want to use HDMI to the TV then use optical for your sound."Digital coax is equal to optical for digital audio signal transfer. I think you are confusing with coax vs. component for video transmission. As far Plissken's question goes, The Oppo's 7.1 outputs connected to your receivers 5.1 inputs (assuming you have them which you should) and your receiver being set to "direct analog" mode will give superior sound to your current setup as the Oppo's superior DACs will be doing all of the processing. HDMI is still way to go for video connection. « Show Less
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An HDMI cable gives a better picture supposedly but the TV also has the RCA jacks and the RG (cable) input also. I have a VCR (I know they are antique) without an HDMI output and it is connected with an RCA cable
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The product, VGA to RCA Converter, works as described, with all TV's that have a "composite" input,that is, the yellow/white/red connections (although the red and white cables are for sound and not involved with this device), and also with TV's that use the outdated "S-Video" input. The vertical color bars, or "stripes" you are seeing is when the converter has no input from the computer. I've seen that screen before on my system when I remove the video connection from the computer first. If you are using the reverse unit, RCA to VGA, then I don't know what you'll see.
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No. It has composite outputs and a coax output. This is a pretty basic player. It's meant to output to HDMI or Comp (RYW). Works very well with HDMI but if your digital TV doesn't have HDMI capability the composite output should take care of you. I'm quite happy with the purchase.
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The product, VGA to RCA Converter, works as described, with all TV's that have a "composite" input,that is, the yellow/white/red connections (although the red and white cables are for sound and not involved with this device), and also with TV's that use the outdated "S-Video" input. The vertical color bars, or "stripes" you are seeing is when the converter has no input from the computer. I've seen that screen before on my system when I remove the video connection from the computer first. If you are using the reverse unit, RCA to VGA, then I don't know what you'll see. The product, VGA to RCA Converter, works as described, with all TV's that have a "composite" input,that is, the yellow/white/red connections (although the red and white cables are for sound and not involved with this device), and also with TV's that use the outdated "S-Video" input. The vertical color bars, or "stripes" you are seeing is when the converter has no input from the computer. I've seen that screen before on my system when I remove the video connection from the computer first. If you are using the reverse unit, RCA to VGA, then I don't know... » Read More The product, VGA to RCA Converter, works as described, with all TV's that have a "composite" input,that is, the yellow/white/red connections (although the red and white cables are for sound and not involved with this device), and also with TV's that use the outdated "S-Video" input. The vertical color bars, or "stripes" you are seeing is when the converter has no input from the computer. I've seen that screen before on my system when I remove the video connection from the computer first. If you are using the reverse unit, RCA to VGA, then I don't know what you'll see. « Show Less
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Hi Bipin, Yes. You can use the RCA, optical, digital coax or HDMI input of this system. -Anthony
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This is a HDMI Splitter... Meaning you take the output of one device (like a Satellite Receiver) and then split that signal to multiple TV's. If you TV only has 2 HDMI inputs and you need another one, why not consider using the Component Inputs on the TV, it will give you a good HD picture... Hope this helps...
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No, it did not work for me. HDMI is diigital and component RCA is analog. They are incompatible. I was trying to connect my PC to a TV that does not have HDMI input. There is a small chance that if your HDMI source is a computer you may be able to change the computer HDMI output to analog but my understanding is that there are few computers that have the capability. My TV does have a DVI input so I bought a HDMI to DVI cable for the video. Then I use a separate cable from the PC headphone output to get the audio. That does work.
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The TV needs to input DVI and red/white audio I assume. This item inputs DVI/red/white and outputs HDMI so it is the opposite of what I think you need. Tell me, what are you trying to connect to the TV and what model is the TV?
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No. This is going from RGB/SpDIF/Coax input to HDMI output. I think you'd need to be going in the other direction. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/E-More-Component-Converter-Supporting-Coaxial/dp/B00T2MLNBM or http://www.amazon.com/BestFire-Component-Converter-Supporting-Coaxial/dp/B00N9UEVNK
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Component and HDMI are supposed to handle the same quality of signal. There are those who would debate the quality of component over HDMI but I have not been able to tell with my eyes any visible difference in picture quality. Sometimes cable length is an issue though, so be aware that a 15' cable or longer *might* degrade the signal quality. Hope that is helpful to you.
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"Why not run component from your bluray to your receiver that way you will get excellent video and good sound. Using coaxial for sound is the worst choice. If you want to use HDMI to the TV then use optical for your sound." Digital coax is equal to optical for digital audio signal transfer. I think you are confusing with coax vs. component for video transmission. As far Plissken's question goes, The Oppo's 7.1 outputs connected to your receivers 5.1 inputs (assuming you have them which you should) and your receiver being set to "direct analog" mode will give superior sound to your current setup as the Oppo's superior DACs will be doing all of the processing. HDMI is still way to go for video connection.
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HDMI is better than Component or Component which are better than coaxial. Here's the question though: what if the coaxial is from an indoor antenna? Many reviewers have written that they get better HD Over The Air (coaxial) than from Cable. So, what is the issue here? Does the coaxial connecting indoor antenna to HDTV function differently than coaxial from, say DVD to HDTV? Put more simply: does an indoor antenna give a true HD picture?
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It is an interesting question that people ignore. The output you get on the screen in totally dependant on what the quality of the signal is going in. In the computer world there is a term, "garbage in garbage out." Consumer guide used to specifically test how TV's interacted with a cable input. I do not see that they still evaluate this signal input issue. The reality is that all signals are far from equal. I have Cablevision in NYC and find the signal abysmal. I am in a apartment building where the signal is being split 90 times and it is obvious the signal is extremely devalued. My brother in NJ gets Comcast directly into his home and his 1080P picture is the best I have ever seen. In general there are two issues which you may not be able to control, the inate abiltiy of the specific TV to process a cable input and the quality of the signal. I hope this has helped. It is my understanding that satellite and Fios are by far the highest quality signal. Cable is a crapshoot.
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The DVP5982 targets new TVs that accept 1080i/1080p over HDMI. Although it has component outputs for HD TVs sold in the last few years, it does not offer outputs for older TVs, e.g., S-video or RCA video. For my older TV, I have used the DVP5140 connected over RCA video/separate audio. Even that DVD player did not offer a coax/antenna connection to work with a really older TV. Philips conveniently makes their manuals available online on their support site, so you can compare the connections available on each of these models with your TV to see what works for you.
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You need a spare "video out" from somewhere to make it work (the typical yellow, red and white rca plug combination). Either from the cable box, or maybe if you have a surround sound system it could have more than one output. I guess if your tv has a video out block that would work, though I don't think that's typical to have that.