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dMw Chit Chat => The Beer Bar => Technology Section => Topic started by: suicidal_monkey on January 30, 2004, 01:26:18 PM

Title: dvd player - vga out, but how
Post by: suicidal_monkey on January 30, 2004, 01:26:18 PM
I just got one of these dvd player (http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=9623)s for £40 which was quite a nice litle bargain. It works fine through the SCART to the tv, but I can't get a singal on my pc monitor. I cannot get the VGA port to enable, plus I'm having trouble finding -any- info on the web for this make  :rolleyes: I know it's a cheapo, but if anyone comes accross a samasonic website or knows of any good dvd player forums or something that google doesn't check do let me know ;-)
Title: dvd player - vga out, but how
Post by: Anonymous on January 30, 2004, 02:05:19 PM
I notice that it does S-Video and composite out. Does your graphics card support either of those as inputs you could then not use the VGA port.
Title: dvd player - vga out, but how
Post by: suicidal_monkey on January 30, 2004, 02:43:48 PM
do I need to send it into my computer at all though? The motherboard would appear to have a VGA-in. the graphics card doesn't, but then I don't want to send it to my pc at all really. Just play dvd's through my monitor while I have the player (it'll head to my gf's in a few months, when I've managed to buy a DVD-writer for my new pc :) - expect a thread on that in a few weeks! ;) )

surely vga out (which is meant to be plugged into a vga-capable TV) just goes straight into my monitor? don't see why it wouldn't ? :eyebrow:

QuoteComponent Video output.
SCART Output

S-Video and COMPOSITE VIDEO output.
Selectable NTSC or PAL video system output.
DIGITAL COAXIAL and OPTICAL output.
VGA Out

I have a menu which (when plugged into the scart on my tv so I could see what was going on) switched between PAL/NTSC/AUTO and another which switched between RGB/YUV/S-VIDEO, but that was all I could see. a comment in the instructions said that it'd display just that when in "NORMAL" mode, but damned if I can see where to find this normal mode setting!!
Title: dvd player - vga out, but how
Post by: A Twig on January 30, 2004, 05:33:43 PM
I simply bought one of these (http://www.omegahomevideo.com/products/tv_one/cheesebox.htm), at the press of a button you can switch between TV and PC, loverly stuff  :D
Title: dvd player - vga out, but how
Post by: suicidal_monkey on January 30, 2004, 06:02:41 PM
my pc monitor has two inputs, so if I could get the VGA from the DVD to work somehow I'd be fine. I think I know the problem now though...  :frusty:

having posted my query on the aria website sometime near lunch...
Quote A. It outputs at a resolution of 720 x 400 or 640 x 242. Please check that your monitor can support these resolutions.

I have an iiyama vm pro 454, but it's not widescreen, so possibly doesn't support those resolutions <_<

ah well, guess my girlfriend can have it earlier.  :flirty:
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