Anyone Using the ATI DVI to Component Adapter??

[nasttcar]

My TV is digital LCD projection TV but does not have DVI input. ATI sells a DVI-I HDTV Adapter for $29.

If you are using this, I would be interested in knowing what your experience and opinion is.

Also, what video board are you using it with?

Will it work with any video board that has DVI output?



Lastly, I'm asking alot of newbie questions and do appreciate everyone's time answering my questions. -- John

[jeffreyd_tx]

I don't like the adapter. You can't do 540p with it. Too bad you don't have DVI. That is the way to go.

[Cayars]

If you're projector has S-Video I'd personally use that. You probably won't be able to tell the difference between the outputs and you have one less thing to go wrong with your setup. It's also a pain in the but to adjust your settings correctly with the adapter.

Carlo

[codeit999]

i have one and its kinda hard to make it to work perfectly because of overscan. don't know if the transcoder is a lot better though (like the Audio Authority 9A60 or the key Digital KD-VTCA3)? I am using component video to my tv. You have to play
with powerstrip to make it work.

[flipper9]

Also, what video board are you using it with?

I am using the ATI Radeon 9500 with the DVI version of the Component Video Adapter to my Rear Projection 16:9 HDTV.

If you are using this, I would be interested in knowing what your experience and opinion is.

I would recommend that you hook-up both the S-Video and the Component Video of the ATI Radeon as the Component Video setup can get tricky.

My HDTV supports 480i/480p on one port and 480p/1080i on the other port. Each TV will vary. Mine was one of the first lower to mid-range HDTVs.

I found that the 1776x1000 setting on the Secondary Monitor (the one with the adapter) gave me the best compromise with overscan. Looks great with SnapStream. You will need to pass command-line parameters to SnapStream to have it reduce the interface size to compensate for overscan(See: http://kb.snapstream.com/Kb.aspx?kbid=1122 ). I have the ATI Component Adapter set with 16:9, 480p, and 1080i enabled. Your settings will depend on your television.

You don't necessarily need PowerStrip to make it work. Depends on your Televisions capabilities. Trial and error seems to be what is required for now since there is a wide variety of Televisions and support right now.

I would agree with people above that you probably won't see much of a difference using S-Video vs. Component Video, though I haven't done any comparision tests. (I can see a difference between SVideo on my cable box and Component Video on my cable box).

I'm still waiting for SnapStream to natively support displaying in a secondary monitor and support customized "bar" colors. After that, I will probably use Component Video all the time.

ATI has lately been good with providing built-in tools to deal with overscan with the S-Video output. NO such luck with the Component Video Adapter output as of yet.

Will it work with any video board that has DVI output?

NO; it will only work with the Radeon series of adapters. There are two versions of the Component Video Adapter. One for a SVGA port and one for a DVI port. Depends on what kind of outputs you have on your card.

jeffreyd_tx: don't like the adapter. You can't do 540p with it. Too bad you don't have DVI. That is the way to go.

When I get my next HDTV, I will go with DVI and dump the Component Video Adapter. The Component Video Adapter works, but is not the best solution. I know you can tell a definate difference between a DVI hookup and a VGA hookup on a LCD flat-panel monitor. Probably will be the same with an HDTV.