Pushing RGA through the DVI port with open-source drivers.

[Jeffrey Gray]

You will need a converter as the signal is not adaptable.

Good Luck.

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 23:48, Jeffrey Gray <chevy4x4burb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Well, the three cables are your RGB signaling.  VGA is RGB with a
>> vertical and or horizontal sync (or something of the sort)  I don't
>> see why you couldn't use that cable and have it work at the hardware
>> level without worrying about drivers.  The 4 pins surrounding the
>> blade ensure that the DVI connector can not be plugged into a DVI-D
>> (digital only).  With the DVI-I the port is outputting a DVI signal on
>> some of the pins and the old analog RGB signal over others.
>>
>> Just my quick thought.
>>
>
> Thanks, Jeffrey. I just now noticed that the cable that I linked to is
> in fact component video: one RCA plug each for the Red Green and Blue.
> Unfortunately the television that I am connecting to has only a single
> (yellow) RCA video in.
>
> My previous experience was with a single RCA (yellow) plug which
> connected to a VGA out and did require a special driver. I will try to
> locate a different cable or adapter that might suit the television's
> input.
>
> Thanks!
>
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