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02-10-2013, 01:29 PM | #2 |
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monoprice.com has this type of thing, and they have a good reputation for quality and pricing.
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02-10-2013, 06:18 PM | #3 |
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Time for a new projector.
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02-10-2013, 06:34 PM | #4 |
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Let me get this straight - you're going to run a bluray player through an S-Video connection, and you're worried about the connections causing poor video quality?
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This is what I was really thinking. S video is so....late 90s.
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02-10-2013, 07:12 PM | #6 |
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Honestly you're better off buying a new projector that has an HDMI port. Part of it is because then the content will be displayed in HD and the other part is that while you may find a converter that says it does HDMI to S-Video, in more that 80% of the cases it won't work for you. Why? HDMI has this feature called HDCP, which is an encryption system that encrypts the HDMI connection. Most of the HDMI to s-Video converters would require that the HDMI signal be sent without HDCP which won't happen for any bluray.
There are some things that strip HDCP but they can be iffy as to how well they work and THEN you have to go buy a converter box. In short to actually do it right is going to be quite a bit more expensive than you think. You're better off buying a new projector if that's what you want to use rather than trying to jury rig a solution.
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02-10-2013, 07:15 PM | #7 |
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Agreed with everyone else, Get an HD projector. It's like buying a new CD and playing it on shitty mono speakers. You're not going to enjoy the quality Bluray can offer you.
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02-10-2013, 07:20 PM | #8 |
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Although I don't have alot of buying experience with buying projectors, I have worked with different makes in the past. Here's an ACER only 720p but nice price and decent reviews
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009223 Edit: Oh yeah, FREE SHIPPING Last edited by chasedude; 02-10-2013 at 07:22 PM.. Reason: I love newegg |
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Not for another couple of years. When the price of 3D ones come down.
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HDMI is a lossless digital signal and HDCP was put into place to try to prevent people from being able to copy the digital data directly.
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02-10-2013, 10:23 PM | #13 |
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Yup RCA will work but you might have to disconnect the HDMI when you use it. Still I wouldn't worry TOO much about the difference between RCA and S-Video. The only real difference is that S-Video separates the Luma and the Chroma signals where composite(RCA) video uses one channel to send both. With old equipment it used to matter more. With new equipment not so much.
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You might have luck trying to use that DVI port.
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Just use the RCA. It's simple and I bet you already have the necessary cables. I never noticed a difference between that and RCA and component on low definition devices anyway.
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