21st century cowboy Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 can you hook up component cables to a SDTV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yes if it has the receptors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yes if it has the receptors. You mean 5 holes? My TV only has 3 that I can see. Would they be on the back of the TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 That is S video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanchez Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Red Green and Blue holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Component is a High def format, your TV has to support progressive. This is essentially an EDTV or a HDTV. If you have neither, you can't use component. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UziT Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Component is a High def format, your TV has to support progressive. This is essentially an EDTV or a HDTV. If you have neither, you can't use component. Sorry to jump in my tv is an EDTV and only does 480p with the Component... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yeah, EDTV's only support up to 480p. They're essentially a 'cheap' way to get basic HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UziT Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yeah, EDTV's only support up to 480p. They're essentially a 'cheap' way to get basic HD. ah righty, got it back in 05 so I had no idea back then lol Just curious, better to have 480p or use an Advanced AV Cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 480p mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UziT Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 480p mate. Righty, 480p it is then until I get me a lcd screen for me roooom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 So if I can't use component cables would I be best off getting the VGA cable instead of using the red, white and yellow cable that came with the Wii? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 So if I can't use component cables would I be best off getting the VGA cable instead of using the red, white and yellow cable that came with the Wii? thanks What are the 3 colours of the holes on your TV that you mentioned earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Probably Red, White and Yellow if so then that won't work as Yellow = Video while Red & White = sound, you need Red, Green, and Blue inputs on the back of your TV for component (the red input is different from the one thats used for sound as the R,G,B inputs are exclusively for video afaik) hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Probably Red, White and Yellow if so then that won't work as Yellow = Video while Red & White = sound, you need Red, Green, and Blue inputs on the back of your TV for component (the red input is different from the one thats used for sound as the R,G,B inputs are exclusively for video afaik) hope this helps. I just ask because some TVs use the same audio inputs for multiple video sources. Hence why he may not have the audio connections right next to the 3 video ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Probably Red, White and Yellow if so then that won't work as Yellow = Video while Red & White = sound, you need Red, Green, and Blue inputs on the back of your TV for component (the red input is different from the one thats used for sound as the R,G,B inputs are exclusively for video afaik) hope this helps. Yes I've checked the manual and the TV it's self and the only coloured imputs are the red, white and yellow ones on the side of the TV. Thanks for clearing it up S.C.G. When I checked the manual it only showed where to hook the PS1 up. I guess my TV is abit old! Looks like I'll be selling the component cables I bought. I'll put up a thread in the private sale section. So would getting a VGA cable improve my picture over the red, white and yellow imput cables I'm currently using? EDIT: sorry just checked the Wii thread and saw that the RGB cable is the best cable available to me. But could someone clear up a fact for me. If I use the RGB cable am I only able to get mono sound? Plus I've heard the RGB cable doesn't support widescreen, is this true? thanks for all the info guys and gals, very much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 I just ask because some TVs use the same audio inputs for multiple video sources. Hence why he may not have the audio connections right next to the 3 video ones. True, I was just stating what I know from my experience from TV's, generally yellow is used for video while red and white are used for sound but yes TV sets do vary a lot when it comes to connections and what they can be used for. EDIT: sorry just checked the Wii thread and saw that the RGB cable is the best cable available to me. But could someone clear up a fact for me. If I use the RGB cable am I only able to get mono sound? Plus I've heard the RGB cable doesn't support widescreen, is this true? Afaik you can get Stereo through the RGB scart cable, through your TV at least but beware, the official RGB scart cable does NOT come with seperate red and white audio connectors so it's no good if you want to use it with a surround sound setup, there probably is a way to work around it but not without buying aditional cables and splitters, there may also be a thrid party cable that has the additional audio leads but I've yet to see an unofficial RGB scart lead for the Wii that does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 True, I was just stating what I know from my experience from TV's, generally yellow is used for video while red and white are used for sound but yes TV sets do vary a lot when it comes to connections and what they can be used for. No, those colours are correct. I was just implying that "3 connections" could have been 1 video, 2 audio (composite) or 3 video (component). That's why I asked for the colours. EDIT: sorry just checked the Wii thread and saw that the RGB cable is the best cable available to me. But could someone clear up a fact for me. If I use the RGB cable am I only able to get mono sound? Plus I've heard the RGB cable doesn't support widescreen, is this true? RGB supports both widescreen and stereo (why else would it be superior) If you want separate audio connections you can get Joytech's scart (£9.99 inc postage) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21st century cowboy Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Thanks S.C.G. and cube. I don't hook up my systems to a surround sound system so I should be fine with it. I think I'll go with the offical one, I'm just anal about things like that. wallet am cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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