Is there a way to connect a component video DVD player (Y, Pr, Pb) to a monitor that has a RGBHV connector?

Question

I just got a new monitor and would like to hook up my new DVD player to it as well. Is this possible?

Answer 1

You can get component to RGB converters, but they are expensive. See http://www.smarthome.com/777062a.html

Answer 2

Depends on your monitor, I use the RGBHV input on my plasma to connect a DVD player and then I just tell it in the menu that its a component (Y,Pr,Pb) source. If your monitor can at least do sync on green you can forget about the H&V connectors. Just plug it in and see. Just connect Y to G, Pr to R and Pb to B. If your monitor supports sync on green you will get an image that looks purple, if it doesnt you will end up with a blank screen. Of course im assuming that when you say RGBHV you are referring to 5 x BNC connectors. If you get this far you can either use a menu option to select component input to fix the colors or use a reletively cheap component to rgb convertor, you could also try a dvd player that can be configured to output RGB instead of YPrPb, I used to have one so they do exist. If you end up with no image just by plugging it in you will have to use one of the more expensive products suggested by the other users.

Answer 3

First, check to see if your monitor has video inputs specifically labeled "Y/G" "B/Pb" "R/Pr" (or some sort of similar label pairings); if so then it is highly likely that your monitor has a menu option to switch the video inputs from RGB mode to analog YPbPr component mode. If your monitor lacks the necessary internal component/YPbPr-to-RGB transcoding option then your only other option is to purchase an outboard converter such as the model listed below. (Note: Extron products are produced for professional and broadcast applications; you may be able to find an acceptable, less expensive alternative.)

Extron CVC 200 Component Video and HDTV to RGB Converter
http://www.extron.com/product/product.aspx?id=cvc200&subtype=36
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Answer 4

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