I have an older (but good) video monitor I'd like to use for video editing to mirror the final output. But on my newer computer, it only has DVI outputs on the graphics card...
My video monitor only has the option for a single coaxial video signal in (not a BNC style, it's just 1 video port in) - that looks like a standard television coax cable connector...
Is there any way to down convert the DVI signal to a single video cable for this? I know the quality loss will happen, but it's just for fun. I can't find anything, only dvi->bnc type of things....Thanks.
2007-07-02 06:05:43 · 2 answers · asked by someoneoutthereishere 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
Looks like #1 answers it (can't choose as best yet, but I will).
Thanks, that's what I was thinking, but not hoping :)
Like you said, some type of D/A converter would probably be at least a couple hundred, and this analog monitor is pretty small...not worth it :)
Thanks, much appreciated
2007-07-02 06:24:22 · update #1
Seeing that DVI is Digital and the older coaxial is most likely analog it won't work without some special equipment. And in the end, this equipment would cost more than a new wide format LCD monitor.
2007-07-02 06:12:36 · answer #1 · answered by JMKyler3 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No.
The DVI connectors on the video card are probably DVI-I and so have analog and digital signals, but the analog signals are individual red, green and blue with separate horizontal and vertical syncs.
A single co-ax is going to probably need a TV like signal. Frequency multiplexed luminance and chrominance signals.
You are about as far apart as you can get. You might find a black box that can convert from one signal to another, but I doubt that you are going to end up with a good image.
2007-07-02 13:28:42 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋