On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 21:03:03 -0700, Brian Bartlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kane Tse wrote: > > >Sorry for coming late to the conversation... But your "component-to-VGA" > >adapter has caught my interest. Can you tell me more about this device > >and how much it cost? > > > >I've been looking at either the ViewSonic NextVision N6 or the AverMedia > >TVBox 9 as a means of switching an projector between an XBox and a PC > >for display on a projector... But my projector has 2 VGA inputs so I'd > >love to find a reasonably priced component-to-VGA adapter that doesn't > >cost the $200 Canadian for the ViewSonic or AverMedia devices. > > > >I think both of those boxes come with IR remotes too; and they're > >designed to send a signal to the projector even with the PC off. > > > > > Well maybe my projector is unusual but it's "computer 2" input is a vga > connector, but it will accept either a normal vga signal or a component > signal that has been sent over the vga cable. I don't know how much the > adapter costs but I'm sure it's cheap because the company I bought my > projector through just "threw it in the box" for free. So the adapter > doesn't actually change the signal, it just routes the component signal > over a vga cable. > > So my projector automatically detects what type of signal it is getting > on the "computer 2" input and displays it correctly. > > Brian > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > I can help you with the KVM question. I have a Hawking Technology CS152F 2 Port KVM Mini Switch, which can be powered through an external AC adapter. Note that the adapter must be purchased separately - I bought mine at Radio Shack. The KVM I'm referring to doesn't have USB, but I beleive some Hawking models do.
Hope this helps Dave
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