RE: RGB Cable advice + Xbox 360

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes - you will see some info but as you say, the colours will be
completely off.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Darren Karp
> Sent: 07 October 2007 11:32
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] RGB Cable advice + Xbox 360
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> Strange thing is when I just tried plugging the component output from
> the
> Xbox 360 into the RGB inputs on the plasma I get a picture, its just
> mostly
> green for some reason!
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> There is no S-video on the plasma and the VGA is being used for MCE.
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Kevin Hawkins
> Sent: 06 October 2007 17:41
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] RGB Cable advice + Xbox 360
>
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> It is possible to convert YUV to RGB but reasonable quality convertors
> are expensive(ish).
> Try Mr Sims or Keene - a free catalog via Automated Home for the
latter
> even !
> eg
> http://www.keene.
> <http://www.keene.co.uk/electronics/multi.php?mycode=C2RGB>
> co.uk/electronics/multi.php?mycode=C2RGB
> sure there's a few others on this site too....
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> I don't know anything about that particular plasma but occasionally
> displays with limited connectivity share their inputs between YUV and
> RGB - worth checking. Alternatively you could sacrifice quality and
> use one of the other output formats that your plasma will support eg
> S-Video or VGA - the latter you could just plugin in with the HD VGA
> lead.
>
> K
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> darren_karp2001 wrote:
> > Hi all,
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> > My son has bought an Xbox 360 with his birthday money only to
find
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> > that we cannot connect it to our Pioneer 502 plasma as this only
has
> > RGB HV BNC inputs and the Xbox 360 has component out (3 phono
leads).
> > Does anyone know if there is some kind of converter?
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> > TIA
> > Darren
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