Re: Question about CCTV and VGA LCD

["Dennis" <djr-google.djrlar@xxxxxxxx>]

Ron,

The camera's used on CCTV's use standard composite video output via
coaxial cable.  You can not simply connect them to displays like those
used on computers. You would either need to obtain a monitor that has a
composite video input or obtain a conversion unit that converts
composite video input  to RS-232 output. I don't know of any such unit
that wouldn't cost more then simply buying a standard TV monitor with a
composite input.

Dennis

royalrster@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm new to using Groups and I'm also legally blind.   I got a CCTV Low
> Vision Magnifier without a monitor, very cheap.  I thought I would use
> it with the VGA LCD panel I use with a laptop.  Whn it came it has a 9
> pin output, I believe that's RS-232, while the panel has 15 pin input.
> I found a 15 pin to 9 pin cable in junk but it doesn't work.
>
> Is the cable bad or are they incompatible?  Any solution?
>
> Ron Royal