How do I make a RCA to VGA cable?

How do I make a RCA to VGA cable?

  • I want to connect my laptop with my tv, I have a 3.5mm audio to rca (red and white for R + L) cable, but now I want to cut my vga cable and my rca cable and connect the two, how do I do this. Here is a link to what cable I want to end up with: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ntnl5lwPRs&feature=player_detailpage OR http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WORSTzmFCoI Thanks in advance!

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    Sounds like you have the older bube tube tv :-) yes you can get a headphone jack to y split RCA adapter and use the RCA cables for audio in terms VGA, you need a vga to rca video out signal processor box!!! there are no way to cut the cable and micky-mouse to rca video with out the vga to rca video signal processor box!!! They float around e-bay, kijiji, cragislist, office depo.... Honestly, Thank GOD for HDMI cables :) I plug into laptop and get clear 1366:768 video and the audio automatically tunes into the tv! and it can do it on a walmart 40" RCA TV I got for like $300 clearance too!!!...great color and contrast with little ghosting for LCD TV! Better styling and more reliable then any emerison, vizion, no-name crap.

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Sounds like you have the older bube tube tv :-) yes you can get a headphone jack to y split RCA adapter and use the RCA cables for audio in terms VGA, you need a vga to rca video out signal processor box!!! there are no way to cut the cable and micky-mouse to rca video with out the vga to rca video signal processor box!!! They float around e-bay, kijiji, cragislist, office depo.... Honestly, Thank GOD for HDMI cables :) I plug into laptop and get clear 1366:768 video and the audio automatically tunes into the tv! and it can do it on a walmart 40" RCA TV I got for like $300 clearance too!!!...great color and contrast with little ghosting for LCD TV! Better styling and more reliable then any emerison, vizion, no-name crap.

Edward

I would seriously recommend that you not do this. If you check the manufacturers specs on your video card (if you are very lucky) you may be able to buy a premade adaptor (if one exists you may be able to find a pinout for making a cable). Most likely, if your TV does not have VGA in and you want to connect your laptop to it; your best options are: 1. Buy a VGA to RCA converter box 2. Buy a laptop which has a connection in common with your TV. 3. Buy a TV which has connections in common with your laptop 4. Buy a new TV and laptop which have HDMI (easiest although most expensive solution). Alternately you can check if your laptop has S-Video out, if it does you can get an adaptor to RCA from that.

Avery

did you read the comments below the videos?? neither of these works. the secret of VGA to composite video cables is not the cable, it is the computer's video graphics card. some cards use the monitor connector (aka VGA) as a way to output composite video, but unless you happen to have one of these oddball and rare graphic cards the cable won't work. one reason why just a cable doesn't work is no modern computer can run in "VGA" resolution (480x640), XP requires 600x800 monitor as minimum and newer systems won't go that low. a second reason is the analog video on the standard VGA output is RGB component, and your TV set needs composite with chroma modulated on 3.58 MHz subcarrier. the best way to get computer on RCA composite is to use a scan converter. AVer is a good brand. they allow your computer to run at a higher monitor resolution and convert to the 480i with subcarrier chroma needed by your TV set.

lare

I would seriously recommend that you not do this. If you check the manufacturers specs on your video card (if you are very lucky) you may be able to buy a premade adaptor (if one exists you may be able to find a pinout for making a cable). Most likely, if your TV does not have VGA in and you want to connect your laptop to it; your best options are: 1. Buy a VGA to RCA converter box 2. Buy a laptop which has a connection in common with your TV. 3. Buy a TV which has connections in common with your laptop 4. Buy a new TV and laptop which have HDMI (easiest although most expensive solution). Alternately you can check if your laptop has S-Video out, if it does you can get an adaptor to RCA from that.

Avery

How do I make a RCA to VGA cable

Electro

did you read the comments below the videos?? neither of these works. the secret of VGA to composite video cables is not the cable, it is the computer's video graphics card. some cards use the monitor connector (aka VGA) as a way to output composite video, but unless you happen to have one of these oddball and rare graphic cards the cable won't work. one reason why just a cable doesn't work is no modern computer can run in "VGA" resolution (480x640), XP requires 600x800 monitor as minimum and newer systems won't go that low. a second reason is the analog video on the standard VGA output is RGB component, and your TV set needs composite with chroma modulated on 3.58 MHz subcarrier. the best way to get computer on RCA composite is to use a scan converter. AVer is a good brand. they allow your computer to run at a higher monitor resolution and convert to the 480i with subcarrier chroma needed by your TV set.

lare

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