6 replies to this topic

[Keatah]

Is it possible to either make or purchase a cable or converter dongle or something that will let me take a composite video signal, like from an Apple 2 and send it to a modern tv that has the 3-connector component inputs?

[Rybags]

I'd say yes, but all you're doing is taking chicken shit and trying to make chicken soup.

Using convertors to translate an inferior signal type to a superior one doesn't mean the picture improves.

My TV isn't that old and still has AV aka Composite. Sure, you generally only have the one vs maybe 2 or 3 sets of Component and HDMI but you can always just buy a $10 AV switcher box.

[Keatah]

I hope not! Otherwise the laws of physics have changed.

I just want to connect the composite out of me Apple //e to a big 100" panel. And I need to go from composite to the 3 connector Component

[Rybags]

You should be able to plug a composite video lead into the Y (green) component socket, but you'll only get a monochrome picture.

[Keatah]

That's what I'm doing right now.

[5-11under]

You can buy converters, although going the other way around looks cheaper, according to eBay. There's no simple cable that will help you do the conversion.

[NE146]

 Keatah, on Tue Jan 24, 2012 2:38 AM, said:

Is it possible to either make or purchase a cable or converter dongle or something that will let me take a composite video signal, like from an Apple 2 and send it to a modern tv that has the 3-connector component inputs?

If you have a current TV with component inputs, it should at least have one composite input as well shouldn't it? I've never seen anything without at least one