SammyTheEnforcer
Novice Member
So, right off the bat, I'm going to explain why I'm using component video. I'm connecting to an old projector that does not support HDMI (the best it can do is Component). I've heard that some people convert the HDMI to VGA, but my projector outputs all VGA connections as 4:3, which will squish the 16:9 HDMI signal.
Essentialy, I have four HDMI inputs: a TV tuner, an Xbox, a FireTV, and a PC. Those are fed into an HDMI Switcher (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008D6YZXG?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title) which then runs into an HDMI to Component adapter (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B074Q6M7XR?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title). The projector only accepts Component, however, over the VGA connector, so I have to use this cable to connect.
The video that is displayed, however, ends up with horizontal lines that move around, causing, for example, stationary vertical lines to appear to shake. This happens most noticably on the FireTV, which is set to 720p output, while everything else is set to 1080i. Bending the Component to HD15 cable, however, also causes the quality to change dramatically. I think that the cable I got was somewhat defective (or maybe they're all that way), but is there any reason why the FireTV is more distorted than the others? Is there anything I can do (at a reasonable price point) to fix it? Thanks.
Sam
Essentialy, I have four HDMI inputs: a TV tuner, an Xbox, a FireTV, and a PC. Those are fed into an HDMI Switcher (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008D6YZXG?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title) which then runs into an HDMI to Component adapter (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B074Q6M7XR?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title). The projector only accepts Component, however, over the VGA connector, so I have to use this cable to connect.
The video that is displayed, however, ends up with horizontal lines that move around, causing, for example, stationary vertical lines to appear to shake. This happens most noticably on the FireTV, which is set to 720p output, while everything else is set to 1080i. Bending the Component to HD15 cable, however, also causes the quality to change dramatically. I think that the cable I got was somewhat defective (or maybe they're all that way), but is there any reason why the FireTV is more distorted than the others? Is there anything I can do (at a reasonable price point) to fix it? Thanks.
Sam
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