Our cable company is issuing "all digital devices" with coax, red/white/yellow RCA, or HDMI outputs. We have an older "HD-ready" TV with component inputs but no HDMI. Would this product work for us to get a picture that is better (via the HDMI plug)...
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that was my situation, which this converter solved perfectly. The yellow cable is likely standard def HVHS, which won't look good at all. don't know what the coax is, an rf signal supposed to go into a tuner?? the hdmi will work with Loftek box. cheers, bill taylor
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this device will help you connect a newer device(vcr, dvd, blue ray, etc.) to an older tv. new devices don't have a coaxial output and older tvs don't have composite inputs. so if your tv has a coaxial input, this will work. it does downstep the resolution, so don't expect hd quality video.
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In regards to High Definition cable; I have found Comcast HD Cable looks better through the component input. I use the HDMI connection for my HD DVD player. I've learned from another High-Def Team Leader that this has more to do with Comcast than with HDMI in general. Most HDMI cables should provide excellent quality regardless of the brand. Good Luck.
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I highly doubt this will solve the issue, since what it does is only to convert HD quality from the HDMI to RCA, this sounds more like the cable doesn't work or you need another type of HDMI cable with more capacity, I would recommend going to radio shack
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The best signal you will be able to get via component cabling is "1080i" upscaling does nothing to this one way or another. Your only gain using HDMI before your TV would be less cabling as their bandwidth is worthless due to yoru tv having the wrong inputs. I would recommend the HDMI cables just incase you ever upgrade to a newer tv and find out "crap I don't have the best cables for this, now I have to go buy them."
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Great question, I honestly don't know.Basically, you're saying you have some composite devices (instead of component devices). Unless you're going to use it strictly for composite devices, I'm not sure how it would work. Meaning, you'd have to hook it up to your TV to where you're using only a red/white (audio) and yellow (video) cable.
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This product is a cruel joke and a ripoff. You need a converter box to change an HDMI output to an analog signal, in order to have EITHER 1stGen HD red/green/blue (aka "YPbPr") OR non-HD red/white/yellow RCA connectors as inputs on the other end. It's not just a matter of having the right connectors on the ends of the cable. So there are basically three solutions to your specific problem, Letitia: 1) Get an HDMI-to-RCA (red/white/yellow) converter box for around $50-80. Make sure the product description says "digital-to-analog converter," otherwise you will likely get another ripoff item. (I found a KanexPro HDMI box for $60 that should work http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815820045&cm_re=hdmi_to_rca_converter-_-15-820-045-_-Product) 2) Put that money toward an HD TV (with HDMI inputs). Really, the purpose of the BluRay system is an HD-quality viewing experience. 3) Get a regular DVD player with RCA outputs. If you mostly rent videos and don't have a large collection of BluRay discs, and don't care all that much about HD, that's probably what I would do.
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But if you have an HDTV i don't know why you need this device. Are you sure you don't need the RCA to HDMI convertor?? It is the same company but it is a different part number. These units only convert one way not both so you need to buy the proper part # for your application.
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Yes, although HDMI is the way to connect for best picture quality, you can use the "old" way with the Red Yellow and White plugged cable. Have had this machine for some time now and I am very pleased with it.
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The output on this device is HDMI, so if your TV is so old it doesn't have an HDMI input, you'll need a different device than this one. That's kind of the point of this particular device: to let old devices (games/etc.) connect to new TVs. Not the other way around (new device, old TV).
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If it has yellow red white connections Which I think is rca you are good I have it hooked to a old tube TV with rca or yellow red white connections. Also this d-link has rca and hdmi No coaxial connections if you decide to get a flat screen tv that is not smat TV that has hdmi. Also if it just has yellow and white connection then you can get a Y audio cable that combines the red and white part of the rca connections to fit In the white connection then you just plug in the yellow to make it complete.
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I'm not sure. But I would guess no. The main issue with going from rca to HDMI is an actual difference in the type of signal. Rca is still analog. Without a signal converter the equipment can't interpret the signal. Some TVs have a built in converter in which this could work. You will need to check your TV specs.
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You will not find ANY cable that does that... coax and hdmi use two completely different electrical signals and number of conductors. You'll need an external tuner now.
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Works perfectly! You can connect it via HDMI, coax, RCA (red, white, yellow), or composite (red, blue, green, white).
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I know that you can use the yellow composite rca cable on digital coax audio inputs so I dont see why not. Never tried it just something to think about. I have tried the yellow cable on digital audio inputs and it works, the thing that matters with these 2 different connections is the ohms and both have the same requirements.
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I know of no reason why not - once the Data Stream has been converted from Digital [HDMI] with the Video and Audio information separated to Analog Composite [aka RCA], the receiving equipment will not know the difference between this converted signal and any other [normally] generated RCA information.
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If the cable company equipment has component OUT, and your TV has component IN, then you will probably get the best picture doing that, unless you spend much more than this device costs. I have an older Flat screen that has 1 HDMI port and component IN. The HDMI port went out. I purchased this, and the picture was good, but had some noise (white spots here and there). Plus most services on my Apple TV gave me HDCP errors and I was not able to view them...which was frustrating because it has "HDCP" written on the case. I returned it and just stuck with component for now. It is not as great a pic as HDMI, but it is still very good. If the cable company equipment has component OUT, and your TV has component IN, then you will probably get the best picture doing that, unless you spend much more than this device costs. I have an older Flat screen that has 1 HDMI port and component IN. The HDMI port went out. I purchased this, and the picture was good, but had some noise (white spots here and there). Plus most services on my Apple TV gave me HDCP errors and I was not able to view them...which was frustrating because it has "HDCP" written on the case. I returned it and just stuck with component for now. It is not... » Read More If the cable company equipment has component OUT, and your TV has component IN, then you will probably get the best picture doing that, unless you spend much more than this device costs. I have an older Flat screen that has 1 HDMI port and component IN. The HDMI port went out. I purchased this, and the picture was good, but had some noise (white spots here and there). Plus most services on my Apple TV gave me HDCP errors and I was not able to view them...which was frustrating because it has "HDCP" written on the case. I returned it and just stuck with component for now. It is not as great a pic as HDMI, but it is still very good. « Show Less