Alright, so I have a PS3, a non-HDCP monitor, and a car to fix up and college to attend. Consequently, no new display for me. My 360 works marvelously on this LG Flatron, but unfortunately I'm running out of luck on the PS3. So far I have yet to get any successful image (the console does work, as I have a TV I've hooked it to in the mean time). I attempted HDMI->DVI because of some success stories, but no luck. I tried building a Component to VGA cable, but no luck (however, I'm very new to building cables and I used components from old electronics I had lying around, so there was a decent amount of experimental error).
So I'm down to pretty much my final option before the either the PS3 collects dust, or my car keeps its primer headlight cover. This final option is...
Standard PS3 Component cables --> Component coupler (as such: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10401&cs_id=1040107&p_id=3002&seq=1&format=2) --> Component to VGA adapter (as such: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10235&cs_id=1023503&p_id=2170&seq=1&format=2)
With any luck, this will allow me to play the PS3 on the monitor. I don't give a darn about getting 1080i or anything like that. 720p is as close to HD as I like, and I can live with 480i if I have to. I don't watch BluRays or HD DVD's. I only play games and experiment with Linux (well, as soon as I get the display working).
Now, here's the reason I'm asking this rather than just ordering the cables: I sent an e-mail to LG asking if my monitor had the ability to run component via the VGA port, and they said no. I'm slightly inclined to believe them, but I'm also very inclined to disbelieve them as the past has taught me to take "support" lines with a grain of salt. However, when I was at Radio Shack about a week ago trying to gather components for the failed cable build (ended up not buying the new components for this reason), the local expert said component to VGA would not work without the $100 converter box. This seems highly rediculous to me because I can just spring another $50 and get a new monitor, rather than having a box that will be useless for about every display I buy after this monitor dies.
Now, what makes me think it might work? I've read a bunch of "success stories" online, one using the exact cable and coupler linked above. However, it may have only worked because their monitor supported it or something, I don't know. So does anyone have some expertise on this? Does this have enough chance of working to warrant a try, or is it physically impossible?
The monitor I'm using is an LG Flatron L1932TQ.
Thanks!
So I'm down to pretty much my final option before the either the PS3 collects dust, or my car keeps its primer headlight cover. This final option is...
Standard PS3 Component cables --> Component coupler (as such: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10401&cs_id=1040107&p_id=3002&seq=1&format=2) --> Component to VGA adapter (as such: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10235&cs_id=1023503&p_id=2170&seq=1&format=2)
With any luck, this will allow me to play the PS3 on the monitor. I don't give a darn about getting 1080i or anything like that. 720p is as close to HD as I like, and I can live with 480i if I have to. I don't watch BluRays or HD DVD's. I only play games and experiment with Linux (well, as soon as I get the display working).
Now, here's the reason I'm asking this rather than just ordering the cables: I sent an e-mail to LG asking if my monitor had the ability to run component via the VGA port, and they said no. I'm slightly inclined to believe them, but I'm also very inclined to disbelieve them as the past has taught me to take "support" lines with a grain of salt. However, when I was at Radio Shack about a week ago trying to gather components for the failed cable build (ended up not buying the new components for this reason), the local expert said component to VGA would not work without the $100 converter box. This seems highly rediculous to me because I can just spring another $50 and get a new monitor, rather than having a box that will be useless for about every display I buy after this monitor dies.
Now, what makes me think it might work? I've read a bunch of "success stories" online, one using the exact cable and coupler linked above. However, it may have only worked because their monitor supported it or something, I don't know. So does anyone have some expertise on this? Does this have enough chance of working to warrant a try, or is it physically impossible?
The monitor I'm using is an LG Flatron L1932TQ.
Thanks!