riot
hi there. im headin out to magaluf to dj in april and would like to try and get my virtual dj working with my serato scratch live box so i can mix video music on the big screen.
i spoke to the sound and light engineer for the club i will be playing in, in spain and he says i would need a cable that has vga
(my laptop only accepts vga) to video line convertor
this is what the engineer says!
" well it's posible, but you need a VGA TO VIDEO LINE convertor becouse the video mixer don't have a VGA INPUT!!!
VIDEO LINE 75ohm 1vpp (NOT RF) normaly have a rca (phono) conector or BNC, im not shure but many laptops have a video output, but the quality are not to ok but maybe work well "
can you let me know if it would work ok on the big screen and if it would be ok quality with me having a vga output? thank you
i spoke to the sound and light engineer for the club i will be playing in, in spain and he says i would need a cable that has vga
(my laptop only accepts vga) to video line convertor
this is what the engineer says!
" well it's posible, but you need a VGA TO VIDEO LINE convertor becouse the video mixer don't have a VGA INPUT!!!
VIDEO LINE 75ohm 1vpp (NOT RF) normaly have a rca (phono) conector or BNC, im not shure but many laptops have a video output, but the quality are not to ok but maybe work well "
can you let me know if it would work ok on the big screen and if it would be ok quality with me having a vga output? thank you
Posté Tue 13 Jan 09 @ 3:34 pm
SBDJ
He's refererring to a composite output.
Most laptops have an S-Video output connector, and most are supplied with an adapter to give composite from that. It's the TV output on your laptop.
If your laptop has no composite or s-video, you will need a VGA to Composite convertor.
This is probably the most common video connection you will ever come across...
Most laptops have an S-Video output connector, and most are supplied with an adapter to give composite from that. It's the TV output on your laptop.
If your laptop has no composite or s-video, you will need a VGA to Composite convertor.
This is probably the most common video connection you will ever come across...
Posté Tue 13 Jan 09 @ 6:20 pm
djles.co.uk
Yes, Composite Video is the most common. I started with S-Video laptop output to Composite video convertor, however, on some screens I was getting only black & white. A friend of mine discovered that bridging 2 of the S-Video wires gave permanent colour. I used this converted wire for a while but had limited screen size 800x600 (I now carry it as a backup).
I then bought a PC to TV convertor box from Maplins that takes the VGA output from the laptop and gives VGA, S-Video and Composite video output from the PC to TV convertor box, but, at a much higher screen quality 1280x720.
The PC to TV convertor box was around £30 from Maplins.
I then bought a PC to TV convertor box from Maplins that takes the VGA output from the laptop and gives VGA, S-Video and Composite video output from the PC to TV convertor box, but, at a much higher screen quality 1280x720.
The PC to TV convertor box was around £30 from Maplins.
Posté Wed 14 Jan 09 @ 6:12 am
riot
so all im needing is one of these? VGA to Composite convertor and that should do the trick? im not very clued up on these things. i checked on ebay and there was loads of different ones when i put in VGA to Composite convertor. i jusdt want to make sure i get the right things!!!thanx for the help lads
Posté Wed 14 Jan 09 @ 6:48 am
SBDJ
Does your laptop not have an S-Video connector or a composite connector then?
What laptop is it?
What laptop is it?
Posté Wed 14 Jan 09 @ 10:12 am
riot
it only has the little blue kinda long connector that has a little tv icon next to it. its a fujitsu amilo. im not sure of the exact spec of it as im not at the laptop at the moment but i think this is it here
http://gallery.techarena.in/data/513/medium/Fujitsu-Siemens_Amilo_Pi_2515-B5210.jpg
as u can see the little blue port at the right hand side! hope this helps
http://gallery.techarena.in/data/513/medium/Fujitsu-Siemens_Amilo_Pi_2515-B5210.jpg
as u can see the little blue port at the right hand side! hope this helps
Posté Wed 14 Jan 09 @ 11:53 am