got a new DVD player for xmas, but it only has an HDMI output. i have an older 55" projection tv that works perfectly fine…except it doesnt have an HDMI input. has anyone had any experience with something proven to work that would convert HDMI to S video or component or something of that nature. i bought an HDMI to component converter and that did nothing but give me horizontal lines flickering across the screen.
input options look like this
Thanks
Mike
HDMI is a digital signal and all of those other inputs are analog, so it’s a little more complicated than most adapters. You honestly might be better off seeing if you can trade your new DVD player for an older one that has components- DVD is a dying technology and they should be super cheap.
I agree. You can go and get a HDMI to YPbPr/Component online for like $20-30 bucks but if there is nothing crazy with the DVD player, it may be better to just return it and get another one. There is older model Samsung and Sony ones you can grab for $30-40 the same up scaling with HDMI and component outputs in case you decide to upgrade your TV at some point.
Is your converter pass through or does it have dip switches or something else on it to change the settings? Some basic ones simply pass through the initial format so you may be taking a 1080p HDMI signal and trying to send it to the TV over component in 1080p which your projection TV doesn’t support. Best bet would be to see if your DVD player can kick down the video output on HDMI to 480p.
I have something that should work. You can have it, since you may be the last person ever to need it.
haha i appreciate that, just looking for something to get me by for the year…and if this Dvd player didnt have netflix also…i wouldnt be trying to do this. but racecar > new tv… at the moment, shoot me a text man. 716-359-2821
Mike
what are you talking about! you have a whole garbage can of obsolete DirecTV stuff that they will surely bring back into use any day now!
Just buy my 50" DLP Samsung TV with brand new bulb that I never use in the basement…has many HDMIs
people never consider energy consumption of items when they buy things like TV’s. A DLP is not a route I would go unless it is rarely used.
LOL… Dude, a TV makes up like 5% of a home’s total energy. Even when I added my energy hog 58" plasma and 1080p projector downstairs I didn’t notice a difference in my electric bill.
So the highest they’ve ever tested was $38/year, vs the cheapest was $6 a year. That’s the absolute worst being compared to the absolute best, so chances are yours will be somewhere in between. Even still if $32 a year is going to break you maybe you shouldn’t be buying a TV and should instead concentrate on searching for cans in dumpsters. 
Says the guy who auto xs an massive 4 door audi with a huge engine…
I would never ever in my life think about appliance energy useage.
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LED
$9.76
$0.81
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47
LED
$9.83
$0.82
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55
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$13.26
$1.11
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50
LED
$15.72
$1.31
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46
LED
$15.98
$1.33
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60
LED
$17.62
$1.47
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55
LED
$20.78
$1.73
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80
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$26.39
$2.20
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51
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$27.48
$2.29
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50
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$3.68
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50
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$3.72
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your number are off in what you typed vs the link you provided. Not super interested in getting involved with electrical cost debate, but buying a inefficient TV that requires bulb replacement is not a wise decision with how cheap new LED TV’s are. If I am going to have to replace a bulb ever 2-3 years I will have a projector like you have and not give a fuck, but I would not buy a TV that is going to cost half the price of a new TV in maintenance over the course of 5 years.
Says the guy who auto xs an massive 4 door audi with a huge engine…
I would never ever in my life think about appliance energy useage.
firstly I have never had my a8 to autoX it is far too long and the steering is too slow of a ratio to do low speed stuff, secondly the all alum V8 is very light and last i checked a 4.2L V8 is not very large. In all of its mass and lack of grace it is still a blast on a road course, and despite its shortcomings of which there are many you really can’t argue the raw numbers. 300hp, 3500lbs, 13" brakes, $1700, AWD it is a fun combo for the money.
secondly you should look at energy usage in some of your appliances. People often ignore the efficiency of their fridge for example. That is foolish because that bastard will be on for the next 10 or so years, same with things like flood lights or other lighting that is often on in your home. if you have to buy it anyway you might as well buy the one that cost less on the back end. unless it is going to be rented out then fuck it, because you don’t pay the electric there anyway.
I just came here to LOL at the thought of caring about how much my utilities bills are.
This
i came in like, oh sweet a bunch of replies for some insight. then i noticed it was just a bunch of butt hurt and IDGAF about my bills haha