Need to find RCA to VGA adapter locally.

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As the title stated! I’m trying to find a RCA to VGA adapter locally. Went to RadioShack but the don’t have it. Anyone knows any place that sell them locally please let me know. Thank you.

Patrick

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Need it right away? Cheapest option is to order online.

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Kinda need it right away. I’m setting up a security camera system and the video output from the DVR is BNC and RCA. My computer LCD monitor has only VGA connection.

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if you don’t have time to buy online, you might just be better off buying a 13" used TV from craigslist for $20 to monitor with.

(or use a TV for temp until monoprice can ship you one for cheap.

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That’s what I will be doing if I can’t find one locally. Thanks. It’s seems to have mostly vga to rca adapters…not the other way aroung?

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wat

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I’m only 85% confident, but I think it’s bi-directional so VGA to RCA = RCA to VGA.

you might also need a female to female RCA to wire it up.

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I think his issue is needing an RCA to a female VGA end and he is probably only finding RCA to Male VGA end.

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see the last part of what you just quoted.

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It’s hard to explain without sounding wordy but You are talking about the RCA end, I am talking about the VGA side. If he is hooking it up to a monitor he needs the female side of the VGA and he is probably only finding adapters with the Male side.

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Those VGA to RCA is only working 1-way. It’s for video output from your video card of the computer’s VGA hooking up to a RCA to a TV or other devices and will not work in reverse.

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I know I need to get a gender switch, but i don’t know if it works like I said in the above post.

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I don’t see why it wouldn’t work

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I do see what you’re saying about the VGA/VGA adapter, that’s an obvious one if needed so I didn’t bother to say anything.

looks like what you need is not cheap:

http://www.hdtvsupply.com/composite-to-vga-converter.html

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http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10401&cs_id=1040113&p_id=2509&seq=1&format=2

IMPORTANT, Please READ! Before Buying.
This item is a VGA VIDEO Card to S. Video or Composite TV Adapter Cable.
Use it to connect the video card on your computer to a TV input. Your video card MUST be able to support s-Video or Composite out through it’s VGA port. This is known as a TV out function. If you don’t know if your video card can do this, then call the card manufacturer and ask them “Does my video card support S-Video or Composite Video out through its VGA port?” If it does, then buy this adapter. If not, then use Product # 4724 http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=4724

Connector: VGA(HD15) Male to S-Video Female and RCA(Composite) Jack
Cable: UL 2919 Coaxial Low Voltage Cable

(*)It will work with VGA cards that have TV-Out function capability through the VGA connector.
Check your Video Card manual or manufacturer to make sure that your VGA card has TV-Out function capability.

IMPORTANT: THIS ADAPTER WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT CONVERT AN S-VIDEO OR COMPOSITE VIDEO SIGNAL TO VGA. IT WON"T WORK BACKWARDS. YOU CAN NOT USE IT TO DRIVE A VGA COMPUTER MONITOR WITH A CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICE SUCH AS A DVD PLAYER OR VCR.
NOT COMPATIBLE WITH NETBOOKS OR ANY CURRENT GRAPHIC CHIPSET.

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Interesting, figures things get complicated for VGA ports. Looks like you are SOL for now other than that $80 box theblue posted

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it’s probably cheaper to just buy a VGA security camera.

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I bought a 4 camera package with DVR from Q-See. Just need hooking it up to a monitor so I can run the setup. I guess I have to buy that converter box from Monoprice for $27. Thanks guys for your inputs.