Richie Love Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Hi AllI'm trying to wire my MD's video monitor and need to go from S-Video (camera end) to VGA(monitor end) I've seen a number of types of converters some that need 12v power and some do not. Do I need to get a powered one? What's the difference?ThanksRichie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Yes you need a powered converter- you need to upscale the svid. Beware of latency introduced within the vga monitor. Is there any reason you be to go vga- you could passively convert down to composite ad use a cctv monitor with almost no latency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 For an MD I would use a crt and no conversion Any delay will make the music "interesting" unless he just uses it as a reference to see what's happening Quite possibly the conversion box will cost more than the correct monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Love Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Yes you need a powered converter- you need to upscale the svid. Beware of latency introduced within the vga monitor. Is there any reason you be to go vga- you could passively convert down to composite ad use a cctv monitor with almost no latency possibly? basicly AV is not my strong point! Ive got my CCTV camera in front of the MD with a BNC output on the camera, I'm then planning to run a BNC lead through the grid to a monitor in the grid for the cast, going via S-Video(that is the yellow ended pin isn't it ?) then into VGA, the monitor I own has VGA and DVI input in it, and this monitor already has a mounting kit on it (so don't need to faff trying to get a new kit for flying it) what would you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Yellow phono will be composite videoS-VHS is almost always a 4 pin mini din although older kit did use a larger dub type 7 pin connector but you rarely see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Love Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 Yellow phono will be composite videoS-VHS is almost always a 4 pin mini din although older kit did use a larger dub type 7 pin connector but you rarely see it ahh right ok thanks for that! would using a powered converter make a time delay with composite video? or is there a BNC to VGA converter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave m Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 You can certainly get converters but I can't say what the delay would beGenerally the cheap ones will have more of a delay tha the more expensive ones, normally they are used in presentation situations and a small delay is acceptable How big does the monitor have to be? You could buy a cheap crt on eBay or even a small lcd ( they may have a tiny delay) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Love Posted June 5, 2016 Author Share Posted June 5, 2016 You can certainly get converters but I can't say what the delay would beGenerally the cheap ones will have more of a delay tha the more expensive ones, normally they are used in presentation situations and a small delay is acceptable How big does the monitor have to be? You could buy a cheap crt on eBay or even a small lcd ( they may have a tiny delay) ahh ok! Monitoir I have is either 24 or 27 inch, kinda need it big as its kids from ages 4 to 18 following it !!! the Monitor is being hung off the FOH 1 Bar, about 15 foot from the front of the Apron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lee Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Skips are filled with old CRT monitors which work but are worth nothing. Have a look on freecycle or the likes. They will all have composite in and so you won't get a delay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskers Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 And your camera is probably 4:3 but your monitor if it has HDMI almost certainly 16:9 has it or whatever converter got pillar box in the menus? otherwise you will end up with a geometrically challenged image just to open another can of worms for you I vote +1 for all the others who say find and mount a CCTV monitor - its the right thing for the job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Fernand Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 What is the model number of the VGA Display? Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Love Posted June 12, 2016 Author Share Posted June 12, 2016 What is the model number of the VGA Display? Joe Hi Joe Its a Samsung 931BW Thanks for all the reply's, I have manage to sort it now I found an old flat screen TV in the Father in Laws loft with Composite Video So I've just gone direct from Camera through BNC and used a BNC to Composite Vid Pin on the End. CheersRichie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empyfree Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Perfect solution. Analog all the way so should be nice and fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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