How to Make a VGA to RCA Cable
VGA connectors carry analog video signals for red, green and blue channels (RGB). Component RCA carries a similar but different signal (YPbPr). Some devices are capable of sending and receiving a YPbPr signal over VGA, but many others cannot. In the cases where it is feasible, you can easily make your own VGA to Component RCA cable using a Cat 5 cable.
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Things You'll Need
- Male RCA plugs
- 15 Pin Male D-sub connector (VGA)
- Category 5 cable
- Wire strippers
- Soldering Iron
Instructions
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SHIELDED twisted pair cable Untwist and strip the orange, green and blue pairs from both ends of the category 5 cable.
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RCA plugs Attach RCA plugs to each pair on one side. Connect a pair's solid conductor to the RCA center pole and the striped conductor to ground. The green pair will carry the Y signal, the orange pair will carry Pr, and the blue pair will carry Pb.
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Attach the other end to the VGA connector by soldering the conductors to the following pins:
Pin 1 -- Orange
Pin 2 -- Green
Pin 3 -- Blue
Pin 6 -- Orange/White
Pin 7 -- Green/White
Pin 8 -- Blue/White
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Tips & Warnings
For some display devices, you may have to manually set the VGA input to "component."
References
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- Photo Credit vga image by MATTHIEU FABISIAK from Fotolia.com twisted pair cable image by Aussiebloke from Fotolia.com three rca connectors on white background image by JoLin from Fotolia.com
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Thank you! Do people really need to be told to buy an adapter and then be given instructions on how to plug the cables in it? No matter what words I used for my search, I must have gotten 12 of those explanations before finding your post. Pretty soon somebody will be posting "How to Change a Lightbulb"! Thank you for posting a useful answer.
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do you a video on dat?
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all I wana do is hook up a computer screen to rca cables without an adapter.
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nice tips!
