RGB Cable question

Necro-File · Oct 18, 2005, 11:55 PM

I got a Radeon x800XL today, with VIVO, and it has a connection for RGB but you have to have cables to plug into it. My question is this: are normal composite cables (Red, yellow, white) the same in terms of the cabling or not? If they are then can I just use a composite cable to plug into the RGB jacks?

swimtech · Oct 19, 2005, 02:19 AM

If they actually called Component cables, then they are like composite video cables except that they are generally made with a solid conductor core - like cable the cable TV companies use (called RG-6, RG-58, RG-59).

Could you post the exact made and model of the card and a link to pictures (or just pictures...) of the adaptors the card has?

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 19, 2005, 02:37 AM

the hook ups u speak of are the component video output connection for HD TV i believe, and i dont believe a reg video RCA will do you any good as each one transmits a color, dunno you can try, did u get an S-Video cable with yer card and an S-video to yellow RCA adapter?? s-video is nice, u can tell a difference over just the yellow RCA

Necro-File · Oct 19, 2005, 03:00 AM

I got the Radeon x800XL from newegg for $275.00. This is what is included (besides the video card):

I don't want to cut the cable, obviously, I just want to know if it's pretty much just a copper/nickle connection so that any cable that would fit in the slots would work to send the info through.

Necro-File · Oct 19, 2005, 03:09 AM

Well I just tried it because I thought it wouldn't hurt just to check it and the answer is no. Using normal component cables doesn't work. The image on my TV was a blue hue. Guess I need to go out and buy some RGB component connectors.

swimtech · Oct 19, 2005, 03:26 AM

Really sounds like you had a bad cable or connections - new decent cables should help... The connectors you're using are called 'phono' or RCA connectors BTW...

[hobo]eclipse · Oct 19, 2005, 03:34 AM

im pretty sure he needs to buy HD specific cables, not any reg RCA, its 3 plugs for video, versus the standard yellow RCA video connection

H3X4D3C1M4L · Oct 19, 2005, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Necro-File

I got a Radeon x800XL today, with VIVO, and it has a connection for RGB but you have to have cables to plug into it. My question is this: are normal composite cables (Red, yellow, white) the same in terms of the cabling or not? If they are then can I just use a composite cable to plug into the RGB jacks?

If you mean the HDTV cables then no because RCA has a yellow for video then red and white for audio, these are 3 separate colour streams

swimtech · Oct 19, 2005, 02:47 PM

Right, the component RGB cables are made differently than the standard A/V dubbing cables, but still use standard 'phono' (RCA) connectors. Didn't mean to confuse the issue...

Oct 18, 2005, 11:55 PM	#1
Necro-File DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	RGB Cable question I got a Radeon x800XL today, with VIVO, and it has a connection for RGB but you have to have cables to plug into it. My question is this: are normal composite cables (Red, yellow, white) the same in terms of the cabling or not? If they are then can I just use a composite cable to plug into the RGB jacks? __________________

Oct 19, 2005, 02:19 AM	#2
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	If they actually called Component cables, then they are like composite video cables except that they are generally made with a solid conductor core - like cable the cable TV companies use (called RG-6, RG-58, RG-59). Could you post the exact made and model of the card and a link to pictures (or just pictures...) of the adaptors the card has? __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 19, 2005, 03:00 AM	Thread Starter #4
Necro-File DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I got the Radeon x800XL from newegg for $275.00. This is what is included (besides the video card): I don't want to cut the cable, obviously, I just want to know if it's pretty much just a copper/nickle connection so that any cable that would fit in the slots would work to send the info through. __________________

Oct 19, 2005, 03:09 AM	Thread Starter #5
Necro-File DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Well I just tried it because I thought it wouldn't hurt just to check it and the answer is no. Using normal component cables doesn't work. The image on my TV was a blue hue. Guess I need to go out and buy some RGB component connectors. __________________

Oct 19, 2005, 03:26 AM	#6
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Really sounds like you had a bad cable or connections - new decent cables should help... The connectors you're using are called 'phono' or RCA connectors BTW... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Oct 19, 2005, 02:37 AM	#3
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	the hook ups u speak of are the component video output connection for HD TV i believe, and i dont believe a reg video RCA will do you any good as each one transmits a color, dunno you can try, did u get an S-Video cable with yer card and an S-video to yellow RCA adapter?? s-video is nice, u can tell a difference over just the yellow RCA

Oct 19, 2005, 03:34 AM	#7
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	im pretty sure he needs to buy HD specific cables, not any reg RCA, its 3 plugs for video, versus the standard yellow RCA video connection

Oct 19, 2005, 02:47 PM	#9
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Right, the component RGB cables are made differently than the standard A/V dubbing cables, but still use standard 'phono' (RCA) connectors. Didn't mean to confuse the issue... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.