Knight
2007-04-15, 01:21 PM
Hi!
One of my colleagues at work told me he was looking for a cable to connect his projector (Sanyo PLC-XU50) to a component source and said that the connector which was labelled component on the projector side was a VGA connector.
AFAIK the two signals are incompatible (a converter would be needed) so I would tend to think that the necessary cable probably has a weird pinout made specifically for this projector...
Can he just get any cable that has the right plugs or does he need a Sanyo-made cable?
Thank you very much for your help!
Nick
DavidY
2007-04-15, 01:31 PM
You can either buy a customized cable with component video/RCA ends on one side and a VGA end on the other. Length to suit. Don't buy Monster cables unless it is heavily discounted. Good performance, but way overpriced.
Infocus sells a component (female RCAx3) to VESA adapter (male 15pin) for their discontinued X1 and SP4800 front projectors. Part number is SP-VESA-ADPT. The cost was around $15.
Dave
GQUEUE
2007-04-15, 09:53 PM
You can order this cable from Monoprice online from the states. Or (if in Toronto) you can get it from Sayal electronics. Actually you can get it from a bunch of places in the city. I just bought 2 for my projector. They work great.
mrhooie
2007-04-16, 10:24 AM
like this?
http://www.tomauri.com/pimages/6315c.jpg
Knight
2007-04-16, 07:40 PM
Yes, what his projector needs is exactly like the picture you posted mrhooie...
Are these cables standard?
Can he use the Infocus one with a Sanyo projector?
Thank you!
Nick
que3jxp
2007-04-16, 07:42 PM
Yes, they are standard. I have actually made 2 for my own personal use.
mrhooie
2007-04-17, 09:43 AM
tomauri is a canadian computer supplier. any smaller computer stores that deal with brands like Manhattan, Blue Diamond or IOGear should be able to or already do carry this product. They're worth about $19 for a 6 foot cable
Knight
2007-04-21, 03:21 PM
Hi!
I just wanted to thank everybody for their help!
Once I told him what you told me (ie that these cables were standard and which one he could use) he ordered it (don't know where though) with a few others things he needed.
I had found one on NCIX which I could have ordered with the rest of the stuff I ordered last week but it wasn't gold plated so he wasn't much interested in it...
Thank you very much for your help!
Nick