Reddit reviews Monoprice VGA to RCA Adapter PC to TV Video Converter- Blue

XBMC is just for the old Xbox IIRC so that's probably not an option unless you have one you can mod.

If you said you can connect your iPod to your TV, I'm assuming it's an older one without the Netflix app? I'm not sure what options you have where you live (SCART is a french A/V connection right?) but you might want to check into something like Roku. It'll probably be cheaper than a year of live service and you'll have access to other TV services too. There's also the AppleTV, which I believe has Netflix (you can also flash XBMC to it I believe if you like their interface better.)

Or if you want to use your PC, do you have HDMI ports on your TV? You can get a new video card with an HDMI port pretty cheap and a cable however long you need on ebay or monoprice.com. If you don't want to do that and your S-video port isn't working correctly and you're sure the cable is good, you can buy a VGA to RCA adapter and a headphone to RCA cable.

You will need this converter.

This S-VHS cable to connect the converter to your TV.

This VGA cable to connect your converter to your laptop.

And, this RCA cable for the audio path between your headphone output of your laptop to your TV audio inputs. Your picture quality will be the same as Super VHS which is just under standard definition television broadcasts levels.

No it was cheaper then, this one looks like it would work too. http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CJOLBW/ref=s9_simh_gw_p23_d0_i3?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1FY7FDE5G2Z3D4F9Q5NJ&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846

Here is what you need, I had similar attempts and this one is cheap and it works. http://www.amazon.com/PC-To-TV-Video-Converter/dp/B001CJOLBW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335206934&sr=8-3

First you'll need a VGA to RCA composite converter to convert the signal from a computer's VGA output to an RCA composite signal.

Then you'll need a VCR, I assume you have one. I also assume you have a blank VHS. Finally you'll need a 3.5 mm to RCA cable.

After obtaining this stuff, load the file up on your computer, load the tape into the VCR, press record on the tape, press play, make sure that you're not turned up too loud on the audio output. Make necessary adjustments, then go for final record to the tape.

If you have a DVD that you want converted, it's a bit easier. Just connect the player to the VCR and queue up the video, then press play. Just note, if you have a disc that is encoded with Macrovision, it will look like crap.

Note that I have never done this, but it should work.

80US$??? Where do you buy?

http://www.amazon.com/PC-To-TV-Video-Converter/dp/B001CJOLBW/ref=pd_bxgy_e_text_c

From 13US$

ive done this with a pc. for a macbook you may need 1 extra cable.

[converter] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CJOLBW/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details)

[audio] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Z5CP/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details)

[adapter?] (http://www.amazon.com/Display-Female-Adapter-Macbook-Laptop/dp/B002ODG5GO)

Do you have any advice on what would be required for me to get that Xbox 360 wire to work on a computer? If that isn't possible, do you know if I can take apart an old Xbox 360 and use some components from it to get it working?

I'm pretty new to all this so I don't fully understand why you can plug an Xbox 360 (which is basically an underpowered computer) into any TV and it will display perfectly every time without fussing with the display. I've set up an old laptop connected to the TV using this thing before but it wasn't ideal because it's bulky, blurry, and worst of all is I had to adjust the bounding box every time I used a different TV.

Is this the kind of thing I would need? https://www.amazon.com/Lenkeng-104724-Monoprice-VGA-RCA/dp/B001CJOLBW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1482937781&sr=8-4&keywords=vga+to+s-video
Or does it just do the same thing?

Something like this would work. Really, you say you want the best picture though, upgrade the TV to one that has HDMI input and you will get the best picture.

I bought one of these back in 2011. It worked fine for what I wanted to do.

I've been using one of these for a few years now:

http://www.amazon.com/Lenkeng-104724-Monoprice-VGA-RCA/dp/B001CJOLBW?ie=UTF8&keywords=vga%20to%20rca&qid=1459448448&ref_=sr_1_2&s=electronics&sr=1-2

You'll also need a DVI to VGA adapter, but you may have gotten one of those with the card, or have one left from a previous card. They're only a couple of bucks.

Best thing I could find

I would recommend getting a converter box like this one http://www.amazon.com/PC-To-TV-Video-Converter/dp/B001CJOLBW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1299713255&sr=8-2, it won't cost you much but it also won't look great unless you're watching videos or have an high definition tv

Your cheapest solution will be something like this: Amazon link. I've researched this scenario before, and even component->VGA adapters do not work unless your display device is designed for it. I've only ever seen the option on biz-class projectors.

You have to do this with a box device, because composite video (yellow) has all RGB color info compressed into one cable. VGA has discrete pins for each signal. The box is splitting the info up, and sending it down the proper paths.

DVI and Component (RGB) are compatible. VGA and Composite were not intended to be so.

Please tell us which kinds of outputs the PC has. VGA? HDMI? DVI? DisplayPort? Other?

Also, which inputs do you have on the TV? HDMI? Composite video? Component Video? SVideo? SCART? Other?

If you don't know, please tell us the models of the PC and the TV so we can look that stuff up.

In any case, you most likely need a box like this to convert from VGA to either Component or Composite video. Unless both your devices have HDMI then you just need a (cheap!) cable.

VGA to RCA converter. Looks like it does what you want. It even comes with all the cables you'll need.

And if the TV doesn't have a VGA input (which it probably doesn't), you can get one of these deals for pretty darned cheap. I actually have one connecting a modern PC to a late gen trinitron, myself.

Just a note about the seller on that one, they're lying when they claim it was made by monoprice. It's a generic Chinese VGA to composite converter box, and half a dozen different companies are all selling the same basic unit. This one happened to be the cheapest one of the kind I know works (which some of the other designs you'll see on amazon and ebay don't).

That's really odd that HDMI would give you lower quality than DVI! I would suspect a setting somewhere in your video driver or monitor that makes the HDMI behave like a device that normally would overscan or zoom or something. Normally HDMI should be identical to DVI w/ audio on the cable. If you can't sort it out, an alternative could be to pick up one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/ASIN/B001TH7T2U

They do sell VGA adapters similar to the one I had, but I wouldn't recommend going that route. You will end up with a much better picture on DVI or HDMI since it's not doing the extra digital->analog conversion.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/ASIN/B001CJOLBW