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VideoSecu PC to TV Presentation Converter, Laptop Mac VGA to Video VGA2TV 1L7
Binding: Office Product
Brand: VideoSecu
EAN: 0689076144100
Feature(s): Use TV as PC monitor to view presentations, games, pictures and movies or browse the Web; Connects a VGA port to TV-ideal for computers without a TV-out connector; Enables notebook computer users to easily connect and use a large-format monitorAdjust and set preferences with onscreen display and front-mount control panel; Compact, portable size and USB power requires no external supply or adapter, use almost anywhere; Simple and quick to install; Windows and Mac compatibleVideo standards: NTSC/NTSC-EIAJ/PAL/PAL-M/PAL-N/SECAM (via RGB out); Resolutions supported: 640 x 480 (up to 85 Hz), 800 x 600 (up to 85 Hz) and 1024 x 768 (up to 75 Hz)Input port: DB15 (VGA); Output ports: Composite video (RCA), S-video and HD15 (VGA)Front panel controls: Zoom, Menu and onscreen display directional controls; Image controls: Horizontal and vertical size, brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness and onscreen display background
Label: VideoSecu
List Price: $130.00
Manufacturer: VideoSecu
Model: 1L7
MPN: VGA2TV
Product Group: CE
Publisher: VideoSecu
Studio: VideoSecu
UPC: 689076144100
Editorial Reviews
Product Description:
Convert your VGA signal to be viewed on any TV, projector, or any other viewing device that uses standard TV connectors with this simple external device. Converts a VGA signal into an S-Video or RCA signal -use your TV as a PC monitor, Great for presentations, web-browsing, PC online games, pictures, and movies. How does this converter work? Connecting this conversion box to your video configuration takes only a couple minutes. Using the included VGA cable, connect the box's VGA input to your computer's VGA port. Using the included S-Video cable or the included RCA video cable (composite video), connect the box to your TV, projector, or other viewing device. This PC to TV converter also features a VGA output port that allows for VGA Loop-Through. This essentially means that you can simultaneously view video on a VGA monitor while viewing the video on your TV, projector, etc. The system requires: NTSC or PAL support with composite video or S-video input, RGB video or SCART input connector, No driver or operating system requirements; compatible with Windows and Mac computers. The package includes: PC TV Converter, RCA video cable, USB Power Adapter Cable, VGA cable.
Customer Reviews Average rating - 4.0
Rating - 1 Date: 2008-11-25
Content: The item worked for one week, it worked alright. Then it stopped working. It would show color bars and the menu, but no matter what source we would plug into it, it would show scrambled lines. No amount of toying with it and different cables would do the trick. It was the cheapest on amazon and apparently, you get what you pay for... junk.
Summary: Broke After Only One Week Of Use
Rating - 4 Date: 2008-10-23
Content: Got this just yesterday and it is great. It is about the size of a deck of cards, but it works great. The on screen menu and adjustments are helpful, but once you unplug it from the computer, they all go to default levels again. No idea what flick actually does. You can watch netflix movies, video games, and anything you want on the TV. The quality for somethings are not that great such as divx movies, but netflix movies look the same as if I was playing a dvd on a dvd player hooked to the TV. My TV is ancient (it actually has the faux wood paneling on the sides), but this worked fine with it. A better TV would probably product a better quality, but much cheaper than buying a LCD TV to watch movies on.
Summary: Great product for the price
Rating - 4 Date: 2008-10-18
Content: ~ INTRODUCTION ~
I got this product to be able to watch video from my computer on my tv. After a bunch of research, this product seemed to get the best reviews, esp for the price, and overall I agree. Once I finally put it together and tried to use it, I found a few nuisances that you should be aware of, especially if you are a NTSC (e.g., U.S.A. users).
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~ PRODUCT DETAILS ~
First off, just to be clear, the item that shipped is a Manhattan PC TV Converter Model #150095 (UPC 766623150095)
The product is shipped decently packaged but there's nothing in there that can't handle a little rough and tumble anyway. It includes:
- the converter, which is just slightly larger than a cigarette pack
- 1 yellow video rca cable
- 1 usb power cord
- 1 vga cord
- 1 instruction manual, which is alright. It's not 100% clear on everything but the essentials are there.
- Note: there is NO S-video cable provided.
On one of the short end of the converter, there is a VGA-in port.
On the other short end, there is the plug for the USB power cable plus a pair of jumper switches labeled 1 & 2.
On one long end, there are all the output ports. You have one each of video out, s-video out, and VGA-out.
On the opposite long end, there are buttons to adjust settings for the converter. There are buttons for "LEFT", "RIGHT", "DOWN", "UP", "MENU", and "ZOOM".
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~ SETUP NOTES ~
I recommend that the first thing to do is to check that the jumpers are set for your needs (noted very simply in the instruction manual). If you are an NTSC (e.g., U.S.A.) user, be sure that both jumpers 1 & 2 are both down.
Next, plugging in the wires is pretty straightforward. The long side contains all the output ports and the single vga end is the input. I don't think it matters but I plugged in the black vga head to the converter and the blue end to the computer.
Once it's all in, turn on your components and check that it works. It didn't take me long to get up and running but be sure that the jumpers are set properly.
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~ IMAGE QUALITY ~
The image quality isn't too bad but it seems that it might depend partly on your computer and the TV.
Please note that it is UN-LIKELY that you will be able to do things like edit documents or surf the web unless you drop the resolution from your computer quite a bit. At 1024x768 (the setting I have on my computer), the image projected onto the TV is too unclear with the text way too small for you to be able to do any kind of reading. If you really want to use your TV for reading such find details, then it's more likely you'll need to buy a TV that can take regular VGA signals without conversion.
You can play around with image quality with the on-screen preferences but it doesn't seem to improve the quality too much. The menu that comes up provides options to adjust horizontal/vertical size, brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, sharpness, and onscreen display background. In reality playing with these won't affect image quality clarity too much and it's difficult to know where along a 0% - 100% scale that you are adjusting a setting since there is no bar to indicate that for each of the settings. For example, I can't tell whether I've hit 30% or 80% saturation. I just have to guess where along that scale I am at.
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Reminder of the most important point...
!!!! For NTSC (U.S.A. users), be sure that the jumpers 1 & 2 are both down. My converter came set by the factory with both jumpers up, which won't work on US TV's. !!!!
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Recommendation: This product works for my goal of watching videos/movies on my TV. Just be sure to check your setup before thinking it won't work. I got a few scrambled screens before I finally got the thing to show up properly but since then, the product works like a charm. Don't expect perfect image quality. I'd estimate the quality compared to my computer monitor is probably around 75%. The conversion from regular VGA to a TV is not an easy or perfect conversion. Nonetheless, if you just want something that simply works, this will do and as such I can recommend this product.
Price paid: ~$45 + shipping
Summary: Works but with some Nuisances
Rating - 5 Date: 2008-10-06
Content: We bought this to view photo slide shows and video clips from our computer on the larger TV screen. It connects very easily and works perfectly, although I did have to make one switch change in order to get it to work. It basically duplicates your computer screen on the TV screen.
Great product!
Summary: TV Converter
Rating - 4 Date: 2008-09-17
Content: My laptop died on me, and while waiting for the repair and recovery I needed to use my TV as a monitor for my old desktop (running Windows XP). I plugged everything in, changed my TV to the 1st input signal and voila! it worked.
I'm glad someone suggested methods for adjusting the picture quality, as there isn't a manual that tells you how to do this. Since I'm using this for text based files and browsing, I needed something that would go beyond playing videos. To do this, I found an 800x600 screen resolution to be best, and increased the sharpness as much as possible through the box. I'm not sure what "flick" does, but I tried adjusting that and didn't see much of a difference.
I'm going to try an S-video connection to see if it improves picture quality of text and other small details, but as is the box is a pretty easy way to turn a TV into a working computer monitor and gives an above average image quality out of the box.
Summary: Gets the job done
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