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Zoom issues with a component video to VGA converter

I dunk for bananas Page Icon Posted 2022-09-15 8:30 PM
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So I have what's basically a CE desktop computer, but it only has component video out (the yellow round plug). My monitor only has VGA inputs. To deal with that issue I got myself one of these:

Unfortunately, the resulting image is somewhat zoomed in, cutting off at least half of the task bar and making parts of text cut off. This issue does not exist when I connect the computer to a TV, so I'm presuming the converter has a built in overscan zoom that cannot be disabled.
Could this perhaps somehow be mitigated, or does anyone know of such a converter that doesn't forcibly zoom in the image?

Thank you

Attached is what it looks like on my monitor:



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null1024 Page Icon Posted 2022-09-16 5:01 AM
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You might just be unlucky with the unit you got. I've seen a bunch of variations on these a while back, some with a row of dip switches to configure options, some with buttons to edit the settings in a menu, etc.
Sadly, I don't know of a specific good one right now.
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I dunk for bananas Page Icon Posted 2022-09-22 7:47 PM
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I bought another one and tried it out, and it's ... marginally less zoomed in, but parts are still cut off. Disappointing
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torch Page Icon Posted 2022-09-23 5:37 PM
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I just thought of something. Have you tried the settings on your monitor itself? Usually there’s picture crop settings ?
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I dunk for bananas Page Icon Posted 2022-09-23 7:15 PM
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torch - 2022-09-23 5:37 PM

I just thought of something. Have you tried the settings on your monitor itself? Usually there’s picture crop settings ?


It's definitely not the monitor itself sadly, it's cut off at the converter stage. But thank you anyway
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torch Page Icon Posted 2022-09-24 9:06 PM
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I just thought about something, but not trying to waste your money.
It looks like your device has a SCART port (which I think is Europe's equivalent to the RGB RCA cables that we have in North America - which we call component video)
I wonder if a SCART to VGA adapter would work and fix the overscan issue. But I don't know if it's cost prohibitive. I'm just trying to brainstorm.
Or: do you have a TV or monitor with a SCART port?
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I dunk for bananas Page Icon Posted 2022-09-25 9:43 PM
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torch - 2022-09-24 9:06 PM

I just thought about something, but not trying to waste your money.
It looks like your device has a SCART port (which I think is Europe's equivalent to the RGB RCA cables that we have in North America - which we call component video)
I wonder if a SCART to VGA adapter would work and fix the overscan issue. But I don't know if it's cost prohibitive. I'm just trying to brainstorm.
Or: do you have a TV or monitor with a SCART port?


I actually got myself a SCART to component adapter and tried plugging that into the VGA converter, but it's just the exact same image
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