How do I connect VGA to a Composite input on an HDx20 player?

We've done some more work on this feature.

Use the adaptor cable, available from Pixels, part no: VGA3PHAD, to enable Composite (CVBS), S-video (Y/C) or Component (YPbPr) SD video outputs from the BrightSign player when the appropriate videomode is selected.

ntsc-component

ntsc-m

ntsc-m-jpn

pal-component

pal-i

pal-bg

pal-n

pal-nc

pal-m              

Connections for pal-component and ntsc-component settings:

Red phono:        Y (Component Luminance)

Green phono:     Pr (Component difference colour)

Blue phono:       Pb (Component difference colour)

Connections for pal and ntsc-i, bg, n, etc, composite / s-video settings:

Red phono:        C (S-video Chrominance)

Green phono:     Y (S-video Luminance)

Blue phono:       Composite video

Norm Garland

Pixels UK Ltd.

ta for the input.

Is there any way to output HD-YPbPr from the VGA connector or is it limited to SD only?

Yes, you can also output HD mode via the component cable. You just need to select a HD resolution from the presentation properties (File > Presentation Properties > Connector type = Component; Screen resolution = 1920x1080x60i - or any other resolution listed in the drop down menu) 

After I have created a project can I then change it to a different resolution?

My application is we have a project created for display on an LCD, we want to play the same project on an analog RF modulator.

You can change the resolution of a project under File > Presentation Properties > main tab.

Seems that we can't order this part to be delivered to the US.  Any other way to get it?

Thanks,

Jim

You can use vga to component cable. These cables are available anywhere.

Here are two examples of such cables:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10235&cs_id=1023503&p_id=6025&seq=1&format=2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000P3NZ68/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 You will connect vga to the unit's vga port, and you will connect blue jack of the vga-to-component cable into the TV's composite input. You will set the BrightAuthor project to NTSC or PAL depending on your TV.

I have tried every combination of settings and can not get this to work using an XD1230 connecting directly to a monitor to test prior to modulating onto our CATV system.

Connector Type: Component

Screen Resolution:720x480x60p or set to NTSC-component

I do get monochrome on the green wire but nothing on red or blue.

What can I possibly be missing?

See additional info in this faq http://support.brightsign.biz/entries/22929977-Can-I-use-component-and-composite-video-with-BrightSign-players-

Update the BA software and firmware on the XD1230 to the latest versions available at support site and retest. Try different vga-to-composite cable.

Does the monitor have component or composite input?

If I'm using a VGA to component cable like the ones Ngarland and BrightSign Support linked to, can you help me identify the additional adapter that would be needed to properly convert the VGA signal to a 4-pin S-video plug? I'm having trouble locating a converter with two phono plugs on one end (for C [S-video Chrominance] and Y [S-video Luminance]) and a standard 4-pin S-video plug on the other end. (I can find plenty of RCA to 7-pin cables, but those won't work for my application.)

Cable recommendations for 2018:
Monoprice 2409 3ft VGA to 3 RCA Component Video Cable (HD15 - 3-RCA)
Worked great as described in the article, blue plug = composite video.
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=2409

Monoprice 2509 VGA to S-Video/RCA (Composite) Adapter Cable - Black
The S-Video connection does work to output a composite video signal. But the RCA connector DOES NOT work, no composite signal from that jack. Fine cable if you want S-Video.
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=2509

My project required the Brightsign HD 220 to play back on an old analog CRT TV with only RF antenna inputs. So the Monoprice 2409 cable was connected to an RF converter, and from there into the TV.

With just a video file on the SD card and no BrightAuthor project, the image was split in half on the TV screen, kind of like if the H-sync needed adjusting. We were only able to get a clear picture by creating a BrightAuthor project and choosing NTSC-M as the Screen Resolution, and Component as the Connector Type. We also had to update the firmware first on our Brightsign player before it would work with the project created with the latest version of BrightAuthor.

Hope that saves someone a bit of time & trouble!