There’s a little known problem with HDTV’s. I’m not going to get into the whole thing here but I’ll just say this. When you’re watching standard def (SD) stuff on your HD set, it’s being upconverted to HD so you can see it. That takes time (usually a few frames). But it can make playing old games difficult, since the video lags a little behind the audio. Newer HDTV’s are much better, but it’s still a case by case basis. Make sure to check into it before dropping the coin on a new TV.

To those that don’t buy it, it’s true. To the people that have been dealing with it, here’s a potential solution.

This little box will take in any component source, and output every resolution up to 1080p over VGA. It’s the perfect way to upconvert your video signal before it gets to the TV. Some older HDTV’s can only take in 1080p over VGA, and this’ll accomodate that too. And if you don’t have a TV, just hook it up to your VGA monitor. If you’re in the market, this one is actually a pretty good deal at only $60.

1. Adam K says:
   February 12th, 2007 at 11:21 am

   Dude, not a bad deal. Too bad my max resolution is 1080i at the moment

2. L.T. says:
   February 12th, 2007 at 11:38 am

   Hmm, QUESTION. If I run my cable box to this via component and then run this thing to my TV via VGA, will it upscable my craptastic SD cable too?

3. BrunchMonolith says:
   April 21st, 2007 at 7:29 am

   This doesn’t upscale anything. It just takes a source component signal and outputs it at the same res over VGA.

4. elvis says:
   August 31st, 2007 at 2:08 pm

   Did you do any research on this product at all? It is not an upscaler, only a transcoder. Talk about misleading.

   Very sloppy journalism.