Comment on Converting HDMI to composite
thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoI suppose it depends if your CRT is capable of displaying a 720p signal. If it’s not, then it won’t work.
Likewise if your converter requires the input format to match what the CRT expects (i.e. it doesn’t have scaling built in), then the converter may not work either.
cloudskater@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Right, thank you I’ll try to keep this in mind. What do you mean by the TV supporting it though? Like I said, CRTs have no pixels to the best of my understanding, so how would it be aware of the resolution in order to reject it? I can understand it causing problems, but how exactly can a CRT outright reject a signal like that?
thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
If you send a CRT an image larger than it can display, it will either display nothing, some garbage or as much of the image as it possibly can - normally cropping the top left corner.
cloudskater@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Okay, I see. Thanks for the heads up. Are there any specific scalers I should consider for minimizing latency that you’re aware of?
thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I would only buy Extron, Crestron or Kramer for that use case, but if you’re on a budget and need to compromise then also consider Cyp, Atlona, Lindy, Blustream or everyone’s favourite SY Electronics.