Component Cable Connector Fun

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Inventive_Dave

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Hello everyone.

I've been trying to make a cable that will go directly from the 14 Pin Hirose component connector on the HVX to VGA for my scaler box. Does anyone know of a source for 14 pin cable ends that will work with the Hirose connector? Hirose only sells cable assemblies. I could always cut one of those up, but I'd rather not. I have tried the 3M connector that seems nearly identical to the Hirose, but it won't work. I think the pitch of the connectors is slightly different. The cable will physically mate, but I can't get a signal out of it. One of the many annoying things is that the connectors cost >$6 each, so I can only experiment so much. I just want to build one nice-looking, short cable for when I am using the monitor on-board, and another long one when the monitor is on a stand. Having the two component cables joined together with RCA barrel connectors is just so kludge-y looking.

Can anyone comment on that output connector, perhaps with pinouts? I've dogged them all with a multi-meter, but maybe I'm missing something, somehow.
 
The camera outputs component color space, not RGB which is what you have on VGA connectors. Unless your scaler will take component via VGA you are in for some funky looking color.

What scaler box do you have? I have a Lumagen VisionPro HDP and I have had some Immersive units in the past (Holo3DGraph II, Simmetry DVP) but some scalers will not take component over VGA and so you would need to convert it with something like a Key Digital transcoder or the like.

What the hell scaler this day and age doesn't have at least one component input?!
 
Hey Inventive Dave,

Try the guys at Nebtek. They have made custom cables for me in the past and the quality is great.
 
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