So… I learned a bit about RCA and VGA today. VGA is a component input, RCA is a composite input. What does this mean? RCA has the signal all on one wire and the devices that use it separate it electronically. This compromises fidelity, or information density which is why it’s great for 640×480 and TV but not for 1080p or 4K. VGA on the other hand is a component signal, red/green/blue, vertical/horizontal sync etc.
Here is a great image of VGA, courtesy of Instructables: (click to view the article)
I’m not sure how well this would work… it’s a little too good to be true.. but it gives you an idea of what is going on.
Here is a better illustration of the VGA pinout: (courtesy of stackexchange, click to view source article)
Here is a schematic that backs up my hunch that the instructables is too simple. Courtesy of Next.GR (click to visit)
This circuit only generates greyscale…. or black and white video.
In case you were wondering how hard can a video signal be? lol…. it’s complex. Really a marvel of radio engineering. Courtesy of Field Effect LLC, click to follow to article.
I have other objectives than engineering this solution…. and I only need one…. so I bought this on Amazon. (click the image to go to the product)
It offers these modes: