DVD/LCD screens with RGB

Mode7 · Post by **Mode7** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:33 am

I don't want to use arse quality composite video for consoles that can output RGB, that's like building a ship out of wood when you have steel! (Sure, it's more work, but you won't argue with the results later.) Anyhow, in my portable conquest, I need a supply of RGB capable LCDs.

RGB approved screens:
Sony PS1 LCD
Verge 5" LCD
Zenith 5" LCD

Now does anyone know of any specific brand/model of DVD players with an RGB capable screen? I read in another topic that it is possible for SOME players to take in RGB or composite signals. Portable TVs are welcome, but only if they can do RGB. Thanks, and I already searched beforehand so bear with me.

Mode7 · Post by **Mode7** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:40 am

Conscientious bump. I heard something about an RGB capable DVD player.. are these common?

Mode7 · Post by **Mode7** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:52 pm

All right, how about this then: are all analog LCDs capable of RGB? That is, do they normally have some kind of RGB pinouts that I can tap into? I've seen some with composite output only, but I'm wondering if those ones are limited to just that.

Post by **marshallh** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:57 pm

Mode7 wrote:All right, how about this then: are all analog LCDs capable of RGB? That is, do they normally have some kind of RGB pinouts that I can tap into? I've seen some with composite output only, but I'm wondering if those ones are limited to just that.

If they are a active matrix LCD, they DO most likely have a video decoder chip that has unused inputs. If you can find a datasheet for that chip, you might find what pins allow you to do RGB. However, there's no way to know short of opening the screens up.