Connecting Sony Bluray player to Monitor via VGA

Sharon87

I just bought a Sony BDP-S3100 Blu ray player and want to connect it to my fairly old computer monitor via VGA. I have got a HDMI to VGA converter and I've changed the output of the Bluray player to 720p so my monitor can play it.

Now all is good until it comes to playing DVDs or Blurays. Every time I try to play a disc it is 'out of range' on my monitor. I've fiddled around with settings to see if I can get it to change, but it keeps going out of range.

I'm not sure if it's another setting that needs to change or that it's not possible to hook it up to my monitor.

If you need any more info just ask.

bluesnake

vga spec was 640x480 with 16 colours - What were you trying to feed it and it did not work?

It is sort of compatible to NTSC-M TV from about 25 years ago.

with the right software you may get way with one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CIG-External-USB-2-0-Slim-BLU-RAY-BD-ROM-DVD-CD-RW-Drive-PC-Laptop-Netbook-/370971694216?pt=UK_Computing_Drives_Storage_CD_DVD_Drives_ET&hash=item565fa2d488

Then let the high quality bluray picture be converted to a picture with similar definition to and old tv, but with smaller colour range

Sharon87

I don't understand any of the last post except the first bit. I am trying to play DVDs and blurays. The menu will appear just not the DVDs or blurays.

bluesnake

it will not work, the cable often only converts from one type of fitting to another. The cable does not change the signal information to make it work.

To get it to work. have to connect a blue ray to the computer + add some software, which will convert the picture into a low definition tv picture with poorer colour than an old tube TV set.

Then menu from the player is normally a low resolution and could be a low refresh rate item. often block characters. If you manage to get a clear menu from the dvd, then all should be working.

You need a better (newer) monitor

Sharon87

I bought a converter not a VGA to bluray cable not sure if it makes much difference. I don't care about quality too much as this is just a temporary solution until I can buy a blu ray drive or new computer with bluray.

How can you connect a blu ray to a computer? I have a windows 7 laptop and a really old windows vista desktop (if it still works)

S0litaire

Couple of possible things :

1)
It might also be that the display Hz of the monitor is not compatible with the media it's trying to play. (i.e. the player is looking for 60Hz but the monitor can only do 50Hz) so you get a "out of range" message.

2)
It might be because your Monitor is not "DHCP" compliant.

Most (if not all) Blu-Ray players required a fully digital link between the player and the display to be able to view media.

Because you are going from a HDMI (digital) to VGA (analogue) signal this breaks the "High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection" system.

Some newer Monitors have a VGA connection that can handle digital signals (with an adapter DVI-VGA) but older models are analogue only.

bluesnake

if it is a cable and has a hdmi on one end and a vga cable on the other end and came with minimal instructions, then it is a cable with two different fittings that converts from the HDMI fitting to a VGA fitting.

This converter will convert a monitor with a vga connector, to view hdmi, providing the monitor will support the specification of the vga signal pumped into it.

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If it is a box which you will either plug into the mains, or usb, and has a manual, plus will have a hdmi cable going in and a vga cable going out, then it is possibly a signal converter and ir should work. Please post the make and model numbers of this converter box

Sharon87

I bought this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00EFV6M4I/ref=ya_aw_oh_pii

but reading it now looks like its not for video.

My monitor can do 60hz. Looks like I'll be leaving my bluray in the living room for now then! Until I can afford a decent monitor/tv/bluray drive for use in my room.

I could try another converter but my monitor may be too old.

bluesnake

Sharon87 wrote: »

I bought this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00EFV6M4I/ref=ya_aw_oh_pii

Send it back

if is not only 60 hz, which is the top to bottom scan rate. The other one is the side to side scan rate. On top of this you have to push through the colour information (which is a lot for bluray)

Perhaps you should have posted the male and model of your monitor too?