Help needed RGBS monitor - needs VGA input

**ladams02** · 07-22-2007, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by mbkowns

What car you use it for?

I'm looking to either:

(a) find a way to connect my Mac Mini via VGA into my stock NAV screen

or (b) find a way to connect my stock NAV system into an aftermarket screen.

This is in my 2007 Nissan Maxima SL w/ NAV and Bose. From what I've been reading neither option will not give me the quality of video I'm looking for, but I came across this product and was just wondering what others have experienced with it. Thanks!

**mbkowns** · 07-24-2007, 11:33 AM

The extron equipment will do A and B can be done just as easy...

**BassBinDevil** · 07-26-2007, 03:28 AM

The Extron box runs off 120 volts, but maybe it can be modified for 12V.

Now, from what I can tell they only convert sync: they DON'T convert the scan rates. So, if the stock NAV screen runs at TV 15.75 kHz scan rates, this won't help you connect up a VGA source. Scalers do convert scan rates, and they're much more expensive. (Too bad: I thought I'd stumbled on a good way to use a 17" thrift store VGA monitor with an RGB arcade game board and homemade Apple ][+ clone)

**mrbean_phillip** · 07-26-2007, 03:40 AM

Hello,
This works pretty good: Ultimarc VGA

**antimatter** · 10-13-2007, 03:00 AM

First off i have to say that MP3car rocks. I was googling this topic for the past hour when i should have checked mp3car first.

Anyways MBKnows I am hoping you could shed some light on my situation.

I am replacing the the NAVI monitor with a proper vga motorized screen that came out specifically for the mazda 6. I do want to keep my stock gps so i would like to convert the RGBs to VGA and perhaps use a KVM to switch sources. What do you think?

It may be too late since i already ordered the screen but how does the PC look on the stock NAVi monitor? IS the resolution good?

**antimatter** · 10-13-2007, 05:50 PM

For those who switch out their stock NAV screen with a VGA screen but still want to use the stock navigation from time to time if you have a free PCI slot this may be promising

http://www.pixelmagicsystems.com/pro...pdi_deluxe.htm