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Gino_34 · 02-19-2009, 04:43 PM

I sort of have a really weird question to ask:

Is it at all possible to hook up a Blu ray player to a computer monitor? I still can't afford a nice big HDTV so I was hoping to purchase a standalone player and watch movies on my 19" pc monitor which displays 1280x1024 resolution. I know it's not going to display 1080p but it's the only HD source I own.

Can I buy an adapter that can convert component to VGA or something to that effect? (HDMI to VGA?) My monitor has both DVI and VGA inputs. I know there are blu ray pc drives available but I don't wanna go that route because I eventually want to view these movies on a HDTV. Hooking up a player to my computer would only be something temporary.

I don't think my pc monitor is HDCP compliant....would this stop me from viewing movies if I could get the player hooked up via VGA or DVI? Remember...I'm not going through my computer. Would it work?

Thanks.

02-19-2009, 04:43 PM	#1
Gino_34 Junior Member Member since:Feb 2009	Is it possible? I sort of have a really weird question to ask: Is it at all possible to hook up a Blu ray player to a computer monitor? I still can't afford a nice big HDTV so I was hoping to purchase a standalone player and watch movies on my 19" pc monitor which displays 1280x1024 resolution. I know it's not going to display 1080p but it's the only HD source I own. Can I buy an adapter that can convert component to VGA or something to that effect? (HDMI to VGA?) My monitor has both DVI and VGA inputs. I know there are blu ray pc drives available but I don't wanna go that route because I eventually want to view these movies on a HDTV. Hooking up a player to my computer would only be something temporary. I don't think my pc monitor is HDCP compliant....would this stop me from viewing movies if I could get the player hooked up via VGA or DVI? Remember...I'm not going through my computer. Would it work? Thanks. Last edited by Gino_34; 02-19-2009 at 04:48 PM.