'Doubled' Image with a VGA to HDMI converter for the Dreamcast?
I have an issue connecting a game console (Dreamcast) to a VGA to HDMI converter and then to my TV. The converter works fine with the two laptops I have tested, but when trying the Dreamcast I get a weird image, sort of doubled (see picture).
Now, the converter allegedly supports a 640x480 @60Hz signal, which is what the Dreamcast is outputting.
Basically I'm asking whether the picture below offers any clues as to what might be going on. Is there some incompatibility between the console and the converter? Is the converter broken? Is the console broken?
Looking on the Internet, the voltage levels in the Dreamcast signal are apparently higher than in most consumer devices. I also found out that console signal uses SMPTE timing instead of the more common (?) VESA timing.
Could these factors be the culprit?
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This converter is designed to take video and audio signal from PC or laptop and upscale it to digital HDMI output of wide-range HDTV and PC resolutions, up to 1080p. Great for connection the VGA video output of your computer or media server and integrating it into a new digital HDMI home theater system.Does VGA to HDMI upscale?
Dreamcast Video Output Standards It uses two video output formats. The first, the RGB output, was designed to connect to modern TVs. It output video in 240p or 480i, which were standard for CRT TVs of the time. The second output was a VGA output.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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