hey david, i had the same problem when trying to connect an HDMI only cable box to an old projection tv. i ended up not being able to use the tv after going through 2 hdmi to component converters. i did get it to work on another old tube tv at one point. but i am trying to do what you're doing now. i have a roku express+ that i have connected to a very old tv using just AV out, but the picture quality is not great. it has 1080i capability. i just tried using the 2 converters in this case, but actually got the same results you did too. i might play around a little more to see if i can get it to work. i'll let you know if i do. i hope you'll post if you get yours to work or another solution.
i was actually wondering if roku made a device with component output. haven't found one yet, but if anybody knows...
It's now working. Of course, I don't truly know for certain why the previous adapter didn't work or why the current adapter does work. The one big difference between the two is that the current adapter has a Resolution button. When first hooked up, the TV image was not good so I pressed the Resolution button until I had a clear image on the TV.
Just what that resolution is, I don't know. I have found 2 resolutions, both of which are clear, but one of them seems to not quite fit onto the screen. For example, text along the top of the screen is partially cut off. Maybe one of them is 720i and the other is 720p? Maybe someone can say?
If the two adapters you tried were like my first one, maybe you could try one that is like my second one - the one that works!
I wanted to add a new image as I did in my original post but all I see is Insert/edit Image and that's definitely not how I did it before. Oh well, take my word for it. It now works.
