Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:32 AM |
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PC to TV advice
Nearly bought a new computer last night but then just as the guy was off finding one I noticed that it was missing the video connections that I needed
as I want to connect it to the TV rather than a monitor. The TV being a fancy space age one is controlled by magnetic fields and ray guns so requires
only a simple scart connector 
What do I need the computer to have to connect it, is it a specific type of graphics or video card?
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Agriv8
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:37 AM |
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IIRC You need one of
TV Out
or
RGB out
or
S-Vidio out
You can then convert ( with cable / convertors to ) to a scart lead.
Regards
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:43 AM |
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hmm but are they on a separate card? Not sure as the spec they give you in the shops means sod all TBH and I don't trust these sales guys
anyone just know of a decent desk top machine for around £350-400, I just hate looking for this kind of stuff, damn things all look the same
and what is a - Hybrid TV Tuner?
[Edited on 18/6/08 by Mr Whippy]
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:49 AM |
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the TV out etc which has been mentioned is a port on the back of the graphics card. Search for graphics cards that have them on line and then go armed
with your list of graphics cards, and ask to only see PC's with those cards inside.
If the graphics are onboard then you are far less likely to get tv out than on a stand alone graphics card.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:51 AM |
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Iv just changed my card and im it had S-Video out (its an Nvidia geforce 7300). Its yours for the price of the postage if you want it?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:54 AM |
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well I have my eye on this one, which to me seems to say it plays on the telly? I have seen this make all over the place in the shops but apart from
that have never heard of them
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?id=21862&tid=frooct
is it a good one or a pile of poo?
[Edited on 18/6/08 by Mr Whippy]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 09:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
Iv just changed my card and im it had S-Video out (its an Nvidia geforce 7300). Its yours for the price of the postage if you want it?
thanks for the offer and I'll take it if I get no where fast, is it better spec than the machine above?
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 10:05 AM |
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No that one is a 7500 so a bit better. Just send me a u2u if you decide you want it 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 10:08 AM |
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simply from the graphics card point of view, check out this link to details on the card
http://support.packardbell.com/uk/item/index.php?i=vd058g&pi=platform_honeymoon_imedia
it seems to suggets that tv out is an option, the only thing to check when you see it that it actualy has the right ports on the ack as per teh
picture in the link.
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
well I have my eye on this one, which to me seems to say it plays on the telly? I have seen this make all over the place in the shops but apart from
that have never heard of them
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?id=21862&tid=frooct
is it a good one or a pile of poo?
[Edited on 18/6/08 by Mr Whippy]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 10:17 AM |
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thanks that very helpful but...
sorry for dragging this out to almost neanderthal levels of stupidness but in the list below is no mention I see of the yellow video plug supporting
CRT tellys or can I assume it does does that anyway...
TV output connector (RCA) (yellow):
Enhanced nView dual-display architecture
Dual CRTC / Simultaneous Dual Display (same or different surfaces)
Integrated dual TMDS Transmitter supporting LCD panel up to 1920x1200
Integrated 400 MHz Palette-DAC for analogue VGA monitors up to 2048x1536
[Edited on 18/6/08 by Mr Whippy]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 10:45 AM |
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if your tv is old to the point of only having a scart lead, why on earth would you want to run your pc to it?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 10:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
if your tv is old to the point of only having a scart lead, why on earth would you want to run your pc to it?
well cos it has a rather huge screen and makes any monitor I have so far seen look ridiculously small.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 11:14 AM |
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Yeah, but what's the actual resolution of the huge screen on your TV......big is not necessarily better if the resolution isn't high
enough eg something like 720x480 on a 32" screen will look pretty cr*p if you're using it as a computer monitor!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 11:50 AM |
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I see where your coming from, I'll have to think about it
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neilj37
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 02:34 PM |
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The pc i just bought has HDMI output which is plugged into my HD lcd tv 
It is similar to this one
HOME MEDIA PC
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 02:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by neilj37
The pc i just bought has HDMI output which is plugged into my HD lcd tv
It is similar to this one
HOME MEDIA PC
na I like my radiation burns and static discharges 
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trogdor
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| posted on 18/6/08 at 04:01 PM |
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If its a normal CRT TV then it will be no good.
I have an XBOX set up to run on linux so i could get used to it without losing windows and i don't use it as the resolution on the tv is awful.
the only way round is with an High res TV or monitor
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