tv for a computer monitor?
- Thread starter swizeguy
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You need a VGA to TV Video Scan Converter.
tzedek said:
Tzedek, idea is the better choice.
VGA to TV converter all run over $100 and quality is more than likely to be shitty.
The quality will definitely be shitty. TVs have much larger pixels than computers, everything will look stretched and washed out. The resolution will be way off, text will be unreadable, and colors will look pale and shitty.FUCKORBEFUCKED said:
It's cool to do for a little while, to play a game or something, but you're not going to be able to use it as a permanent monitor.
You might want to check your video card though, some have S-video or RCA out.
oh darn! not what i thought this thread was about, but-
you know what would be really cool? if i could get a tv & computer monitor in one, with picture in picture! *gush*
i don't know if they make it, but if they do, it's probably like a million bucks.
you know what would be really cool? if i could get a tv & computer monitor in one, with picture in picture! *gush*
i don't know if they make it, but if they do, it's probably like a million bucks.
Well, a TV screen working as a monitor is gonna suck. Which has already been covered... it'll just look like shit.
On the other hand, a standard CRT monitor shouldn't be all that much money.
I know you can get a cheap ass 17 inch CRT for 100$ or so.
Hell, at zipzoomfly they've got a 17 inch Acer flat pannel for something like $210 with shipping included.
Frankly, it'd be cheaper and easier to just by a new monitor.
On the other hand, a standard CRT monitor shouldn't be all that much money.
I know you can get a cheap ass 17 inch CRT for 100$ or so.
Hell, at zipzoomfly they've got a 17 inch Acer flat pannel for something like $210 with shipping included.
Frankly, it'd be cheaper and easier to just by a new monitor.
Samsung Syncmaster 930mp. It has built in TV and FM radio tuners and can be connected thru DVI. Of course it's about $700. Sony MFM-HT75W can also be used as a hybrid TV/Monitor. It's about $600. So, yeah an ATI all-in wonder would be way cheaper.Descent said:They did that on "The Screen Savers" on TechTV once, but it ran through S-Video
It was a Samsung.
i got this westinghouse 17" flat panel that's a computer monitor and TV in one...about 350 dollars...it's really nice...
Im using a Samsung SyncMaster 997DF through DVI and my video card (NVidia 6800 Ultra) has S-Video out which runs to my TV. Im using them like dual monitors, but I only play my movies/tv shows through the TV, because, as it has already been stated, looks pretty bad.
If you've got an HDTV then you can use it as a monitor.
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