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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / General Topics / August 2006Can a graphics card with output to VGA monitor only output to TV?
Hello, I've bought a new TV and it can accept input from a computer. However, my computer system is old and the Graphics card is Inno3d GeForce 2 MX AGP "Value" and the card has only one output for VGA display. Are there anything I can buy that I can output the display to a TV? Thanks. Herbert Yes, there are a number of VGA to TV converters out there - but your TV will only display 640x480 resolution and the picture will be horrible and nearly unreadable.  SignatureRichard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to. * My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Herbert Do you mean that the TV can accept VGA input? Then all you need is a splitter. http://mats-systems.com.au/cables.html (HD15F) http://sewelldirect.com/vgamultiplier2port.asp http://www.zantech.com.au/rextron/video-splitter.html Otherwise, http://sewelldirect.com/VGA/VGAtoTV http://www.audiovisualdevices.com.au/viewprod.php?catid=&productid=XC4870 ( http://www.grandtec.com/prod01.htm , http://www.grandtec.com/guide.htm ) You need to identify exactly what format the TV can accept. Note that these sites are examples only - many other suppliers carry a similar product range. SignatureJeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Herbert Hello, My TV will accept normal PC to monitor connection. And my monitor resolution is right now set to 1280x1024. I want to use the TV to watch some of the widescreen movies on the harddisk. Will a splitter be good enough to output the PC output to the TV with quality good enough for viewing a movie? Thanks. Herbert > Do you mean that the TV can accept VGA input? Then all you need is a > splitter. [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > Herbert The splitter cable has almost nothing to do with the quality you will get. As long as your cable lengths are short, the splitter cable will not add any significant degradation. The more expensive powered splitter boxes are specifically designed for distributing video signal to multiple monitors. The quality you will get is dependant on what the TV can do. Have a look at the instructions that came with the TV to see what they say about the resolution you can expect. What happens if you simply move the exiting cable from the monitor to the TV? SignatureJeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >> > >> > Herbert > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Will a splitter be good enough to output the PC output to the TV with > quality good enough for viewing a movie? [] You need to look at the TV specs in the maual that came with it to see what resolutions and refresh rates it will operate at. If you're luckiest, you've bought a monitor that happens to have a TV tuner built in; more likely is as others have said it's just capable of 480 pixels vertically (well, more like 500, or possibly even 600-odd if in PAL-land). [Out of interest, is it a CRT, or an LCD or plasma?] I presume it's a widescreen TV, since you say you want to watch widescreen movies on it. What resolution are these movies "on your hard disc"? In the UK, if a set is badged "HD ready", it must be able to display at least 720 (I think) pixels vertically; does it have any such logo? (Where are you?) (Also, there are things like "HD compatible", which means I think it can accept an HD signal, but display it at a lower resolution.) It's the High Definition widescreen LCD on this link: http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/catalog/tree/TV_GR_HK_CONSUMER/FLAT_TV_ CA_HK_CONSUMER/product/23PF5320_98_HK_CONSUMER/catalog.jsp?activeTab=specificati ons&language=en&country=HK&catalogType=CONSUMER&proxybuster=O35NIB4FNNQ5FJ0RMRES HQNHKFSEKI5P The cable I have right now is not long enough. I at least need to get a longer cable first before I can test out the output. I'm in Hong Kong. "J. P. Gilliver" <john.gilliver@baesystems.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:44d7b276$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... >> Hello, >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > are you?) (Also, there are things like "HD compatible", which means I > think it can accept an HD signal, but display it at a lower resolution.) >It's the High Definition widescreen LCD on this link: > >http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/catalog/tree/TV_GR_HK_CONSUMER/FLAT_TV_ CA_HK_CONSUMER/product/23PF5320_98_HK_CONSUMER/catalog.jsp?activeTab=specificati ons&language=en&country=HK&catalogType=CONSUMER&proxybuster=O35NIB4FNNQ5FJ0RMRES HQNHKFSEKI5P > >The cable I have right now is not long enough. I at least need to get a >longer cable first before I can test out the output. According to the specs that TV has both VGA and DVI input ports, and is capable of displaying 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 768 resolution. It should work just fine as a monitor with either of those display settings. Note that if you use 1024 x 768 output the display will be stretched horizontally so that circles will appear as ovals etc. I recently set up a computer to TV connection in a local Sears store using a 42 inch LCD TV with similar inputs. I used a 50 foot high quality male to male VGA cable to connect the TV to a second video card in the PC on the sales floor and the image quality is excellent - text is fully readable etc. Using HD capable TVs is far different than using S-Video inputs on conventional TV sets. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada SignatureMicrosoft MVP (1997 - 2006) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito." > It's the High Definition widescreen LCD on this link: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I'm in Hong Kong. [] >>> My TV will accept normal PC to monitor connection. And my monitor >>> resolution is right now set to 1280x1024. I want to use the TV to watch >>> some of the widescreen movies on the harddisk. [] The link shows that the TV's native resolution is 1366 x 768, so no, it won't display 1280x1024. The web page also does show what computer resolutions - and refresh frequencies! - it _will_ take: Supported Display Resolution Computer formats : 1024 x 768, 60Hz, 1280 x 768, 60Hz, 640 x 480, 60, 67, 72, 75Hz, 800 x 600, 56, 60, 72, 75Hz Video Formats : 640 x 480i - 1Fh, 640 x 480p - 2Fh, 720 x 576i - 1Fh, 720 x 576p - 2Fh, 1280 x 720p - 3Fh, 1920 x 1080i - 2Fh So, basically, you're stuck with the lower ones. 1280x768 is probably the best bet, if your graphics card can do a widescreen one like that; older cards might not. It might not matter that much: it depends where you got the files "on the hard disk". Unless they're from a source with resolution greater than 768 vertically, then you shouldn't lose anything; the only problem might be if your video player software won't play them so they look "squashed" (tall and thin) on your monitor, or the TV/monitor won't stretch such a display out. (That's assuming you can't get the graphics card to do the widescreen 1280x768 mode; if you can, all is well.) Looks like a nice set; enjoy! >Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Herbert That resolution is too high for your TV to handle. You will have to change the resolution to one that your TV can handle (1024 x 768 or 1280 x 768) in order to use it. Otherwise you will not be able to see anything on the TV and you may even damage the TV with the out-of-range signal data. Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada SignatureMicrosoft MVP (1997 - 2006) On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never been in bed with a mosquito." |
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