Pc Screen In Sted Of A Tv Screen

[gungrave]

i have 2 tv-out ports on my grafix card one s-video port and one yellow wire port thing.

is there a way i can add some thing to the end of the wire so i can use it for a nother pc screen cos u cant read text on the tv-out un less its a film <_<

:schnauz:

[ck-uk]

Why cant you watch text on tv ,it should act the same as a monitor mate

wha card do have? :)

[gungrave]

Originally posted by ck&#045;uk@24 March 2004 - 01:21
Why cant you watch text on tv ,it should act the same as a monitor mate

wha card do have? :)
ati radeon 9200

the text is all blurd :unsure:

[vivitron 15]

you wont get good quality on the tv through it: there are huge differences in the physical design of the monitor and tv, thats why we have different ones for different purposes - eg. watch a film on pc looks awful, watch on tv, looks good.

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by gungrave@23 March 2004 - 17:10
i have 2 tv-out ports on my grafix card one s-video port and one yellow wire port thing.

is there a way i can add some thing to the end of the wire so i can use it for a nother pc screen cos u cant read text on the tv-out un less its a film <_<

:schnauz:
the tv-out connections aren&#39;t high enough resolution for a computer monitor. even if you could figure out how to get it connected, it wouldn&#39;t look any good.

if you want to run two monitors, you should buy a vga splitter, dvi splitter, or a dual-head video card (a card with both vga and dvi connectors, two vga connectors, or two dvi connectors).

[tesco]

or buy a cheap PCI graphics card to add to the system, you can use both at the same time.

[3RA1N1AC]

yeah, or that.

[kaiweiler]

Just wondering, does anyone know what the "standard" refresh rate is on a regular Television? is it higher or lower the the 50-75Mhz refresh rate of a monitor?

[gungrave]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@24 March 2004 - 14:02
or buy a cheap PCI graphics card to add to the system, you can use both at the same time.
:huh: how do u put 2 cards in 1 pc theres only 1 slot :huh:

[Virtualbody1234]

One AGP one PCI.

AGP slot: http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/motherboards/albatron/KX18PRo2/images/agpslot.jpg

PCI slots: http://www.wiu.edu/users/mscmr1/images/pci_slot.jpg

[ck-uk]

Originally posted by kaiweiler@24 March 2004 - 14:48
Just wondering, does anyone know what the "standard" refresh rate is on a regular Television? is it higher or lower the the 50-75Mhz refresh rate of a monitor?
60hz for a tv mate.


gungrave yea it was late n i missed it in your sig mate.
:)

[vivitron 15]

but you cant compare refresh rates, cos theres vertical and horizontal, and theres also pitch and all kinda of stuff to look at - there was an amazing thread about this a while back - i started it by asking about vga-pal scan adapters, if you wanna find it

[kaiweiler]

Alright I&#39;ll have a look for it
What is usually easier on the eyes then? a monitor or a tv?

[vivitron 15]

well neither - and both ;)

TV = better for TV (movies etc)
PC = better for text and, well, pc stuff ;)

lol, well you see what i mean - its all pretty complicated and i dont understand a great deal, but basically, tv out is better for movies than for word processing

[3RA1N1AC]

Originally posted by vivitron 15+24 March 2004 - 10:40--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (vivitron 15 &#064; 24 March 2004 - 10:40)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> but you cant compare refresh rates, cos theres vertical and horizontal, and theres also pitch and all kinda of stuff to look at - there was an amazing thread about this a while back - i started it by asking about vga-pal scan adapters, if you wanna find it [/b]
well... refresh rates only tell part of the story anyway. ntsc is 60hz and pal is 50hz? which comes out to 30 and 25 interlaced frames per second. with a vga monitor (or HDTV) at 60hz, you get 60 progressive frames per second.

<!--QuoteBegin-vivitron 15
TV = better for TV (movies etc)
PC = better for text and, well, pc stuff [/quote]

if your graphics card can be connected to an HDTV through vga, dvi or component video, it will certainly look better than composite or s-video. it should at least approach PC monitor quality.