Adapter Question #2

[tesco]

OK here are thee final three possibilities you can do. (as long as your sure about the svideo input on your monitor):

1. Use any VCR you may have lying around your house. It has to have composite\rca output on it. Now buy an svideo-to-rca adaptor and plug this from the vcr's video out into the mointor's svideo port. For sound plug a stereo or cheap computer speakers into the VCR's right and left sound output's.

2. Buy a VCR with svideo out (what lynx and muchspl2 were argueing about). Then plug an svideo wire from the VCR into your monitor. For sound you will need to plug a stereo or cheap computer speakers into your VCR's sound output.

3. If you have satelite or digital cable, then you can do this: Buy another receiver\digibox\whatever they are called where you are, plug the coaxial wire into it. Next plug an svideo wire into the monitor coming form the box. Cable boxes also work. For sound you need, again, cheap speakers or a stereo.


In all of these situations the VCR\box will be what changes the channels, alll you gotta do with the monitor is turn it on.


I still think the best thing to do would be to buy some cheap 20" TV.

[lynx]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@16 July 2004 - 18:09
I still think the best thing to do would be to buy some cheap 20" TV.

That's what I said at the start.

[sampson]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@16 July 2004 - 09:22
What type of inputs are available on your monitor?

Tell us the make and model please.

Dell 1901FP

[sampson]

WTF?! I don't have an s-video connection. I could have swore that I did. When I looked at the spec sheet at the above link, I saw that it wasn't listed. I looked back there and sure enough......

My buddy has this monitor. Maybe that's what I saw it on.

Well, can I still use it as a tv?

ps, sorry for your time spent on my mistake :">

[tesco]

Originally posted by sampson@16 July 2004 - 16:52
WTF?! I don't have an s-video connection. I could have swore that I did. When I looked at the spec sheet at the above link, I saw that it wasn't listed. I looked back there and sure enough......

My buddy has this monitor. Maybe that's what I saw it on.

Well, can I still use it as a tv?

ps, sorry for your time spent on my mistake :">

well, no it won't work, now you need a computer with a tv tuner card.

[lynx]

That's really bad luck.

If you lived in Europe, your vcr would have a scart connector which may provide the RGB signals to drive that monitor.

Looks like my original suggestion may have been correct after all. Sorry.