Re: VGA to TV converters

[Kieran Broadfoot <Kieran.Broadfoot@xxxxxxx>]

Andy,

Marks comments that the vga on TV are not entirely unfounded but I am using
an
ATI Rage graphics card in my PC which also offers S-VHS and Composite
outputs
as well as standard SVGA modes.

This actually provides me with a particularly good picture (better than I
was
expecting) in 800x600 and 640x480 is very good.  It also allows you to
freeze
the sync rate etc so you can get a particularly stable picture.

However (theres always a down side isnt there...), When you are running the
TV
as well the picture on your monitor will become squashed so a variable sync
rate monitor is required.  Also its not so easy to switch between TV and
monitor except through the display properties.

Its good and it was pretty cheap from a local computer fair but you might
be
better off with an external box.

Just thought I'd let you know.

Cheers
Kieran


On Nov 4,  7:04pm, andy Brown wrote:
> Subject: [ukha_d] VGA to TV converters
> I want to display a home grown app on my tv in the living room, where
my
> PC is upstairs in my study.
>
> I guess the distance is around 100 feet.
>
> I've had limited success with a Trust "TV Gamer" converter,
but my
> experience with Trust products in general is no good.
>
> Couple of questions then:
>
> 1) Anyone recommend a good scan converter for VGA to TV.
> 2) What would be the best output method for the distance? (e.g.
S-video,
> composite etc) I've no idea about maximum distances for this sort of
> thing.
>
> My requirement at the moment is just for 640x480 256 colours, but I
> guess higher support would be useful.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Andy
>
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