Re: Stupid SVideo Graphics Card question

["egelbeertje" <r_d_k@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dean,

Svideo only carries luminance and chrominance signals - no audio.
You'd have to get the sound from your soundcard - then you could take
both signals and rf modulate them. I don't know of any graphics card
with onboard rf modualtor though.

rgds Rob.

-- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dean Barrett" <dean@r...> wrote:
> Probably about to show amazing levels of stupidity here....
>
> Have been using my HTPC for last couple of years via DVI output to
Plasma -
> works lovely.
>
> Since buying a Viewsonic AirPanel i'm using Mainlobby to play more
and more
> DVD's - again works Lovely, but getting in trouble for SWMBO not
being able
> to watch in Kitchen while cooking dinner :)
>
> Fine i though, get a graphics card with TV out to pipe round rest
of house -
> now i'm stuck
>
> My current and most cards i look at have SVideo as their TV out -
now comes
> the stupid question....
>
> Does SVideo carry audio as well ? - My only option i can see is to
get an
> SVideo to Scart lead, and then connection to an RF modulator to get
it into
> distribution amp.
>
> Am i going about this totally wrong ? - is there such a thing as a
Graphics
> Card with RF Modulated out and DVI ? - Do i know what i'm talking
about ? -
> Does anyone really care ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> Dean.