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| 131765 | 2003-03-28 20:40:00 | all thse tv-out from some graphic cards... do they provide good quality would the image be sharp when you just connect it to a normal tv ie. not high resolution i heard from some people saying that it is not clear enough for normal computer use but would it be good enough for watching dvd/vcd or some video, eg. from games? |
heni72847 (1166) | ||
| 131766 | 2003-03-28 22:50:00 | No, I find it fine for most things. Normal desktop use at 1024x768 can look a little blurry, but that's fine if you use the magnifier to view things.. But.... Vid/DVD is fine. Normal Desktop use, such as Word Proccessing may be a little difficult at first with it not being quite as sharp, but you honestly get used to it. Vidz/DVD's/Games etc are GREAT!!! Cheers Chilling_Silence |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 131767 | 2003-03-28 23:05:00 | I would agree that most tv outputs give a quality that is not really suitable for long periods of use on a tv. I have yet to try a tv-out plugged into a projector (which defies the point if the projector has a vga input). The reason i say most is that the tv output chips commonly found on your average video card isnt usually the most expensive or advanced chip available.. normally its just a bog standard conexant chip However I also agree with chilling that multimedia playback and gaming on a tv is great! if you have a decent rig your graphics are far superior to what gaming consoles can provide, and playing it on a 29" screen (41inch widescreen in my case) is a lot more involving than on a 15/17/19" monitor :) and with divx making it possible to have full length movies on a normal cd, the pc's push to the lounge is a lot stronger. Do a google search for HTPC's (home theater pc's), you'll find a lot of people out there have brought their home theaters and their computing together, and you'll be able to see how they have done it. also, take a look at tvtool.info tvtool is a great little application and well worth the money, and there is a lot of interesting and helpful information available on that site too |
whetu (237) | ||
| 131768 | 2003-03-28 23:24:00 | Dunno much about TV out, but I run 2 monitors side by side on my Matrox dualhead. A 19' Viewsonic @ 1152x864 & a Compaq 17" @ 1024x768 & it's great, wouldn't be with out it. |
Stumped Badly (348) | ||
| 131769 | 2003-03-28 23:26:00 | All I can say is there is nothing more satisfying playing Day-Of-Defeat at your youth group, waiting for the DVD's to arrive, and knowing that about 50 people in a hall are watching you whip the ass off the enemy with your sniper rifle in a re-enactment of D-Day! | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 131770 | 2003-03-28 23:27:00 | BTW - That was on a HUGE projector, and there wasnt too much difference at that level between the VGA and RCA connections. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 131771 | 2003-06-10 06:36:00 | I run a HTPC (Home Theater PC ) and have done so for nearly two years. I run a Geforce 4 64 Meg AGP card and run the S-Video output to a 29" Mitsubishi TV. ( Today I actually just bought a 43"Projection TV on sale for $2999 at Farmers - YAY ) I use Logitech cordless keyboard, mouse, speakers etc which are great sitting on the couch using the HTPC.. Anyway, hooking up the S-Video connection is easy, but the tweaking of the display is where it comes into effect. I run 800 x 600 32 bit, and that is so we can read the text on the internet browser when surfing the net. Also, In Windows XP under display properties, you can also specify the sizes for your fonts and Icons to make the viewing easier. To cut a very long story short, My Home Desktop on the TV, looks identical to an Apple MAC OS , with no start bar, just 8 or so very nice largish icons. When the mouse floats over these, they enlarge and a text description , the name of the shortcut pops up. My machine can play DVDs, burn CDR's , record Sky digital to the harddrive in any format for viewing later, has over 4000 songs on it, has 20 + favourite DivX movies on it, has heaps of games on it which have waaayyy better graphics then consoles, ie Splinter Cell, BF1942, Max Payne, to name a few.. and with digital surround sound through my Logitech Z-680's it rocks! Anyways, I might put up a webpage with a description and screenshots etc.. to help others .. I built my htpc myself over the course of a year, in a slimline black case about the size of a VCR and it sits in my TV cabinet and is my DVD player at the least :) and it will never be finished ;) hehe always upgrading and tweaking! Thx |
tminus (3476) | ||
| 131772 | 2003-06-10 08:42:00 | If you want to increase the Screen Res. Try docking the Windows Magnifier down the bottom of the screen, it works a treat! | Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
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