Computer to TV

[chip33az at netscape.net]

I have it connected right now with composite and I think the picture 
looks fine.  It is only a 20" TV and we sit several feet back.

I'm tempted as a short term solution to get a 19 or 20" flat panel 
monitor and use it with the Myth box.  That would give me better 
resolution for a smaller price and give me VGA and DVI inputs.  After we 
get a real TV, I could use the monitor elsewhere.

Can't think of how to hook up the Wii with a monitor though...

Erich Newell wrote:
> I can't imagine it being cheap...I guess you'll need a DVI or S-Video 
> to component video adapter. If your TV supports HD, then you should go 
> with DVI so you can do 720p output. Otherwise, go SVideo...the 
> converter will be much cheaper. Stay away from composite...the quality 
> would be abysmal.
>
> - Erich
>
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 12:32 PM, <chip33az at netscape.net 
> <mailto:chip33az at netscape.net>> wrote:
>
>     I wish it had HDMI or DVI.
>
>     It is a Sony Wega that only has composite or component.  No HDMI,
>     no DVI
>     and no S-Video.  Odd, I know, but those are the inputs.
>
>     Erich Newell wrote:
>     > If your TV has component in, I would guess that it also has HDMI or
>     > DVI? If so, that is the obvious choice. If not, then you are looking
>     > at getting a converter box.
>     >
>     > I bought a Sony Wega a few years ago specifically because it had
>     > DVI...nowadays you'll only find HDMI, but that can be used with
>     a DVI
>     > to HDMI adapter.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Matt Graham
>     <danceswithcrows at usa.net <mailto:danceswithcrows at usa.net>
>     > <mailto:danceswithcrows at usa.net
>     <mailto:danceswithcrows at usa.net>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     After a long battle with technology, chip33az at netscape.net
>     <mailto:chip33az at netscape.net>
>     >     <mailto:chip33az at netscape.net
>     <mailto:chip33az at netscape.net>> wrote:
>     >     > In the next month or so, I would like to upgrade my MythTV
>     >     client/server
>     >     > to a new computer. The TV I has doesn't have S-Video
>     >
>     >     No, you cannot has a TV with S-video-in.
>     >
>     >     > but does have component/composite. Any suggestions for a video
>     >     > card/accessory?  Getting a new TV isn't an option right now.
>     >
>     >     I had the same problem a while back and solved it with a $30
>     2-way
>     >     switch from
>     >     Worst Buy.  The switch had 2 S-video and component inputs, 1
>     >     S-video and
>     >     component output.  S-video out from video card->"A" S-video
>     in on
>     >     switch.
>     >     S-video out from DVD player->"B" S-video in on switch.
>      Component
>     >     out on
>     >     switch->component in on VCR.  VCR 75-ohm connector out->TV
>     input.
>     >      (My old TV
>     >     was built in 1991 and had no component-in.)  Flip switch to
>     A for
>     >     doing
>     >     computer things on the TV, flip it to B for watching DVDs.  HTH,
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