Two issues with VGA

corblimey · 27-08-2009, 10:40

I'm honestly not sure where this belongs, feel free to move.

I've got 2 separate but related issues that I feel certain are easily solved with a cable or some sort of switcher, but I'm not even sure what to google for.

1. I have a TV with one normal PC input (VGA?). I've got my Xbox360 using it at the moment as that was the easiest way to give me a pretty good picture (the HDMI is already in use). Now I've got a PC that I want to hook up to this TV aswell. Is it possible to get something like a SCART switch box which will take both VGA in and output one that can be plugged into the TV?

2. I have a (different) PC without a fancy dual monitor graphics card (and I'm not even sure it could take one). However I do have a spare monitor and was considering seeing if I could hook it up so that I could put up a resolution of say 2560x1024 (ie twice as wide as normal) and have it split off onto two monitors? That seems reasonable to me, but like I said I have no idea what to google for. Perhaps a dual monitor gfx would be cheaper/better?

*crosstownk* · 27-08-2009, 20:30

What about a SCART > VGA cable and then a standard SCART switchbox?

corblimey · 28-08-2009, 13:11

Okay, I tell a lie, it's not a PC. It's a Dreamcast console that has a VGA box attached, so I could attach as normal through SCART but I get a better picture the VGA box so converting back to SCART makes no sense in this case.

27-08-2009, 10:40	#1
corblimey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,161 Adverts \| Friends	Two issues with VGA I'm honestly not sure where this belongs, feel free to move. I've got 2 separate but related issues that I feel certain are easily solved with a cable or some sort of switcher, but I'm not even sure what to google for. 1. I have a TV with one normal PC input (VGA?). I've got my Xbox360 using it at the moment as that was the easiest way to give me a pretty good picture (the HDMI is already in use). Now I've got a PC that I want to hook up to this TV aswell. Is it possible to get something like a SCART switch box which will take both VGA in and output one that can be plugged into the TV? 2. I have a (different) PC without a fancy dual monitor graphics card (and I'm not even sure it could take one). However I do have a spare monitor and was considering seeing if I could hook it up so that I could put up a resolution of say 2560x1024 (ie twice as wide as normal) and have it split off onto two monitors? That seems reasonable to me, but like I said I have no idea what to google for. Perhaps a dual monitor gfx would be cheaper/better? __________________ I know it sounds like I'm in denial, but I'm not.

27-08-2009, 20:30	#2
crosstownk Créative Technologie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Terenure Posts: 7,226 Adverts \| Friends	What about a SCART > VGA cable and then a standard SCART switchbox? __________________ Need a reliable Telephone System? Last edited by crosstownk; 27-08-2009 at 20:32.

28-08-2009, 13:11	#3
corblimey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,161 Adverts \| Friends	Okay, I tell a lie, it's not a PC. It's a Dreamcast console that has a VGA box attached, so I could attach as normal through SCART but I get a better picture the VGA box so converting back to SCART makes no sense in this case. __________________ I know it sounds like I'm in denial, but I'm not.

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