Question Re: TV-Out on Video Cards

Shiminay

I just got a new card and it's got TV-Out (didn't realise when I bought it).

I'm wondering what the story is with this?

I plug from one to another, tune in a channel and boom! I'm watching my Desktop on d'telly, ya?

I can't ever remember seeing a connector similar to the TV-Out one I got on a television, but I must have a closer look.

Is it as simple as that?

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Dav
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They usually only do TV-Out via SVHS (DIN) and composite (phono,yellow) - the exception's being cards that have TV-Tuners built in. If your TV hasn't got either input then you won't get it to work.
If it does have either one (SVHS being best) just plug it in and switch to the correct channel/input on your TV (eg. Video usually for Composite).
If you only have scart you can get converters to allow you to plug the normal SVHS/Composite plugs into one end and a normal Scart plug on the other you can put into your TV.

tribble

Depends on your card whether you can see the dekstop or just DVD output.

If you have 2 15 pin outputs (matrox g400 style) then you almost certainly can see the desktop. aka Dualhead (need special cable)

If its a roundy ps/2 style mini DIN or a simple hi-fi style co-ax then probably not (but maybe...depends) aka s-video or co-ax

Shiminay

Thanks for the quick replies folks.

It's one of those PS2-like connections (DIN, yeah?) and that's what confused me, as I've never seen one of them on a telly (maybe I've never looked close enough).

If I can get an adaptor to convert it to scart, then I'm sailing, but I'll look into it.

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All the best!
Dav
@B^)
So Bob Hoskins was about to roll a spliff when in walks Dana with her 3 foot Bong
[honey i] violated [the kids]
When the Beefy King arrives, I shall be paying homage with Puunack The Receiver in a haze of green curry.

Robbo

I never got mine working, the connection wasnt the problem, its that I could never see the infernal picture on the telly.

po0k

Yeah, that would be the crunch alright.
Trying to get even a 640x480@60hz (minimum) desktop on a screen only capable of 512x480@50Hz interlaced (or there abouts for most tellys).
Course, if you are a rich cúnt and have some s****y Sony WEGA tv then ur sailing. something like 800x600@100Hz interlaced or thereabouts?
Why the phluck would you want to use a telly to display your desktop when you have 19" monitor?
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Kegser

Sounds like you have an S-Video Out on your card Kharn, and yes you can get Scart converters for it, it'd probably just take some looking to find one. I know it took me ages to get one for a mate of mine, eventually ordered it from some barmy electronics shop in the U.K., don't ask me what the name was.

JustHalf

You could always use TV-Out to play games on TV.

A lot of games feel better on TV, particulary Playstation ones!

Gavin

I have one of those for my voodoo3 3000, so went into peats one day with the connector and he showed me a scart connector thingie. Course, with no scart on my old telly it wasn't much use... but they have the converter anyway.

Gav