Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 19:28:45 -0700 From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: Patrick Vierheilig <patrick@mail.westsound.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PC to TV Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19970911192845.00698cec@mail.sns.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19970911180839.006d2358@mail.westsound.com>
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At 06:08 PM 9/11/97 -0700, Patrick Vierheilig wrote: >Greetings!! > >I have - still - a client using FreeBSD 2.2.2 on an Intel system that wants >to be able to use a TV instead of the typical monitor for both command line >operations as well as XFree86/XWindows (doesn't like wearing his glasses, >he says :) > >The FAQ's, Doc's, etc. are not specific in this realm and I wonder if any >one knows of a compatible vendor/card or is it more an issue of the chipset >on the video card? Has anyone else done this with success? > >Thanks a lot for any and all help!! > >Patrick >patrick@westsound.com All you need is a scan converter. You plug your video card's video out into this, and it converts it to an NTSC signal for your TV. Scan converters can be bought for less than $200. Another possibility is ATI's new PC2TV video cards (the 3D Xpression+ and 3D Pro Turbo). They have a built-in scan converter, and the Xpression model is less than $200. However, I don't know if the ATI cards can output to TV while not in Windows. --Ludwig Pummer ------------------------------------------------------------------ ludwigp@bigfoot.com ICQ UIN: 692441 http://chipweb.home.ml.org PGP Key & Geek Code available on web page ^-- Updated 07/01/97help
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