Can i use my TV as a computer monitor if I have an s-video output on my video card on my computer and an s-video on my TV? Will I need anything else to make this happen?
2007-02-20 07:26:11 · 7 answers · asked by fiscomi 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
I have a pretty new sony 34inch widescreen. It is HD. I will check when I get home to see if it has a vga cable in.
2007-02-20 07:43:16 · update #1
Ive done it, but for some reason it only worked for a little while. Im not sure if my video card freaked out or what happened. But, you need to have the video card capability. Mine is in Display Properties settings, you make the second screen, which is the TV, primary and extend the desktop to both the monitor and the TV.
the resolution is really bad on normal tvs, you have to be back a little bit, (32in projection), like 8 feet or so. Otherwise it hurts your eyes cause everything is pixalated kind of...if that makes sense.
2007-02-20 07:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by Mashu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that will work. You *might* need to configure your card from windows to use the s-video instead of vga for output. You can get there by right clicking your desktop and going to display.
Just FYI: Svideo is yesterdays technology. You're better off getting a new HDTV which for only a few hundred dollars will usually come with a vga input AND look a hell of a lot better (higher resolution) than your older TV.
2007-02-20 07:35:28 · answer #2 · answered by Joe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other than the cable, no. You will only get 640x480 max out of it. That is if your TV can go that high. It will not look the best too. Text can be quite blurry unless you make it bigger. You may have to turn on the s-video output or select it for your video source.
2007-02-20 07:32:46 · answer #3 · answered by chuck g 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is possible, but the quality will likely suffer. A computer monitor is typically much higher resolution that your TV, especially if you are using s-video, and not HDMI.
2007-02-20 07:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by Eric W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can, but I believe the resolution will only be 800 X 600.
2007-02-20 07:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by Master J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Ironically, the answer exists on a different Yahoo board. Please see the bottom link for detailed information and requirements.
2007-02-20 07:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by RadMatt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no just a s-video cable long enough
2007-02-20 07:31:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋