Main Restorations Software Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Everything Else Buy/Sell/Trade
Project Announcements Monitor/Video GroovyMAME Merit/JVL Touchscreen Meet Up Retail Vendors
Driving & Racing Woodworking Software Support Forums Consoles Project Arcade Reviews
Automated Projects Artwork Frontend Support Forums Pinball Forum Discussion Old Boards
Raspberry Pi & Dev Board controls.dat Linux Miscellaneous Arcade Wiki Discussion Old Archives
Lightguns Arcade1Up Try the site in https mode Site News

Unread posts | New Replies | Recent posts | Rules | Chatroom | Wiki | File Repository | RSS | Submit news

  

Author Topic: Question bout video cards/tv's  (Read 2208 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Dillthegreat

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 14
  • Last login:July 18, 2002, 10:04:34 pm
  • I want to Build My Own Arcade Controls!!
Question bout video cards/tv's
« on: June 03, 2002, 02:24:18 am »
Im looking into buying a vid card that has good tv out and most ppl here say ati is the way to go but i need a card that can be running tvout from bootup i heard that u can use scan converters like this : http://www.focusinfo.com/products/tview_gold/tview_gold.htm
this stops hw stretching to inprove performance my question is does this work at bootup as well i dont really wanna buy this product if there is a good card that can do full screen and be using tv out at bootup are there cards that do this ?
also  i have a a old sony trinitron 27" color video  monitor its not a computer monitor but a tv monitor if that makes sence u cannot hook a antener upto it and get picture like a tv u need a vcr to get tv on the thing does anyone have any information on what this product is ? amd will i have problems iwth using this with scan coverters etc ?
its sony trinitron pvm-2010QM
i cant really find any pictures or information on the net on this product if anyone has anything pls let me know :)

THanks in advance

« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by 1026619200 »

SteveJ34

  • Trade Count: (+9)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 810
  • Last login:January 06, 2024, 12:29:40 am
Re: Question bout video cards/tv's
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2002, 01:01:35 am »
Quote
Im looking into buying a vid card that has good tv out and most ppl here say ati is the way to go but i need a card that can be running tvout from bootup


I'm using an ATI All-in-Wonder 128 with svideo out.

TV out must be turned on first with Windows. You can have tv out, vga out, or both out at the same time.

I set mine up with both vga and tv attached, turn tv on, and now run straight from boot to a 27 inch TV.

Works for me.

Steve
« Last Edit: December 31, 1969, 07:00:00 pm by 1026619200 »