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Voodooray:
Hi gang.
Fairly new to this and i was wondering if anyone could help me out?
Would i be able to use a tv (pal uk, don't know if that makes a difference or not ???) as my monitor? Will it work on the tv out from my graphics card on just a scart lead or do you need a monitor plugged in as well?
I couldn't afford a huge monitor but i can get a 21" or 25" tv for nothing.
Thanks dudes.
Voodoo Ray.
88 Acid Revival, Safe!
RoboG2:
You defienetely can use it as your monitor (SCART is supposedly very close to a genuine arcade monitor connection), and I do not believe that you have to have another monitor (in US you don't). Don't want to lie about it and be wrong. ;)
Voodooray:
If your lying.....i'll be back 8)
Serioussly, thanks for the info boss, much appreciated!
Voodoo Ray.
88 Acid Revival, Safe!
markb:
I run 2 set ups using TV Out. The first runs a radeon 9200se which plays out to both a 24" TV and a 19" monitor at all times . The other uses a Nvidia Vanta TNT2 M64 which will either give TV Out or Monitor and not both together. I run this one on a TV only with no monitor connected.
Also check the website relating to your Graphics card and make sure you have the correct driver as i found the generic Nvidia driver did not enable the full features of the TNT card.
tetsujin:
I have a different question about TV-Out for arcade games...
I tried some TVs with an S-Video cable and my Powerbook, and the reds were bleeding all over the place. Red ghosts looked bad, red text was illegible. Is this par for the course with TVs?