tv 'card' for lap top

[danny_galaga]

ok, im wondering if there is some kind of device (maybe usb?) to convert the monitor signal to tv for laptops. i know on newer laptops they have a built in s video or what ever it is. but what do you call the add-on version? i have one and i havent tested it out. i suspest its not going to work, and if it doesnt what am i looking for on ebay? this is for my next top secret project so i hope to hear from someone (except for bones, who will just acuse me of being a newbie  )

[danny_galaga]

well, no one seems to have any ideas. but this is what i have:

http://www.techbuy.com.au/products/25342/VIDEOEDITING/Lifeview/LR77/Viewmaster_Encoder4_VGA_to_TV_Converter.asp

now i look at its specs (dunno why i never googled it before) it sounds like it will be perfect. so long as this bit is what i need:

VGA analog RGB signal to NTSC⁄ PAL signal converter

i might test it out on the weekend. has a weird power adapter that fits into the ps2 port for the keyboard, thats my only worry. since it is a piece of electronics only, it doesnt matter what system i am running either which is good (",) because im not sure if i will be using DOS or win98...

[Bones]

Cool toy with a reasonable price tag.

[danny_galaga]

this one is a REALLY reasonable, seeings how it was given to me by my housemates boyfriend. now EX boyfriend. thats why im looking for alternatives. even if it works he might want it back. of course how can i do that if ive lent it to my good mate bones in sydney? 

[Harry Potter]

Or you could lend it to me. No one wants to come to Melbourne anyway so it would be safe here. 

[danny_galaga]

ok, im going to test it out on the weekend. if i go back to posting once or twice a week then you know it went disasterously wrong...

[StephenH]

I think you may need an external VGA to TV converter.

[Goz]

Don't you just need a Scan Converter ?

-Goz

[Harry Potter]

That's what he has.

[danny_galaga]

Don't you just need a Scan Converter ?

-Goz

see, thats the sort of thing i was after- a noun to describe the thing im looking for! that one on ebay went for the right price  . i still havent tested mine yet because the stupid power adapter is a keboard end ps2 and a din. so now i have to get an adapter to turn it around...

[danny_galaga]

ok, i got the din adaptery thingo. it works, by jove! woohoo! took a bit of fiddling in mame and display settings to get it the way i wanted. but it worked (",). cant be too many more months before i actually start the project then!

[elvis]

has a weird power adapter that fits into the ps2 port for the keyboard, thats my only worry.

You mean S-Video?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-video

[danny_galaga]

has a weird power adapter that fits into the ps2 port for the keyboard, thats my only worry.

You mean S-Video?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-video

nope. this goofy thing gets its actual power supply from the ps2 port. the one ive been given must be pretty old because it has a ps2 in to din out plug, which might have been the bees knees more than 6 years ago (my first pc was in 1999 and that had a din keyboard although even then it was getting rare).
anyway, the main thing is it works (",)

[Bones]

If you are still interested (or end up having to return the one that you stole), I spotted THIS on special in a recent catalogue.

[danny_galaga]

excellent! iffen i DO have to give the one i have back, ill know where to go next. jaycar are everwhere, so prob just a ten minute drive somewhere.
you're a champ bones! (or is it chump, i can never remember...)

(",)