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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: 2PacMan on May 11, 2005, 10:50:15 am
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Is there a tutuorial somewhere that explains exactly how to hook up and use a TV for your computer monitor? At first i was going to use a computer monitor for MAME, now i want to use a TV instead.
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Get a video card with S-Video or composite out.
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And that's all i need and i'll be set? No special software or wiring? Do alot of people use TVs for MAME? Is the resolution OK?? I know probably arcade monitors would be the best, but is a TV ok as well. I need about a 19'' screen, and i don't want to pay a ton of money for a 19'' monitor, plus it's too big for my cab, it sticks out the back.
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Yep, just make sure your TV has an S-Video input. Some of the cheaper ones only have composite. I have a 24" TV in my cab and I am very happy with it.
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Yeah I plan to go this direction as well with a 27" TV in my cab.
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Love my 27" TV in my cabinet. Arcade games are not suppose to be crystal lcear anyway, so in my opinion (if you not getting an actual arcade monitor), then a TV is better than computer monitor. Plus you can still watch TV on it as well..... just connect your cable from your wall to it and your ready
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Another benefit of a TV is the emulation or direct connection of consoles (which were made to run on TVs).
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For my computer at home I just put in a Radeon 9200SE from CompUSA.
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I've read that Radeons tend to have better TV-OUT than GeForces. Any experienced opinions in that regard?
I have personally witnessed S-Video out from my Radeon 9800PRO256, and it looked great.
I have also heard that some Midway games (MK, Rampage, etc) can cut off part of the image when viewed on a TV. I am not sure about that one.
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Get a video card with S-Video or composite out.
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What if you have onboard video .... i.e. no video card slot and therefore only a standard monitor out? Are there any decent adaptors to convert from a standard monitor port to TV?
Thanks in Advance,
KenToad
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here is some (http://search.ebay.com/vga-rca-cable_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8)
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Whoa, thanks Hoagie. I guess it probably would have been smarter just to do the search myself. Sometimes I get lazy like that.
*Edit* Any thoughts on quality differences, or do all those products function pretty much the same? And are they different/worse than an S-video adaptor to A/V cables. I already have an S-video convertor for the labtop--not good for fine print, but fine for gaming and watching decent quality vids.
Cheers,
KenToad
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I have a Radeon9250 PCI only. I hooked it up to a 19" TV using a S-video to composite converter and was not happy with the results. The window was angled off by like 2-4 degrees. The software itself supports rotating the image but only in increments of 90. I could compress the image, but then it looked too small for vertical games.
With that, fuzzy text, and the immense weight of the machine using a 24-27" TV, I decided to go with the PC monitor. At least I can play Half-Life in full glory standing up( I sit down all day in my day job ).
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You can use a KeyDigital VGA to Component Video adapter if your TV will accept such a connection. I use my PC on a 57 inch Hitachi TV and it looks pretty good.
I work in the Audio/Video field, and have found that KeyDigital converters seem to work out the best (IMO). We use them everyday.