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Title: woo! I just got a 25" TV for
Post by: radiator on February 28, 2003, 04:12:51 pm
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3008873940&category=11072 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3008873940&category=11072)

what d'ya think?

I emailed the guy and he said the picture quality is perfect, and I have no need for a tuner anyway...

Only problem is adjusting contrast/brightness...but I presume there is PC software to do this via the graphics card?

Oh, and one more question...is it better to get a graphics card with a good TV out, or just get a Matrox (very good for 2d) and hook itr straight to a TV (using the VGA port) - my brother has an adaptor which plugs into a VGA card, and has s-video on the other end, so you can connect it up to a tv...
Title: Re:woo! I just got a 25" TV for
Post by: tom61 on February 28, 2003, 04:59:53 pm
Most cards do have brightness and constrast settings for TV out.

That cable your brother has will only work on a specific video card, unless you have that same card it won't help you.

ATI made cards are reported to be the best consistently for TV-out.
Title: Re:woo! I just got a 25" TV for
Post by: TMAN2000 on March 06, 2003, 01:20:20 pm
I've got a 25" running svideo from an ATI Radeon 7500 which I bought new for
Title: Re:woo! I just got a 25" TV for
Post by: radiator on March 06, 2003, 02:17:43 pm
the TV got delivered yesterday...it's a bit grubby, but the picture is great...

wonder what else I can scrounge for my cab...don't really wanna spend loads of money on it...