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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: IG-88 on July 21, 2007, 11:14:40 pm
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Does anyone know of a cheap way to get these to run on a PC monitor? There has to be a way to get it done without costing a bunch. I'm thinking you have to have a TV tuner right? How can you get the RCA connections/signals converted to VGA otherwise?
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Does anyone know of a cheap way to get these to run on a PC monitor? There has to be a way to get it done without costing a bunch. I'm thinking you have to have a TV tuner right? How can you get the RCA connections/signals converted to VGA otherwise?
I guess it depends on what you mean by cheap. Upscalers usually run about $40 - $60 depending on the quality you need.
It would probably be just about as cheap to buy a new 13" color set at Wal-Mart to use with it, or rescue a TV about to be dumped by someone who's upgrading to HD.
RandyT
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Cheap used tv's are all over craigslist.
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Does anyone know of a cheap way to get these to run on a PC monitor? There has to be a way to get it done without costing a bunch. I'm thinking you have to have a TV tuner right? How can you get the RCA connections/signals converted to VGA otherwise?
I guess it depends on what you mean by cheap. Upscalers usually run about $40 - $60 depending on the quality you need.
It would probably be just about as cheap to buy a new 13" color set at Wal-Mart to use with it, or rescue a TV about to be dumped by someone who's upgrading to HD.
RandyT
I guess by cheap I was guessing between the 10 - 20 dollar range. As for new 13" TV's they are becoming kinda scarce at my WalMart and Craigslist isn't much help to me either. Besides, I got all these damn 15" PC monitors to get rid of......
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to me there'd be no point in a hardware solution via PC because you could just play MAME instead. upscalers are the only other choice besides snaggin up an el cheapo used TV
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I am using a Viewsonic VB50 at work for TV/Svideo/Composite to LCD...
Link (http://cgi.ebay.com/VIEWSONIC-VB50-HRTV-TV-on-your-monitor_W0QQitemZ140140652872QQihZ004QQcategoryZ3761QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
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I remember those. they were very expensive back in the day.
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Link (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1048731&Sku=M501-1012&SRCCODE=PRICEGRABBER&CMP=OTC-PRICEGRABBER)
Here ya go - $20 TV capture card with A/V and S-Video in (you'll need an adapter to change the audio part of the cable to a miniplug)
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While a capture card would work, it would probably be redundant going through a PC ;)
RandyT
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Ya, Randy is right. I don't want to go through a PC. If I wanted to do that I'd Mame it. I just wanted to figure out how to use these VGA monitors with those plug & play things.
I've been thinking. Do VCR's have TV tuners in them? With the right connections that may be an option. Or maybe using old satellite boxes.
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VCRs have TV tuners, but you're still left needing a VGA box.
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Couldn't you use something along these lines if not this exact one. From the description it sounds like it would work.
http://tinyurl.com/2wosaq
Encryptor
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I'm not sure but I don't think so. 1, I'd have to change the ends to females (do-able with adapters I suppose) and 2, I don't think the jakks devices put out a signal that a vga monitor can use, thus the need for a TV tuner.