How to Make TV --> RGB

[wildatom]

Hello everyone,

     I wanted to take my 27" tv (with no s-video), and convert it to a vga monitor.  I know this means taking out the soldering gun.  Has anyone done this?

[tom61]

It'll take alot more than just soldering, you'd have to basically re-engineer your TV, as VGA monitors and TVs are quite a bit different (with the exception of using CRTs to display the image).

[crsdawg]

give this link a try. they sell chasis to convert your tv to an arcade monitor. i've never tried it,  so i have no idea how well they work. i just thought i'd give you a heads up.

http://www.8liners.com

[android]

Hello everyone,

     I wanted to take my 27" tv (with no s-video), and convert it to a vga monitor.  I know this means taking out the soldering gun.  Has anyone done this?

If you already have a soldering gun it should be easy:
Step 1. take your gun and TV to a pawn shop and get money for them.
Step 2. With the money in hand, go buy a d9200 from Wells Gardner.
Piece of cake!

[wildatom]

Thanks android   . Okay my fault, I walked right into that one.

     I've just been torn between spending more money on a Arcade Monitor for my machine, or just get a Tv with S-video. I know I will find that answer back in the forum.

I just wanted to know if anyone has taken a basic television set (without s-video) and modified it to become either a RGB monitor, or engineer it to use s-video.

[android]

Seriously though, it would cost you more money to convert your TV to a VGA monitor than just buying the d9200: the only thing you could possibly reuse is the tube and you would have to design special circuitry from scratch.

Remember that VGA != RGB (at least not necessarily), so here are your options:

1. Buy the kit mentioned above to convert your TV to an RGB monitor (no vga here. Just plain arcade-type monitor). i.e. you can't drive it directly with your PC. Read this faq on connecting an arcade monitor to your pc.
2. Buy the d9200 if you want big-size VGA compatibility. There's currently no known way to convert a TV to VGA

Hope this helps.

[nipsmg]

Seriously though, it would cost you more money to convert your TV to a VGA monitor than just buying the d9200: the only thing you could possibly reuse is the tube and you would have to design special circuitry from scratch.

Remember that VGA != RGB (at least not necessarily), so here are your options:

1. Buy the kit mentioned above to convert your TV to an RGB monitor (no vga here. Just plain arcade-type monitor). i.e. you can't drive it directly with your PC. Read this faq on connecting an arcade monitor to your pc.
2. Buy the d9200 if you want big-size VGA compatibility. There's currently no known way to convert a TV to VGA

Hope this helps.

You CAN drive it directly with your PC -- With the ArcadeVGA.

Look at it this way:

If you can get a non-working 27" tv (with good tube) for 10 bucks from a tv repair shop, spend $95 on the chassis converter from 8liners, and spend $95 on the ArcadeVGA (including cable), You've got a $200 plug and play arcade monitor solution..

The D9200 (with shipping) will cost you more that TWICE that much.

It may be worth it, especially if you can get a good tube for nothing or cheap from a repair shop.

Maybe that's what I'll do (It's much easier to spend $95 here, $95 there, $10 bux for a broken tv than it is to spend $500 up front for a D9200, which a lot of people are driving with the ArcadeVGA ANYWAY!)

--NipsMG

[Distortion]

at radio shack, you can pick up an s-video to composite converter for like 18 bucks.  may seem expensive, but in retrospect it's not.

PS...the WG D9200 has a VGA input.  There's no need for the VGA/arcade converter card.