connecting computer to TV?
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It depends what inputs you've got on your TV..
If you've got scart inputs and no s-video, then a scart --> s-video cable will do the job.. otherwise s-video --> s-video if you have an s-video input on the telly...
Just plug them in and dive into your display properties, have a look on the settings tab and you should be able to enable the tv output..
hth,
slinky
If you've got scart inputs and no s-video, then a scart --> s-video cable will do the job.. otherwise s-video --> s-video if you have an s-video input on the telly...
Just plug them in and dive into your display properties, have a look on the settings tab and you should be able to enable the tv output..
hth,
slinky
Anyone know any cheap / easy wireless methods?
I too have got S-Video out on the PC, and S-Video on the tv, but they're a long way apart.
I've got a 54g wireless netowork, so one of those media adaptors would be feasible. I'm not sure what the quality would be like though, I know it's supposed to be 54mbps, but is that enough to watch a dvd on a 28" screen?
I too have got S-Video out on the PC, and S-Video on the tv, but they're a long way apart.
I've got a 54g wireless netowork, so one of those media adaptors would be feasible. I'm not sure what the quality would be like though, I know it's supposed to be 54mbps, but is that enough to watch a dvd on a 28" screen?
A standard PAL channel is 5MHz wide.
When used in S-video mode you have a separate Luma and Chroma feed. Total bandwidth across the two feeds is 10MHz. This is why the quality is improved. It's not specifically that the bandwidth is greater, more that you don't get any intermodulation products.
Obviously we're dealing with analogue video here, so unless you digitise you aren't going to get it across a wireless lan. If you can use a standard composite PAL feed, I believe that Maplin do a private microwave link for home video distribution. It may support S-video also.
If you really want to benefit from DVD quality, your best bet is to go RGB and use copper. It's the cheapest way to get 300Mhz bandwidth. Unless you have a really huge house the distance shouldn't be too much of a problem. Unlike your telly aerial, the signal will be at line voltage, rather than -50dBmi or whatever, so the signal to noise ratio will be difficult to compromise.
Your biggest problem with RGB will be getting the syncs right for your telly.
>> Edited by dilbert on Wednesday 16th March 20:18
When used in S-video mode you have a separate Luma and Chroma feed. Total bandwidth across the two feeds is 10MHz. This is why the quality is improved. It's not specifically that the bandwidth is greater, more that you don't get any intermodulation products.
Obviously we're dealing with analogue video here, so unless you digitise you aren't going to get it across a wireless lan. If you can use a standard composite PAL feed, I believe that Maplin do a private microwave link for home video distribution. It may support S-video also.
If you really want to benefit from DVD quality, your best bet is to go RGB and use copper. It's the cheapest way to get 300Mhz bandwidth. Unless you have a really huge house the distance shouldn't be too much of a problem. Unlike your telly aerial, the signal will be at line voltage, rather than -50dBmi or whatever, so the signal to noise ratio will be difficult to compromise.
Your biggest problem with RGB will be getting the syncs right for your telly.
>> Edited by dilbert on Wednesday 16th March 20:18
Another option would be to buy an Xbox, install Linux and the XBMC media player (supports pretty much all known PC-based a/v codecs), then use it as a client to stream content from your PC over an Ethernet network, wireless or fixed. As the XBMC software is public domain this solution would cost ~£100 plus any addition network equipment you may need (e.g. wireless bridge, etc.)
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