TV Scart to PC to use the TV as a monitor

[hewlett]

Does anyone know what I need to buy please, the PC has USB and parallel type (blue with 3 rows of small holes in the plastic) ports I think, thanks..

[Plotloss]

That's a VGA output.

If you want to put that on a telly you're going to need something called a scan converter.

[anonymous-user]

Surely the tele should have a VGA input as well therefore just one VGA lead?

[hewlett]

Thanks for the help, this is all new info and a quick eBay search has turned up some potential solutions.

[headcase]

Depends on the TV, there is actually no such thing as a VGA-SCART lead dispite Ebay selling them, certain Graphix cards output YPbPr via the VGA and certain TV's can accept YPbPr via the SCART (via a menu opton) thats how they get away with it, but you must have compatable equipment wich most people dont.

VGA and SCART are incompatable signal types so as previouly mentioned you have to use a converter and to be honest the results are not very good.

[hewlett]

headcase said:

Depends on the TV, there is actually no such thing as a VGA-SCART lead dispite Ebay selling them, certain Graphix cards output YPbPr via the VGA and certain TV's can accept YPbPr via the SCART (via a menu opton) thats how they get away with it, but you must have compatable equipment wich most people dont.

VGA and SCART are incompatable signal types so as previouly mentioned you have to use a converter and to be honest the results are not very good.

thanks, maybe I will just use it ad a tv then!

[rpguk]

What kind of TV is it? Most modern LCD/Plasma TV's take a standard VGA cable input, costs a few quid and works fine.

Old CRT TV's are pretty much useless due to low resolution and like people have mentioned an incompatible signal system.

Edited by rpguk on Friday 9th April 00:59