[CALUG] VGA Video Out to TV

[Brandon Checketts]

Sean,

Try googling for 'pc to tv converter' or 'pc to tv adapter' and I think you'll 
see what you are looking for.  It sounds like you are looking for a video output 
device, where the first link you sent is a video input device.  That second link 
you sent should do the trick, as well as something like this:

http://sewelldirect.com/pc-to-tv.asp

It has a VGA input and RCA and S-Video outputs for just $38.   This is just a 
pretty dumb converter and doesn't have or require any software, so compatibility 
with Linux should be a non-issue.  You would just have to use a screen 
resolution that the box understands - typically 640x480 or 800x600 plus maybe 
1024x768 and 1280x1024.   Note that the resolution of a standard television is 
much worse than that of a computer monitor, so regular sized text is sometimes 
unreadable.

Thanks,
Brandon Checketts

Sean Wilkerson wrote:
> Hey Folks,
> 
> I have a Lenovo T60p (KUbuntu Hardy) with a VGA out (no S-Video) and 
> would like to display video to a TV.  Ideally I would be able to produce 
> both composite video and S-Video.
> 
> Does anyone have experience with a linux-compat hardware which can do this?
> 
> I see a lot of pcmcia/pc-express cards which do video, but they are all 
> for video capture and don't seem to provide output (or am I missing 
> something?).
> 
> There also might be a USB solution.  I found this USB device 
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000J1CCGA/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance 
> but once again the specs all talk about video in.
> 
> I know there are some separate hardware devices out there too such as 
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000A0BOB/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance 
> but I am not sure if this will work for my situation.
> 
> I know little in this area, and maybe there is a simple solution.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Sean
> 
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