[CALUG] VGA Video Out to TV

[Scott Kitterman]

> 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.
>
Since you are using an *buntu distro, you might ask in the mythbuntu
support channels (mail/irc/forums as you prefer).  I expect they would be
able to give you some specific advice.

Scott K