Got a question about hooking an external TV tuner directly to a monitor...

[KDOG]

I have a spare 15" Dell monitor (1024x768) laying around here that I've thought about installing in my new camper as a TV since they sell TV tuners that can hook directly to a monitor. The one I'm looking at - a KWORLD over at newegg for $59 - can hookup directly to a VGA monitor which all this monitor has and even has a S-Video to VGA adapter.

My question is has anyone done this before? How does it look? Would it be better to just find a DVD player with a tuner in it and use a S-Video to VGA adapter if it will adjust to the screen size? The monitor already has the mounting screw holes on the back so it would fit on a compact wall mount setup just fine.

 

[cusideabelincoln]

I've never tried it, but it does indeed look like this device will do exactly what you want.

Also You probably don't want to use an S-Video to VGA adapter. I can only imagine the image quality being not so great. The good thing about the Kworld device is that it has a native VGA output (from what I can tell), so you wouldn't need to use that cable. Actually after looking at the specs on newegg's page, the S-video to VGA cable is probably really a VGA to s-video cable. meaning you plug your computer to the VGA end and the S-video to the tuner box. (of course I could have just misunderstand what you were saying... so just ignore these last few statements if so.)

 

[nonameo]

for that kind of money, why not just sell the monitor and buy a small LCD tv?

 

[KDOG]

for that kind of money, why not just sell the monitor and buy a small LCD tv?

True. Still scratching my head on what to do....