tv on a computer screen

[fire400]

guy wants to put a console through his comp and get some images on his screen and sound through his speakers

probably a single solution graphics card and he'll run the sound through his speakers

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

What about getting a monitor with multiple input types?

Rather than starting him on a track where he's always going to have to have VIVO or similar functionality, just plug the console straight into the monitor.

For sound just plug right into the speakers depending on the console.

 

[fire400]

thx, anyone else?

 

[VisionxOrb]

If he is doing this to actually game, there is going to be lag going through a vivo type setup, enough to make playing a pain in the ass.

 

[Peter]

Do we really have to start this topic over every week, including the lag myth?

OP, please use the search function ... the truth is in here

 

[fire400]

I'm trying to convince him that going though his monitor will suck, but I can't really speak for this kind of thing since I've never done it before, I just know that TV looks hella sucky on most LCD monitors

and if he's running on a CRT I don't remember, all the worse?

 

[Peter]

If you have no clue, then why are you trying to convince someone?

TV looks bad on good monitors because it IS bad, low resolution, grainy, blurry, noisy, right there in the source signal. It's only that "normal" TV tubes are slow and low-resolution enough that you don't notice - while on a quality monitor, you will.

That's why HDTV is being introduced.

Anyway, when you're feeding the TV signal into a PCI TV card, and let the graphics card render and merge it into the computer's main display, you are doing NOTHING differently than a standalone LCD TV unit would do - only with hardware you already have, and with more usefulness (like recording to harddisk etc.).

 

[Vinnybcfc]

Originally posted by: Peter
including the lag myth?

Im confused I have seen tons of people claim for months that the TV cards cause lag?

Did it happen with older cards or poor cards or something?

 

[Peter]

*sigh* Doesn't anyone ever research old threads on the topic?

Lag is introduced by "image enhancing" software and "advanced" deinterlacers. Your LCD TV has those, you can disable them there (e.g. Samsung's have a "Game Mode" for guess what). Your PC TV viewing software has them too, and you can disable them as well - or use a 3rd party software that lets you.

 

[Steve]

Peter, the thing about the search function here is, well, it sucks:

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/sm8000/search.gif

Take a look for youself in Forum Issues.

 

[fire400]

so can someone please give me the best upgrade option for my buddy?

should he just buy another TV? or should I just tell him what specific PCI card to get? or should he get a single graphics card solution for him to be able to achieve console gaming on his monitor? adapters? etc, pLz~ -thX-

 

[fire400]

 

[Peter]

Since you're going to use nothing but the video input, use a cheap and simple PCI card. Like MSI's TV@nywhere Plus. Latest chip technology, does NTSC, PAL and whatever else your consoles might output.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127988