video card question

[AznMaverick]

i currently have an ati 7500 video card with s-video out that doesn't work the way i want it. so to remedy this problem i was thinking about buying a cheap ati mach video card (about $5-10 on ebay) with the composite and s-video out, i will use this card only for tv-out. is this even possible and will it cause some kind of conflict?

 

[hjo3]

It's possible. There shouldn't be any conflicts (make sure at least one of your cards is PCI though... you obviously can't have 2 AGP cards).

You might have to switch between one or the other for TV-out/normal monitor use. Or you can use Window's multiple monitor feature and have both display your desktop or extend your desktop across the monitor to the tv.

 

[rbV5]

problem i was thinking about buying a cheap ati mach video card (about $5-10 on ebay) with the composite and s-video out,

If the s-video isn't working proper with your present ATI card, what makes you sure an older ATI card is going to be superior? It won't. What problem are you having?

 

[Lord Evermore]

Well he said it's not working "the way he wants it". I dunno what that means though.

 

[AznMaverick]

well, i want to output video to my tv via the s-vid, i have an s-vid to composite adapter (which i know works because i've tried it on an older video card which got fried), however the card doesn't recognize the tv. i've already tried to force tv-out by tweaking the registry, but instead it's resulted in both the monitor and tv-out not working. i've read many other discussion boards about ati video cards and some people have said that ati has 2 different kind of s-video tv-out adapters. so i thought instead of paying 15-20 dollars on a dinky adapter, i would go ahead and pay the same price for an older video cards with the outputs that i wanted.