two TVs on one line

[alexV]

Hi there,

I want to buy a second TV for my living room with the provision that it is
going to be used as a second computer monitor on occasions. What kind of
connector or adapter shall I put in the cable line to have them work
independently. Where can I get one?

 

[bart]

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:25:50 -0500, "alexV" <alexV7623@comcast.net>
wrote:

Hi there,

I want to buy a second TV for my living room with the provision that it is
going to be used as a second computer monitor on occasions. What kind of
connector or adapter shall I put in the cable line to have them work
independently. Where can I get one?

TV as a monitor? Yuck!

Unless you buy an actual monitor TV, the resolution is going to be
800x600 from your computer ( DVD viewing is OK though).
You'll need a TV with regular cable in AND a separate video in.
Get a regular cable splitter for the television , you'll need a
special video out card for your PC & then run a shielded RCA/RCA cable
to the TV video in.
Alternately, you could run the video to your TV via a VCR video in.
Some PC cards have S-video out , in which case your second TV would
obviously have to have an S-video in.
You WILL have to configure the video card ( which can be a bitch at
the best of times)
Good luck with the really crappy desktop!

You'd be WAYYY better off getting a TV tuner card for your computer &
a huge monitor!

 

[alexV]

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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:25:50 -0500, "alexV" <alexV7623@comcast.net
wrote:

Hi there,

I want to buy a second TV for my living room with the provision that it
is
going to be used as a second computer monitor on occasions. What kind of
connector or adapter shall I put in the cable line to have them work
independently. Where can I get one?

TV as a monitor? Yuck!
Unless you buy an actual monitor TV, the resolution is going to be
800x600 from your computer ( DVD viewing is OK though).
You'll need a TV with regular cable in AND a separate video in.
Get a regular cable splitter for the television , you'll need a
special video out card for your PC & then run a shielded RCA/RCA cable
to the TV video in.
Alternately, you could run the video to your TV via a VCR video in.
Some PC cards have S-video out , in which case your second TV would
obviously have to have an S-video in.
You WILL have to configure the video card ( which can be a bitch at
the best of times)
Good luck with the really crappy desktop!

You'd be WAYYY better off getting a TV tuner card for your computer &
a huge monitor!

Bart, thanks very much. My desktop is not crappy though. It is a Dell with
2Mhz CPU speed and 1GB of RAM. I have a 21-in Dell Monitor with 1600x1200
max resolution which I actually use. Although I purchased it more than 4
years ago, I think, it is still considered top of the line by some. A
service technician from my ISP came over to fix a problem and said that he
never saw a PC that fast. I was very surprised because I considered it
already obsolete. I will probably buy a new model next year.

I am planning to purchase SHARP, LC-20B6US AQUOS FLAT LCD TV 20". It has
Pixel Resolution XGA (H1024 x RGB x V 768).

I need a TV next to my desktop and since I am about to purchase one I've
decided to explore an opportunity to use it as a second monitor. I really
appreciate your thorough consultation.

 

[Fred McKenzie]

<< I am planning to purchase SHARP, LC-20B6US AQUOS FLAT LCD TV 20". It has
Pixel Resolution XGA (H1024 x RGB x V 768). >>

Alex-

Bart was obviously refering to the second monitor providing the crappy desktop.
If it was the only monitor, I would agree. My 12 inch laptop has a 1024 X 768
LCD display. Spreading that across a 20 inch monitor might not look so good.

Fred

 

[alexV]

"Fred McKenzie" <fmmck@aol.communicate> wrote in message
news:20041114123433.06417.00000371@mb-m22.aol.com...

I am planning to purchase SHARP, LC-20B6US AQUOS FLAT LCD TV 20". It
has
Pixel Resolution XGA (H1024 x RGB x V 768).

Alex-

Bart was obviously refering to the second monitor providing the crappy
desktop.
If it was the only monitor, I would agree. My 12 inch laptop has a 1024
X 768
LCD display. Spreading that across a 20 inch monitor might not look so
good.

Fred

Thanks. I misunderstood.

As far as splitting the TV cable to send the signals to both TVs at the same
time (my regular home TV and the second, computer oriented TV, LC-20) it
looks I would not have much trouble. I sense that I can find a splitter in a
Radio-Shack, perhaps???

Another thing, that Sharp LCD LC-20 is computer ready by design. Would it
guarantee any better quality?

If not, it is OK. I can buy a second computer monitor. I just wanted to save
space. I need a handy TV next to my workstation.

Thanks again.