Tv Out

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Jan 12 2005, 9:59 am
I have a Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440 Graphics card(dont know if thats out dated yet or not) which has tv out.

I don't have a tv out cable so I have a few questions about this feature:

1) How does it work?
2) Will I need to install programs?
3) What does it do?
Jan 12 2005, 10:13 am
Well, you'd just need to plug a cable from TV Out to In on the television itself, and the TV would function like a computer monitor (it'd probably get displayed on whatever is considered your "default" channel).
Jan 12 2005, 10:22 am
In response to Sarm
I see.

Is it also possible to display things on your TV into the computer?
Jan 12 2005, 10:50 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU
Since the TV would act like the monitor, yes. There's bound to be free decent recording software out there.
Jan 12 2005, 10:53 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU
Not that Im aware of. But that doesnt mean a whole lot.

You will need a S-video cable most likely, they arent to expensive, I got a 25 footer for less than $8. If the tv has svideo input then it will most likely be your aux/input 1 channel. Most tv's have 2 aux/inputs. You might have to fiddle with the troubleshooting the first time you hook the two together, but after that it should be just fine without instaling any extra stuff.

On my particular tv the text is a little hard to read. (durabrand 25 inch). If anyone out there knows of a good larger screen (21-35 inch) to use as a moniter please let us know.

Hope that helps.
Jan 12 2005, 11:53 am
In response to DeathAwaitsU
DeathAwaitsU wrote:
I see.

Is it also possible to display things on your TV into the computer?

TV out

I don't think so.
TV recording software/hardware isn't cheap, either.
My friend spent 70 dollars just so he could record his Super Smash Brothers: Melee home run contest videos. Though, he holds the world record with luigi.
Some of you may know him, Pmac. He used to be a proelium player.

But, I;m getting off topic >_>
Jan 12 2005, 12:47 pm
DeathAwaitsU wrote:
I have a Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440

I'm sorry.
Jan 12 2005, 12:47 pm
In response to JordanUl
JordanUl wrote:
DeathAwaitsU wrote:
I have a Nvidia Geforce4 MX 440

I'm sorry.

What's wrong with a MX 440?
Jan 12 2005, 1:12 pm
In response to Jon88
*cough*damnnearonboard*cough*
Jan 12 2005, 1:14 pm
In response to DeathAwaitsU
Yes, It's called a TV tuner. You wouldn't have it.
Jan 12 2005, 2:47 pm
In response to Jon88
It's an overpriced "upgrade" of the GeForce 2 MX. It's the only GeForce 4 card that sucked even when they released it. More and more games are being released which can't even be played with it; they'll simply refuse to start up. It doesn't have a half-decent level of pixel and vertex shader support.

I used to have one. *shudder*

I mean, it's better than a TNT2, but that's about all...
Jan 12 2005, 3:28 pm
In response to Crispy
Crispy wrote:
It's an overpriced "upgrade" of the GeForce 2 MX. It's the only GeForce 4 card that sucked even when they released it. More and more games are being released which can't even be played with it; they'll simply refuse to start up. It doesn't have a half-decent level of pixel and vertex shader support.

I used to have one. *shudder*

I mean, it's better than a TNT2, but that's about all...

Oh, it's that one. I forgot which of the GeForce series that was.

My school has a bunch of computer's with 'em. :P
Jan 12 2005, 3:36 pm
In response to Crispy
I rather liked my TNT2. It got replaced by something much better for the time though, and that something better is now replaced with something else, even better than that. I think the cycle will hit again soon.