I likely have a spare monitor. I still use VGA but I'm tired of toteing CRT's around and I can find 15" flat screens for $15 bux in the pawn shops.
I have some extra desk top machines with lots of HDD too. Its just big heavy obsolete junk. Any takers? On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 11:01:38AM -0600, Greg King wrote: > I have tried (unsuccessfully) to get my eeePC to talk to my TV using a VGA to > video cable like this > http://computerrack.ca/wecs.php?store=629043795&action=display&target=2509 . > I'm not sure but I think the purpose of those cables may be to display TV > signals on VGA monitors rather than the reverse. I'm going to try that once I > get a spare VGA monitor. To get VGA output onto a TV you need a display card > that supports RCA output. My laptop does this but it has a built in S-Video > out interface and it works fine (at least with Windows). I also have a video > card in one of my old PCs that has RCA composite out which works fine with > the Windows drivers (never bothered to find the Linux ones). You really lose > a lot when you take VGA (which is hi-def) and put it on a low def device like > an old NTSC TV. It is suitable for movies but hard on the eyes for any office > type work. I think you will need something like a converter box like > http://www.amazon.ca/VGA-RCA-S-Video-Converter-Box/dp/B003ZA7Q7C/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_2 > to achieve what you want (at least the reviews lead me to believe it works). > > Greg > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: sean halter <sean.hal...@gmail.com> > Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011 9:37 am > Subject: [clug-talk] computer to TV > To: CLUG General <clug-talk@clug.ca> > > > Hi > > > > I have been trying to hook up my old EEE 1000 to my TV but have > > not been > > having any luck. I bought a cable that runs from the VGA > > to the "S" port on > > my flat screen but I can get neither video or audio. I am > > running Ubuntu > > 10.10. > > > > My other option that I was thinking of to access streaming video > > from things > > like CBC or CNN or whatever was one of these. > > > > http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/western-digital-western- > > digital-tv-live-hub-media-center-1tb-wdbabz0010bbk-nesn- > > wdbabz0010bbk-nesn/10155309.aspx?path=515de3b13f64a5ad66858a84598b4712en02 > > > > Any suggestions? > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
