Re: Gateway 901 Owners
From: Robin (robinandtami_at_nospam.com)
Date: 10/28/04
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:04:22 GMT
"JW" <anonymous@Nospam.Iam> wrote in message
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> Just for testing try a short S-video cable by moving your
PC close to the
> TV to see if the long cable is part of your problem.
> You can of course buy a new video card for your PC that
has Component
> outputs (ATI card) or DVI outputs (NVIDIA based card).
Before buying a new video card to get DVI, ,make sure that
your HDTV will accept a DVI signal that is not a copy
protected digital connection (HDCP). Some HDTV's, like the
SONY Grand Wega, do not accept DVI inputs from PC's.
> You certainly don't want to use S-video with a HDTV if you
can help it but
> the distance is likely to be a problem with any of them.
> I suggest you look on Google for "long s-video cables" or
something like
> that if you want to use S-video.
> Another option might be to put the PC by the TV and use a
wireless keyboard
> and a long VGA cable back to your computer desk.
> Upgrading to MCE2005 and then using an extender is another
option but you
> can only run MCE applications not PC applications on the
TV with an
> extender.
>
> "kerbouchard" <kerbouchard@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
> news:505C392C-2045-4709-8434-BBC7561B7FC6@microsoft.com...
> > Does anyone have a way to connect the computer to a HDTV
besides S-Video?
> > I
> > have a standard monitor in the VGA slot and S-Video to
the TV. Problem is
> > the
> > picture on the TV sucks. Alternating light and dark
bands at a diagonal.
> > You
> > can seethe desktop but badly. As far as I can tell there
are only three
> > video
> > outs on this model VGA, S-Video and composite. Are there
any other video
> > outs
> > I am missing? Anybody else have this problem? I am
trying to keep the
> > computer about twenty feet from the TV at a standard
computer desk with
> > the
> > printer so my S-Video cord is about 40 foot long. Are
there any adaptors
> > that
> > go fromcomponet plugs to composite? Or HDMI to
composite. I am really
> > getting
> > frustrated bought the computer, then bought a HDTV
finally get them
> > working
> > together and the picture quality sucks.
>
>
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