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06-12-2003, 09:25 PM | #1 |
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Display Aquarium on a TV screen
I would like to find out how to display Aquarium on a large TV as we are having a party with a tropical theme and desperately need some fishes for atmosphere.
Beagle1
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06-12-2003, 10:38 PM | #2 |
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Can you tell us more about your computer and your TV?
If it is a regular TV (not an HDTV), then you would use an S-Video or regular video cable from the computer to the TV, provided your computer as S-Video or Video outputs on the back. Also be aware that long (12+ foot) S-Video cables can be quite expensive.
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06-13-2003, 12:11 AM | #3 |
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I was too cheap to buy video cables. Plus I have a VCR hooked up to my TV out ports so that I can output video to VHS tape.
So my answer to sending my video across the room to the TV was a 20' piece of coax from the VCR to the TV. This was a cable I already had so the whole thing cost me nothing. As long as I set MA or GA to 640x480 or 800x600 it looks decent on the TV. There is some minor edge bending but that happens on both of my TV's even when I dragged them within cable range of the computer.
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06-13-2003, 11:25 AM | #4 |
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Thanks, Morgan and Socrates. It sounds so straightforward! And the manual of the laptop I plan to use says it has a video port. (so that's what that funny looking outlet is :-) )
I'll post next week to let you know how it worked.
Beagle1
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06-24-2003, 10:36 PM | #5 |
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Woe! Looks Too Cool! :>/
14 Little Fish Needs A
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06-26-2003, 05:38 AM | #6 |
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Display SereneScreen on HDTV
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06-26-2003, 09:20 AM | #7 |
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Thanks, Sunking. It's awesome.
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06-28-2003, 03:34 AM | #8 |
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Looks good Socrates, I've got that exact same model and size Sony Trinitron.
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06-28-2003, 04:59 AM | #9 |
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The Sony pictured actually just came to me as a hand me down a few months ago. I had a GE there for years.
I was so happy with the Sony, that the old faithful GE went up stairs after sitting on the floor in the living room all that time. The DAY that I finally dragged the GE upstairs, the Sony developed a hideously loud electrical whine!!!! now I have to do all that schleping on the stairs again
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06-30-2003, 09:51 PM | #10 |
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Ugh, well that isn't good.
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