video out?

"Michael C" <me RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> Can anyone recommend a basic "video-out" card? I am interested in
>> having a very basic XP box added to my home theater setup that simply
>> maps drives to other machines and plays video / audio from them,
>> passing the video signal onto the home theater.
>>
>> thanks in advance -
>
> I haven't looked into it much but I believe there's a whole range of
> products that do this for around the price of just XP.
>
> Michael

Check out the "Link Theater" at www.buffalotech.com

Luck;
Ken
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Someone mentioned that all computers have a "video out" built into
them. I guess that makes sense; a computer would not be much use
without some means to hook up a monitor.

What I am looking to do is essentially have my television as a monitor.
Is there some sort of adapter device that plugs into the monitor jack
on the back of the computer and accepts an S-Video cable or composites
to run over to the television?

Thanks
 >> Stay informed about: video out? 

On 18 Oct 2005 09:43:22 -0700, briansmccabe.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:

>Someone mentioned that all computers have a "video out" built into
>them. I guess that makes sense; a computer would not be much use
>without some means to hook up a monitor.
>
>What I am looking to do is essentially have my television as a monitor.
>Is there some sort of adapter device that plugs into the monitor jack
>on the back of the computer and accepts an S-Video cable or composites
>to run over to the television?
>
>Thanks

An adapter is likely going to result in an inferior picture
compared to having it built into the primary display adapter
(video card). Get a traditional AGP or PCI Express (based
on what the motherboard supports of course) regular video
card with "VIVO" features.

You might do some Google searchs for something like "best TV
video card". Output quality can vary so it's not just a
matter of having the feature but also how well a card can do
it. I don't know which is best at the moment, hence the
suggestion to Google search.
 >> Stay informed about: video out?