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Geek Culture / Using a TV as a monitor?

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Sunflash
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Posted: 7th Feb 2007 03:02
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Hey, I've heard this is possible, but never was able to figure out how. Is this only possible with TV's that directly supportr this, or is there a way to do this for most TVs?

And while we're on the subject, I've been seeing a lot of "Plug & Play" games recently, all they come with is a small controller (usually an XBOX shaped one) and the game built into the controller. Does anyone with a bit more expirience into this subject know where I can get some more information into this?

I ask because the newsletter has that interview, and playing games on the TV screen was briefly mentioned, and that type of thing genuinly intrigues me
Anyways, thanks!
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bitJericho
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Posted: 7th Feb 2007 03:04
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the games that are just a paddle have the game system imbedded in the paddle. It hooks upto your tv just like a normal game console.

as for computer to your tv, this is generally done with a video card that outputs to svideo or hd.

Look at the back of your computer, if it has an svideo out or similar, you just plug it into your tv and set in windows the properties on your display

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Posted: 7th Feb 2007 07:06
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Your TV will not support a resolution above (an equivelant of) 640x480, and even then it looks blurry.

You have to remember that TVs are designed specifically to watch video's on. Not to be able to see in crystal clear clarity every pixel available.

Having said that, playing games on a TV is usually prett nice, as it provides an 'automatic' anti-aliasing effect giving you much smoother looking graphics.


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Sunflash
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Posted: 7th Feb 2007 08:10
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Ahhh! It works, very easy to set up too! Thanks Jerico, I would have never figured it out without you!

@Jess T
Yeah, that would explain why the text dosn't display very well. My Video card manual talks about this breifly, oh well, who really cares about text anyways?! Lol, I know ther are some workarounds out there anyways, so I'll mess with it for awhile

But alas, my school has yet again got in the way of a very exiting moment, evil kill joy teachers

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Kieran
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just use an s-video cable to make it show everything the screen shows but on the TV

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Sunflash
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Posted: 7th Feb 2007 09:16 Edited at: 7th Feb 2007 09:17
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Yeah, thats what I'm using, but it will be displayed at the resolution of the T.V. because thats how the screen is made. (Hope I understood you correctly).

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El Goorf
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i tried playing games on tv once, quickly reverted back to the monitor, i couldnt make out what was happening on tv for poopers
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Xander
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Posted: 7th Feb 2007 19:25
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Quote: "ol, I know ther are some workarounds out there anyways, so I'll mess with it for awhile"


There are no work arounds for the low resolution of a TV. It just is. Some games are playable, usually racing games, but any game that requires text to be readable is a no go.

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Posted: 7th Feb 2007 20:44
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Maybe soon they'll have much higher res ones for sale



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David R
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Quote: "Maybe soon they'll have much higher res ones for sale "


Well, they will, hence HD: It offers a much higher resolution than typical scan-lined TV's


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Posted: 7th Feb 2007 23:53
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[quote]There are no work arounds for the low resolution of a TV. It just is. Some games are playable, usually racing games, but any game that requires text to be readable is a no go.[quote]

Well, according to my ATI manual, you can edit the ATI cards settings to get static images looking better on low res TVs. Although, yes, I understand that there is obviously no workaround for the actual low resolution that TVs have, as that is how the screen is made. Oh well, just wait, according to Bill Gates, the TV industry is going to really change pretty soon... and coming from him, that says a lot.

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