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moniter help.. by Pyro on 09-12-2006 at 10:55 AM
is there any way to use a moniter as a tv without a computer? what i would like to do is wire a coaxual video cable or S-video cable onto a moniter plug or somthing like that. is it posable?
any help would be much appriciated.
RE: moniter help.. by Nagamasa on 09-12-2006 at 10:59 AM
I'm no computer expert, so I'm not liable for whatever happens to you or anything else whatsoever, including if this message blinds your eyes.
I've read on some of the monitor boxes that they can be used at a TV monitor and the Nvida display card setup thingy had this TV function.
Never too sure of anything, Nagamasa.
RE: moniter help.. by Chestah on 09-12-2006 at 11:03 AM
quote:
Originally posted by YA_MUM
is there any way to use a moniter as a tv without a computer? what i would like to do is wire a coaxual video cable or S-video cable onto a moniter plug or somthing like that. is it posable?
any help would be much appriciated.
... please don't ruin a perfectly fine monitor doing that.RE: moniter help.. by Underlord on 09-12-2006 at 11:29 AM
You would need a tuner and/or an RGB converter or a HD tuner with an RGB output, either way I don't see this as effective.
RE: moniter help.. by Vilkku on 09-12-2006 at 12:15 PM
Some monitors have a build-in TV tuner, that you can use as a TV.
RE: moniter help.. by Underlord on 09-12-2006 at 12:44 PM
quote:Don't you think he'd notice if his monitor had a coaxial antenna input?
Originally posted by Vilkku
Some monitors have a build-in TV tuner, that you can use as a TV.
RE: moniter help.. by Pyro on 09-12-2006 at 10:58 PM
i meant like the yellow RCA input lol. and i have heaps lying around.. and i wouldnt ruin it lol i would get a male plug and wire that up so i just plug the cable into it. so theres no way to do that without a computer? damn.
RE: moniter help.. by cloudhunter on 09-13-2006 at 09:15 AM
You can get external TV tuners, but they are likely expensive. I remember as a kid, our TV was an old Acorn monitor with an amstrad TV tuner underneath it 
The TV licence man came to our house, and he just let us off this once he said we'd better get a licence though
RE: moniter help.. by rav0 on 09-13-2006 at 09:43 AM
VHS VCRs usually have tuners built-in, you could get one of those.
RE: moniter help.. by Pyro on 09-16-2006 at 10:44 AM
but i just want to run somthing like a ps2 straight into a spare moniter with no computers needed.. isnt that possable?
RE: RE: moniter help.. by rav0 on 09-16-2006 at 11:42 AM
quote:Usually not, but a VCR in the middle usually will do conversion for you (no computer needed, but you will have to spend a bit).
Originally posted by YA_MUM
but i just want to run somthing like a ps2 straight into a spare moniter with no computers needed.. isnt that possable?
Some TVs/monitors have heaps of I/O ports, some have only analog RF in, most are somewhere in between.
RE: moniter help.. by Pyro on 09-17-2006 at 05:38 AM
so i cant wire it onto the plug?
RE: RE: moniter help.. by rav0 on 09-17-2006 at 08:54 AM
quote:Not easily.
Originally posted by YA_MUM
so i cant wire it onto the plug?
I'll assume that your monitor has RGB input only, and that your PS2 has composite video output only, they can't be hotwired together.
RE: moniter help.. by ryxdp on 09-21-2006 at 06:04 AM
get a professional in to wire it, if you're REALLY that desperate...
why do you need a monitor to act as a TV anyway?
(just asking)
RE: RE: moniter help.. by rav0 on 09-21-2006 at 07:14 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Snaal Sevool Snr.
get a professional in to wire it, if you're REALLY that desperate...
quote:
Originally posted by rav0
they can't be hotwired together.
quote:Did it occur to you that maybe he owns a PC monitor and not a TV?
Originally posted by Snaal Sevool Snr.
why do you need a monitor to act as a TV anyway?
(just asking
RE: moniter help.. by cloudhunter on 09-21-2006 at 08:47 AM
You can however buy adapters for a PS2, along with required software. Look for something by "Blaze", not sure of it's name.
Cloudy