joker5893 Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 So i've come to the point where i need a project. I wanted to build a Media Center. My only problem is bridging the gap to get the video on my tv. Everywhere i look they don't talk about it. So i was wondering how to accomplish this in a "cheap" manner. My tv has the typical rca inputs and a s-video input. I was planning on trying a video card with s-vid output but i heard they don't work well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 S-Video should work well. Any cheap graphics card (nVidia preferably) with S-Video out should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker5893 Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 Yeah i figured it would but i've heard so much that the refresh rate on a monitor is different from a TV and that it wouldn't work so yeah i figured i'd just ask you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I had a strange issue similar to what you describe where the image appeared flickery. I don't remember exactly what I did, but some where in the nVidia drivers config you can specifies whether the TV is connected via s-video or composite. IIRC if I set it to S-Video the image went flickery, if I set it to composite it was fine. Of course my TV is connected via S-Video through a S-Video to SCART (effectively all in one composite, sort of analogue equivalent of HDMI) adapter which might have caused it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 For anyone wanting HDMI Sapphire Radeon X1600Pro MSI 7300GS The one I use ASUS 7600GT There really cheap, sub £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Xbox Media Center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 For anyone wanting HDMISapphire Radeon X1600Pro MSI 7300GS The one I use ASUS 7600GT There really cheap, sub £100. i use a similar setup . a XFX 7600 GTXT with DVI-I to HDMI cable to hook it to my 26" LCD HDTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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