Using a tv as a second monitor ??

bigpopaart@yahoo.com wrote on 4/11/2005, 6:52 PM

I got a nvidia 6800 gt video card and i got a Nec 22 inch monitor. I edit on the monitor, and i got a 27 inch sharp tv how can i use the tv as a preview screen or to see how the edited video will look on the screen??

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scifly2 wrote on 4/11/2005, 7:27 PM

Use "preview on external monitor" feature.
It will be output thru your firewire connection. You need something to convert that to video. You can use a dv camera as a pass thru device, or something like a ADS PYRO A/V Link.

cbrillow wrote on 4/12/2005, 6:12 AM

If you have the nview utility, and your card supports it, you may be able to select the composite or s-video output as the 2nd monitor in a dual-monitor XP setup. In this case, you would not use "Preview on external monitor", you would move the preview window to the 2nd monitor. (your TV)

busterkeaton wrote on 4/12/2005, 11:53 AM

If you want accurate color representation on a TV monitor you should not use the Video out of a computer video card. Going out over firewire though a converter is a better option.

cbrillow wrote on 4/12/2005, 4:13 PM

Assuming that option is available to the user who asked the question.

If he/she doesn't have a camcorder or other firewire/video conversion device, then this answer is not responsive to the question. I believe in answering the question, then putting the qualifiers on it. In eiher case, the bases have been pretty well-covered.

rmack350 wrote on 4/12/2005, 9:55 PM

I'm trying this out, because when you don't know something it's a good idea to test it out.

My laptop has svideo out. The minimum resolution it'll output to a TV is 800x600, so that's a problem from the start. Secondly, not only does video output from the laptop's graphics adapter have to be scaled to the tv's resolution, it also shows the entire video preview window, including tools, titlebar, and border.

Even assuming that other, more up to date video cards could display at 720x480 with non-square pixels, I don't see how it's acceptable to see the preview window's toolbars on the external monitor.

Video output to a TV really needs to be the full video image and just the video image. Currently, the only way to do this (that I know of) is through 1394 out through a camera, deck, converter, or into a 1394 equipped monitor.

Can you name another way to get the full video image and only the video image out to a monitor or TV?

Rob Mack