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Subject: Re: Display desktop on TV using tv-out port?


Author:
Larry Latson
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Date Posted: 19:53:07 04/29/00 Sat
In reply to: Bob Hart 's message, "Display desktop on TV using tv-out port?" on 10:43:17 04/29/00 Sat
 > I'm not sure if it's even possible. Could anyone tell
> me if they are able to display their desktop or any
> non-dvd output to a television screen (not monitor)
> using the rca tv-out port?.
>
> I'd prefer not to have to purchase a VGA-to-RCA
> converter
> to do this.

Someone from Transmonde please correct me, but i do think that this is impossible. The RCA TV-Out is directly connected to the DVD hardware decoder, not to the graphics chip. I agree, it would be nice to use the TV to view the desktop, but it's just not possible the way things are set up.

LL
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Re: Display desktop on TV using tv-out port?T23:51:48 04/30/00 Sun
    Re: Display desktop on TV using tv-out port?Bob Hart06:59:19 05/01/00 Mon
    Re: Display desktop on TV using tv-out port?Brian20:13:55 05/05/00 Fri

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