Re: s-video or vga for tv

There should be no conjecture about this, or any question of what the user
has. From his general explanation it is obvious that his VGA card can output
either the desktop VGA or the video overlay through the S-Video output. Even
the older ATI 9XXX model dual head cards have this function, as do the
Matrox GXXX cards. Hell, most dual head cards would about the same anyway.
With the older ATI 9700 cards you can not only add 720p and 1080i
resolutions to the desktop manager.

Nearly every VGA card with S-Video output will allow you to have the card
detect whether a TV is hooked to that output or not. Again, the ATI 9700 and
Matrox G4XX & G550 cards are old as the hills and have support for the
S-Video extended output to a television. Most VGA cards with S-Video output
allow you to show the video overlay through that port to a television. You
best output will be to use it in that manner rather than to output the
entire desktop (or VGA as you referred to it) to the television. That is,
unless you need or want to see the desktop on the television. Otherwise, the
best output for viewing your videos will be through the S-Video output.

In VGA cards the universe is really not that stinking big!!

"Peter" <petercritic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1143598995.492783.295060@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Which provides a better picture, s-video using the s-video out on the
computer to s-video in on tv or vga from computer to s-video adapter to
tv ?

Thanks,
Pete



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