Posted by scotto on 3, 2001 at 2:46 PM:
In Reply to: Monitor questions posted by Lilwolf on 3, 2001 at 12:08 PM:
I use an A/B switch for this purpose. I currently am using an older manual switchbox, but I'll be changing to a newer digital switchbox. You do run a certain risk with manual switchboxes of cooking your mobo. Belkin makes some good stuff. www.belkin.com
: Ok, I am in the final (about to bid) on a cabinet. I was hoping to keep the original monitor for size/looks and it's already there.
: Trouble. I was planning on not having a dedicated PC running it. I was going to use my current machine and get a video card with a TV out (since I can turn that on and off). But now I'm reading that you actually want a card with TV out so that it can handle the refresh rates, and then get the signal from the VGA cable (which, btw, I have a VGA-rgb cable just around... hehe I never thought I would have a use for that old thing).
: Am I right? is there no easy way to convert the s-video out to rgbs?
: If I get an AB switch, is there any safe ways to switch between my computer and the other machine?
: last trouble. I really wanted to add kaillera support to my cabinet. But since I will need a front end, this wont be possible right?
: Thanks for any comments.
: btw, I read through all the monitor examples on the site. Is there any other places to look?