angadsingh007
14-06-2006, 10:08 AM
Hi guys, please help me. I'm looking for a good solution to get the comp display on my TV since 2 weeks now and still very little luck on finding a cheap and good solution (less than 1k)..
I did a lot of research on the net.. so i'll give u my inputs first..
Check out this link..
http://ruel.net/pc/tv.tuner.converter.htm
1. First option is to get a PC-TO-TV CABLE which connects directly to the VGA port on 1 side and to the composite video port or s-video port of the TV on the other side. It has overscan and underscan features. Also has a USB connection to get power from the PC.
GrandTec PC-to-USB Cable
http://ruel.net/pc/grandtec-pc-to-tv-usb.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=ruelnet-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=external-search%3Fsearch-type=ss%26index=blended%26keyword=Grandtec%20PC-to-Video%20Cable)
(couldn't find this one anywhere.. not even the net)
AverMedia QuickPlay PC To TV Converter - $74.99
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SKUimages/medium/A46-4034-main.jpg (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=630792&CatId=1430)
(pricey, its avermedia)
VIDEO CARD TO S VIDEO AND TV ADAPTER CABLE by Ziotek - $5.99 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BSLSYI/sr=8-1/qid=1150159491/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
(this one's only for $5.99.. it has got no convertor in the cable... weird.. dont know if it'll work.. or is a fake)
DAYTON SVC2 RCA JACK TO S-VIDEO PLUG CONVERTER by Dayton Loudspeaker - $5.30 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002KR7G8/ref=pd_cp_e_title/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=172282)
(this is a S-Video or Composite video/RCA cable.. if u have a card with s-video out)
E-Book PC TO VIDEO CABLE ( GEZ-1000 ) by GRANDTEC - $34.95 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000A0BOB/ref=pd_cp_e_title/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=172282)
(maybe this is what i'm looking for in the market)
2. Option no. 2 is to get a PC-TO-TV CONVERTER box. These are pricey but are said to give better quality and higher resolution.
There are lot of products in this type.. check them out..
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SKUimages/medium/G126-1010b.jpg
Grandtec Ultimate Wireless PC to TV System - $149.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=152088&CatId=0)
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SKUimages/medium/G126-1020.jpg
GrandTec Ultimate XP Pro PC To TV Converter - $79.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=422949&CatId=0)
AVerMedia AVerKey iMicro Converter - $84.73 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=448341&CatId=0)
Pc To Tv Video Converter Play Video Game and Watch DVD On Tv - $46.95 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009B0L36/sr=8-3/qid=1150257335/ref=pd_bbs_3/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
E-Book ULTIMATE XP PRO ( GXP-2000 ) - $70.20 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000099O58/sr=8-10/qid=1150257335/ref=pd_bbs_10/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
Grandtec Ultimate 2000 PC-to-TV Converter - $68.95 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006B70W/sr=8-4/qid=1150257335/ref=pd_bbs_4/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
Cables To Go VGA to Component Video Converter - $199.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=173790&CatId=0)
GrandTec Ultimate 2000 PC To TV Converter - $69.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=169832&CatId=0)
Avermedia AVerKey 550 Pro Converter - $274.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=714624&CatId=0)
They are all strictly not in budget.
3. The last option ofcourse is to buy a graphic card with TV-out. I seriously am not in the position to upgrade my graphic card at the moment but can consider buying a cheap nvidia GeForce mx200 64/32 mb card with TV-out if i can find one!!
There were more options like MPEG decoder cards, but they're not available anymore..
I went to nehru place (Delhi's computer hardware market for those who don't know) day before yesterday.
Couldn't find any TV tuner neither in the market nor on the net with a TV-out, maybe they stopped making those or whatever. As for my TV-out problem, found some options in Nehru Place. One is to buy an 8 MB video card with TV-out for 800 bux. Second option is to buy an Nvidia GeForce MX4000 64MB AGP with TV-out for 1650 bux. Third option is to buy a local VGA to Composite video convertor for 1499 bux, and last option is a branded avermedia one for 2500 bux.
Please help me decide what is the best and cheapest solution and which is also available in India.
I did a lot of research on the net.. so i'll give u my inputs first..
Check out this link..
http://ruel.net/pc/tv.tuner.converter.htm
1. First option is to get a PC-TO-TV CABLE which connects directly to the VGA port on 1 side and to the composite video port or s-video port of the TV on the other side. It has overscan and underscan features. Also has a USB connection to get power from the PC.
GrandTec PC-to-USB Cable
http://ruel.net/pc/grandtec-pc-to-tv-usb.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=ruelnet-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&path=external-search%3Fsearch-type=ss%26index=blended%26keyword=Grandtec%20PC-to-Video%20Cable)
(couldn't find this one anywhere.. not even the net)
AverMedia QuickPlay PC To TV Converter - $74.99
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SKUimages/medium/A46-4034-main.jpg (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=630792&CatId=1430)
(pricey, its avermedia)
VIDEO CARD TO S VIDEO AND TV ADAPTER CABLE by Ziotek - $5.99 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BSLSYI/sr=8-1/qid=1150159491/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
(this one's only for $5.99.. it has got no convertor in the cable... weird.. dont know if it'll work.. or is a fake)
DAYTON SVC2 RCA JACK TO S-VIDEO PLUG CONVERTER by Dayton Loudspeaker - $5.30 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002KR7G8/ref=pd_cp_e_title/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=172282)
(this is a S-Video or Composite video/RCA cable.. if u have a card with s-video out)
E-Book PC TO VIDEO CABLE ( GEZ-1000 ) by GRANDTEC - $34.95 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000A0BOB/ref=pd_cp_e_title/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=172282)
(maybe this is what i'm looking for in the market)
2. Option no. 2 is to get a PC-TO-TV CONVERTER box. These are pricey but are said to give better quality and higher resolution.
There are lot of products in this type.. check them out..
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SKUimages/medium/G126-1010b.jpg
Grandtec Ultimate Wireless PC to TV System - $149.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=152088&CatId=0)
http://images.tigerdirect.com/SKUimages/medium/G126-1020.jpg
GrandTec Ultimate XP Pro PC To TV Converter - $79.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=422949&CatId=0)
AVerMedia AVerKey iMicro Converter - $84.73 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=448341&CatId=0)
Pc To Tv Video Converter Play Video Game and Watch DVD On Tv - $46.95 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009B0L36/sr=8-3/qid=1150257335/ref=pd_bbs_3/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
E-Book ULTIMATE XP PRO ( GXP-2000 ) - $70.20 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000099O58/sr=8-10/qid=1150257335/ref=pd_bbs_10/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
Grandtec Ultimate 2000 PC-to-TV Converter - $68.95 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006B70W/sr=8-4/qid=1150257335/ref=pd_bbs_4/002-4885976-9017648?%5Fencoding=UTF8)
Cables To Go VGA to Component Video Converter - $199.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=173790&CatId=0)
GrandTec Ultimate 2000 PC To TV Converter - $69.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=169832&CatId=0)
Avermedia AVerKey 550 Pro Converter - $274.99 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=714624&CatId=0)
They are all strictly not in budget.
3. The last option ofcourse is to buy a graphic card with TV-out. I seriously am not in the position to upgrade my graphic card at the moment but can consider buying a cheap nvidia GeForce mx200 64/32 mb card with TV-out if i can find one!!
There were more options like MPEG decoder cards, but they're not available anymore..
I went to nehru place (Delhi's computer hardware market for those who don't know) day before yesterday.
Couldn't find any TV tuner neither in the market nor on the net with a TV-out, maybe they stopped making those or whatever. As for my TV-out problem, found some options in Nehru Place. One is to buy an 8 MB video card with TV-out for 800 bux. Second option is to buy an Nvidia GeForce MX4000 64MB AGP with TV-out for 1650 bux. Third option is to buy a local VGA to Composite video convertor for 1499 bux, and last option is a branded avermedia one for 2500 bux.
Please help me decide what is the best and cheapest solution and which is also available in India.