Video Card or External PC to TV converter

[BigMike]

Here is the deal, I have a 1 GHZ computer that came with Win2K I have spent a lot of money on CDs the Hoster and suite and I was hoping to go with a $60.00 PC to TV converter instead of a $200.00 video card. is there a program that I can use to widen my screen and put the right half on the TVs and the left half on my monitor?

What Video cards should I look at. Running Win2K and PCI slot only no AGP.

As of right now my intent is to run hoster at the bottom of the screen and words on the Top.

[mikedomi]

since i have not been keeping up with this thread have a ???

are you running a desk top or a laptop


if you are running a desk top one of the best cards for entend desk top mode under win 2000 is the g 550m by matrox this is a great card about 125.00

if you are using win 2000 on a laptop you have a problem here
winn 2000 does not support extend desk top
you will have to install winxp pro you dont have a choice in that

but if you are using a desk top go with the 550 you dont have to spend all that money on a ati
hope this helps

[DJYale]

As of right now my intent is to run hoster at the bottom of the screen and words on the Top.

Havin a rough time picturing this in my head right now.

As for the PC to TV converter, you can get some of the older ATI cards with dual display that work just fine. I have an ATI 9000pro PCI /w dual display that I picked up for $60.

Searching real quick I found:
ATI RADEON 9250 Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-Bit, TV-Out, PCI for $120

Should be able to find a 9000 like I have for around $60-$70

[mikedomi]

yes but he talking about winn 2000
and if ia am not mistaken some of those cards dont support
extend desktop mode under winn 2000
check with ati before you buy to make sure they have drivers for winn 2000
that will entend your desk top

xp had this built in winn 2000 did not

[DJYale]

I have ran the ATI Radeon 9000pro using extended desktop under win 2k. As long as the card has software implementation for win 2k dual display there are little to no issues.

Have also utilized the 9000 pro under windows 2000 standard and Pro with dual display with no problems before the point of being server edition is brought in.

[MTUSUPPORT]

Here is an Ati Radeon 9000, that will work for $39 http://www.chiefvalue.com/app/produc...tem=14-102-386

Hope this helps.

[BigMike]

Still no go, I need PCI slot, It just looks like I will have to fork out the money for a PCI slot Video card. Supply and Demand, PCI going out price goes up.

[MTUSUPPORT]

Here is an ATI Radeon 9000 with 64mb PCI http://www.gen-x-pc.com/vg_P64R9000.htm

Here is an ATI Radeon 9250 PCI with 256mb of Ram http://www1.bottomdollar.com/p__ATI_...h=pci%20radeon

Here is an ATI Radeon 9200 PCI with 128mbhttp://www1.bottomdollar.com/p__ATI_...h=pci%20radeon

Hope these might help. Sorry I had missed the PCI Part before.

[BigMike]

Wow Thanks a lot. those are a bit closer to my budget. I'm hoping to get this ting working soon but I still have almost 400 more CDs to get in there lol I have been averageing 20 to 30 a night and I am almost halfway done lol.


It will be nice to get the video working before I'm done with the CDs so it will be ready for a show when the CDs are done.

[Beavis]

hey big mike,

make sure once you have all your cd-g's imported, you make a back up copy of them in case your hard drive fails.

use an external or an internal hard drive.


buy a new internal, its well worth the money!

i would even do it half way through !

[BigMike]

That's an Idea well worth repeting. I do plan on doing that.... I don't want to do this again, I swear I don't lol