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Consumers want PCs to deliver 'all home entertainment' | |
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| Time: 08:59 EST/13:59 GMT | News Source: The Register | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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That result will no doubt come as music to the ears of Microsoft - that's what its Windows XP Media Center Edition is all about, after all -and to Packard Bell, which not only sponsored the survey but sells home entertainment PCs. | ||
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| #1 By 7390 (198.246.16.251) at 7/2/2003 9:49:05 AM |
| Why do computers come with video cards come with S-Video out? Unless the destination is 6 inches away it is uselss. I have a Sony Cineza projector and now I have a buy a lap top to sit next to it since my computer sits far from my projector. |
| #2 By 2459 (69.22.78.116) at 7/2/2003 11:00:48 AM |
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RedHook,
If you can get good quality cable (or build your own), you can run s-video much longer than 6 feet without (much/ymmv) quality loss. A few years ago, I got some connectors and about 30 feet of cable from Radio Shack and soldered everything together with good results going from a Hollywood Plus to the s-video input on a surround receiver (and it was cheaper than buying a pre-made cable of that length). You can also get an s-video amp to boost the signal for runs of up to 50 feet or more (haven't used one personally). Another alternative is to get a dual-head or second video card and use one of the DVI or VGA outs. The cable is probably more expensive, but you'd likely get better quality. This post was edited by n4cer on Wednesday, July 02, 2003 at 11:03. |
| #3 By 7390 (198.246.16.251) at 7/2/2003 1:52:09 PM |
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the pre-made extra s video cables cost a fortune so I am not going down that path. Another alternative is an s-video to rca (yellow) converter. Those seems pretty cheap, although I am not sure how much extra long rca (yellow) cost.
All of this is being done in an attemp not to move my new dell into the living room (near the projector). But it seems like that is the direction that I have to go into. This will breath new life into my "adult" movie collection. Not to mention the gigs of Dragon Ball Z episodes that I have downloaded. |
| #4 By 37 (66.82.20.150) at 7/2/2003 5:01:15 PM |
| *ADULT* movie collection. Yummy :-) |
| #5 By 2459 (69.22.78.116) at 7/2/2003 5:39:18 PM |
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If you go X-10, this one's cheaper and includes a remote:
http://www.x10.com/products/x10_vk53a.htm |
| #6 By 2459 (69.22.78.116) at 7/3/2003 12:56:44 AM |
| CAT5, pretty cool. Did you need to add any resistors or did it work as-is? |
| #7 By 2459 (69.22.78.116) at 7/3/2003 5:52:26 PM |
| I have an older model of their DVD Anywhere package. I still use it, but not that often now, but it's pretty good. The S-Video cable I made gave better quality though (DVD Anywhere is limited to Composite and Coax). |
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