Using Television in lieu of monitor??

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My two main televisions just a couple years old, but no VGA jack.

Anyone know of a device where I can plug in my PC on one end and then into the television via the red/yellow/white plugs (in whatever combination)
Barman,

Get my info from Wil. Shoot me an email. I use a Polaroid from Walmart. It was like $200 or less for 15" HDTV with VGA inputs and S-Video.
 

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Fellas, I ordered this converter and received it Saturday.

It works GREAT and is just $38 plus about $8 for shipping FedEx Ground.

My HewlettPackard PC only has the VGA Out, so here's how it works here.

The converter comes with a double VGA connector that makes it possible for me to use the VGA OUT on my PC to go VGA IN to the converter. There's a choice of using either an RCA connector or an S-video to then send the signal from the converter to my television.

I have about a five year old 27" Sony television with both RCA and S-video ports. The instructions for the converter say that the S-video makes for a better picture so that's what I'm doing, though I did try the RCA and frankly can't tell much of a difference.

And there's an extra VGA OUT on the converter itself which I can then use to send the PC video feed to my normal desktop monitor, thereby giving me a double display (19" monitor and 27" television).

The text on the television is maybe 5-10% "blurry" compared to the normal monitor display, but it's still totally readable what with my having my television set up on a small dresser which is flush with the back side of my desk. Therefore the television screen is about four feet from my eyes.

Have used it also for streaming video and it's solid, though I had to tinker a bit with my television's video settings (Color, Brightness, Hue etc) to get a close match with what is being displayed on my monitor.

My bad.. looks like you already got it. Good price. I like mine cause the fact I can get an HD signal at 1080i as well as use it for a monitor.
 

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