I feel stupid even asking these questions :-( The graphics card I have (X1900XT) has an S-Video out and I've never bothered with Video Out before and was wondering does Video Out let you use a TV as a monitor? Also, how would the quality be? The reason I ask is because I need to keep as much cash as I can so not having to unload an extra $250-$500 on an LCD would be great :-D
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Stupid Question about Video Out
- Thread starter D_A_M
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SpookyFodder
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It lets you use a regular (CRT) television or any other equipment with an s-video in. The video quality is good. Using a crt tv for a computer monitor does not work all that well though. Non high def tvs just do not have the resolution to display things like text very well. I use my computer as a dvd player on my tv though and it works really well. It also does okay with games. Have fun, s-video cables are cheap.
Guys, outputting to anything through s-video will always have unbearable quality, including an HDTV. This is because the highest resolution that s-video can carry is standard-def video at 640x480 / 720x480 (!) However, the OP's X1900XT doesn't actually have an s-video out port (although it looks line one, it is different), but a generic video-out port that allows for component video output in addition to s-video and composite.