On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 10:44 PM, dorayme <dora...@optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Maybe you don't have them in US? In Australia, TV is moving away from > analog and the free to air stations are broadcasting in Digital and > HD Digital.
The TV conversion to broadcasting in digital happened in the United States on June 12 of this year. So, yes, we are familiar ... and depending on where you live also frustrated ... with the "converter boxes". The problem with connecting the converter boxes I've seen here to a monitor is matching the boxes outputs to the monitors inputs. Many of the most inexpensive converter boxes don't support any type of video out other than RF, usually on US VHF channels 3 or 4. Those converter boxes which do provide video and audio lines out, do so in ways that can't necessarily be be used with a monitor. Composite video with stereo audio is typical. Some (fewer) also provide S-video out. While many of the recent analog TVs here will have inputs for those formats, it's not a given that you'd find them on your LCD monitor. While there are monitors that provide those inputs, there are also more than a few that don't. Interesting idea though. The converter boxes certainly are cheap enough if they can work for you. -irrational john --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
