On Wednesday 01 Jan 2003 2:17 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > Ronald J. Hall wrote: > >On Monday 30 December 2002 08:04 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > >>I have now got all this working. > >> > >>I can now display any programme I have on computer via any tv screen in > >> the property, including such matters as mplayer, xine, divx, > >> > >>anyone who maybe interested only has to ask > >> > >>John > > > >I'd be interested in that.... Thanks! :-) > > > >I have an Nvidia Geforce TI4200 with 64 megs... > > First download the Nvidia screen drivers and install not forgetting > to change ,/etc/X11/XF86Config-4, > > Section "Device" > Identifier "device1" > VendorName "nVidia Corporation" > BoardName "NVIDIA GeForce3 (generic)" > Driver "nvidia" > Option "DPMS" > EndSection > > from Driver"nv" > > I dare say you already have done that . > > Then using www.rpmfind.net search > for nvtv and download the rpm, > nvtv-0.4.2-1mdk.i586.rpm, > > or somewhere on I think it was sourceforge > the binaries nvtv-bin-0.4.2.tar.gz > > either will do. and install one or the other. > > if you use the tar file just unzip it and place it > on desktop for now as nvtv and click > on it and up comes a nice little window, > please see file figure attatched. > > From here play with the setting for the setup > that suits your tv and screen, > I chose 720x575 DVD 00.21x00.00 DVD > and that creates a new window that is the > desktop screen displayed and ultimately > what you will be sending out. to the tv. > > You can then plug an s-video lead into the tvout > on you video card to the back of the tv ,but > as I don't do it this way I'm not sure what lead you > require, so experiment. > > > I do something different. > > I bought a " RF THROUGHT MODULATOR" > from Maplins , UK, not all that expensive > as a matter of interest, about �30 with the bits. > I chose to sight this next to my computer. > it comes with a power supply so just plug that > in and power it up. > > Run a coaxial cable from the moulator to > the TV aerial booter and splitter. > > run an audio cable from computer to modulator > > run an svideo cable from TVout socket to modulator, > Now this is a bit tricky. The tvout is a regular > > svideo socket with four pins that matter like > > this , * * ------------------- middle pin > > * * > > |___________|__________ outside pin > > The modulator"video in" has a two contact jackplug > inner and outer and have to be soldered as above. > > You can buy a converter that does the same thing but > they are like gold dust to abtain from and uk supplier > right now, so this way gets around the problem.It > just takes longer to fiddle with a soldering iron. > > > All is ready to play, > > Just tune one of your spare tv channels to the > frequency of the modulator and all should work > > When you actually come to watch a film or something > you have to teach the display window to resize itself > so that it come up the correct size to fill the whole of > your tv screen properly, a little trial and error gets > you there. > > now, if you want close down and return to your normal > desktop anytime just hit f2 on your keyboard. > > My family can watch a movie on my computer > on ant tv in the property, they only have to choose > the correct channel and put the movie in > my computer.
Fascinating, John, even if I don't have nVidia :) Anne
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