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**Super Stu** · 10-05-2003, 11:49

Yes, I was going to suggest a Geforce4 Ti of some nature myself. I run 2 monitors off mine (although be weary: dual displays don't quite work as you think. You can't play a game in full screen mode on one screen and use Windows on the other).

RGB out? Aside from perhaps esoteric professional video editting cards (which I'm unaware of, but they may exist), you'll not find a graphics card with RGB out. Fact is, graphics cards aren't 'made', per se, in Europe, and SCART simply isn't used/popular anywhere else.

If it's any consolation, I've never come across a graphics card with component output, either. There just doesn't seem to be the demand for it. Those with immense TVs will probably find they have VGA input anyway, which is far superior to component or RGB.

**Charlie Footstool** · 10-05-2003, 11:55

hmm, ok. thanks for the feedback.

looks like i'll have to stick with s-video for the time being then.

**gIzzE** · 10-05-2003, 15:09

I think you will find that some of the new ati cards can output component, with sync on green, but whether they will give an interlaced output is somthing else.

Having said that if you download powerstrip (an app for setting customn resolutions) I am sure that you can choose pal or ntsc interlaced as one of the resolutions but whether you can choose that and component at the same time is somthing you may have to search for info on.

**McPastry** · 10-05-2003, 18:13

Yup, you can get an adaptor for your radeon card which will output 480p and 480i:

HDTV Component Video Adapter.
A new way to use your ATI graphics card. Now you can use your component video input device, such as a High Definition TV (HDTV), as your display with ATI's HDTV Component Video Adapter.

At-a-glance:

Highest quality method to deliver component output with your RADEON? 9700, RADEON? 9500, RADEON? 8500, or ALL-IN-WONDER? RADEON? 8500/8500DV family of graphics cards

Ideal for gaming, surfing the Internet, watching DVDs on your big screen TV

Supports 480i (interlaced) 480p (progressive), 720p and 1080i formats

Works with any analog component (YPrPb) input device such as projectors, HDTVs, etc.

Nice

**gIzzE** · 10-05-2003, 18:21

there you go

I think that just converts the 15 pin din to 3xRCA, if you have a vga to bnc cable already you can use that.

when i was messing arond with HomeCinemaPC's I saw a setting in one of the panels for switching from RGB to Component, but as my projector works with RGBhv I didnt try it.

you can then buy a compnent to rgb box from www.keene.co.uk for not alot of money.

**srgbilco** · 10-05-2003, 19:28

Can that adaptor work with non-HDTV TVs as well, merely one that have component? And will the picture be worse than by, say, outputing a component picture from a DVD player to a TV? It looks like just the thing I was looking for.

**McPastry** · 10-05-2003, 19:50

I've found a review here:

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/products/story/0,24330,2174896,00.html

It mentions an overscan problem which cuts off the edges of the image on certain TVs, but says that ATI are working on a software solution for this. Other than that, sounds ideal.

It supports 480i, ie a standard NTSC non-progressive signal, so if your TV can handle NTSC (which it almost definitely will if it has component inputs) then it should be fine.

**gIzzE** · 11-05-2003, 11:25

if you download powerstrip you can sort out the overscan problem yourself and set up a custom resolution for pal as well as ntsc.

dont buy the adapter a vga to 3 bnc (with rca adapters on them) would be cheaper and give you better results.

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