Use TV as moniter

[hofernes44]

My eyesite is getting very bad and I need a large screen for my pc. I was at the library yesterday and saw that they were useing a regular 25in. tv for a moniter, any idea how they manage to do that??

 

[sghiznaneck]

Yes, the tv evidently had an s-video input plug. Most graphics cards (up through the GForce 7 Series) usually came with a DVI adapter and an s-video cable.

 

[hofernes44]

what vidio card would you recamend for a low priced, older computer!

 

[cris]

post your pc specs so people can see what your pc is capable of.
or Fill out your profile.

 

[hofernes44]

comp. specs.

I have an old Dell optiplex gx110, 864 meg I am now running win98, soon to upgrade to xp I have 383 mem. and 20 gig hard drive with 17gig free
Thanks for the HELP!!

 

[sghiznaneck]

I believe that you are limited to a PCI graphics card since you are running an integrated graphics card and your memory is shared. I would try a GeForce 5500FX, but make sure that it's a PCI card. That card is pretty inexpensive right now.
Try this link to get an idea:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=319

 

[tifc8lraz]

You need a PCI Low-Profile Card....I had your computer ...that was the reason I upgraded; while there is room for expansion, there isn't much...it'll be fine for you.