[slinkelist] Sending CDJ / Partygui to my TV

[Thomas W. Humphrey]

I use a vintage 1993 Sony 27" TV and connect to its S-Video connection from
an AITech "Pocket Scan Converter".  I get good picture quality.  The AITech
scan
converter It retails for about $110 on yahoo and other placess.  It is an
add-on
that goes between your video card and monitor and produces composite and
S-Video outputs. Use a TV with an S-Video input if you possibly can -
composite
video is nowhere near as sharp when you give it computer-generated input.

You should know before you start this project that on a standard TV, the
resolution is limited to 640 x 480.  Also, because standard TV is
"overscanned",
you miss the outside border of the picture (about the 1/10 of the picture,
all the way around).  You can avoid this by reducing the size of your CDJ
window.  PartyGUI and Slinkysaver both are designed to put their content
within the visible area of a TV.

 If you buy an HDTV set you can go straight into the TV from VGA out
of the computer or component video converted from VGA.  This will allow you
to run at a higher resolution and you won't miss content because of
overscan.
However, it will set you back a few thousand for the TV.

You may also want to check out MousEmu, on the CDJ user download area,
which you can use for IR remote control of the computer's mouse, so you can
run the computer on your TV with your handheld programmable remote.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregg King" <gking@ontariodie.com>
To: <slinkelist@nirvis.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 4:15 PM
Subject: [slinkelist] Sending CDJ / Partygui to my TV


> I want to run CDJ from my TV which is with my stereo, in a different room
> than my PC.  I see on the Partygui site that it mentions that it looks
> good on a TV.  My existing video card does not have a TV out port.  I plan
> to send the signal to my TV using wireless products from X10, but need
> help adding hardware to my PC for the TV out.  Can I add a card - like a
> "piggyback" kind of a thing without having to buy another video card?
>
> Any suggestions welcome.
>
> Gregg King