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Author:  cottons [ Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:10 pm ]
Post subject:  DVI or usb
Trying to switch from laptop to a tower hard drive.Need to know if there is a dvi to s video cable to get out to the TV monitor,or a USB to s video cable.I do not have an s video plug in on the tower drive.If any one can tell me how to get the lyrics to the TV from these hook ups I would be grateful to you.The vgi plug in will be used for the player and song list so that one is already being used.


thanks
Cotton
Author:  Gryf [ Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: DVI or usb
If you're switching to a desktop system from a laptop (I am assuming that's what you're calling the tower hard drive) you can get decent video cards with s-video out at reasonable prices. You can get a DVI to VGA adaptersc heap but I don't know of a DVI to s-video adapter.

Two options that I see based on the information you have given:

1) Get a video card that has an s-video port on it here is a range of PCI Express cards with s-video out. Here is a link with a list of cards that will do what you need. The cheapest one will do more than you need for just karaoke:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... rchInDesc=

2) Get an expensive adapter that will step the DVI signal to S-video or composite.

Hope this helps!

<Edit> I said "sound card" when I meant video card. Sorry about that :(
Author:  DJ DANGERUS [ Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: DVI or usb
What Software Program are you using and what type of video socket is on your mother board for your tower: AGP, PCI or PCI Express...
Author:  cottons [ Fri Jan 02, 2009 12:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: DVI or usb
I am running Karma.I dont know much about computers so I dropped it off this morning to have an s video connection put in to meet karma system requirements.It wont be worked on until monday.If you have any other suggestions I would appreciate them.


thanks,nburch@gt.rr.com
Author:  DJ DANGERUS [ Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: DVI or usb
If you a switching to a tower unit I would suggest for your system a cheap pci video card such as a Nvidia 4000 GeForce or 5000 GeForce. If you a planing on running anything other then karaoke you will probably need a better video card but these cards are cheap and have a s-video out on them and are easy to set up for karaoke systems.
Author:  knightshow [ Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: DVI or usb
and it entirely depends on the motherboard you are buying (or fully built system you have)... for instance, just bought a pci express card, and I had to go to the next type of motherboard to support it, AND powersupply that was 24 pin power.

Yet for all that, the old AMD (20 pin power supply - 500 watt) works FINE for karaoke, including video!
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