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Folks,

Sir Bader:

Of coarse for someone whose first name is 'Old' the statement was meant as a compliment. Now don't you go inciting Old Dux to start throwing articles of clothing about (the memory of him stripping naked in the pub that night and staggering about dancing the hula wearing the barmaid's wig is still way to fresh in my mind. I beg you therefore, no bits of clothing, particularly gauntlets should be thrown anywhere.

Sir SNAFU:

Filling an entire wall of your home with BoB could be dangerous. I don't recommend it. Too hard on the nerves. The res. really isn't all that good but the stuff sure looks big. Too big. Have you ever stood between the last row of seats and the screen at a movie theater and looked up at the silver screen? The names Goliath and King Cong spring instantly to mind when you do.

Perhaps it is the 'HD'TV part that is at fault? BoB is not high definition. Also my video card has a TV function built right in.

C51:

LOL. Buoy oh buoy what a mess you were in. Do not fret. You cannot be held responsible for anything you may have done with one or more consenting adults while unconscious or perhaps even while feigning death.

Old Dux:

You sir are an old tease. If you do post a story soon me thinks I'll take back what I said about you writing some of Shakespeare's less well known sonnets. It was probably Sausage....er...wait that's not right, make that Bacon.

How Do You Connect a Computer to a TV?

Sometimes the capability to connect is built into the computer. All that's needed is an RCA cable (also called a patch cable or phono-plug cable) or an S-video cable that goes from the appropriate port on the back of the computer, into the RCA or S-video jack on the back of the TV. If your computer is capable of connecting with only a cable, you can read the User's Guide to find out how to set it up. Most computers are not purchased with this capability; the most commonly used are Macintosh AV models. (The old Apple II connected to a TV in this way.)

Sometimes the TV has a scan converter capability built in. Zenith has had a similar model on the market for several years. All you need to do is connect a cable provided with the TV from computer to TV. These built in scan converters are effective and inexpensive.

Most PCs require an external device that is a "box" of some sort. The box is a scan converter; it changes the computer's digital signal into the analog signal that a television displays. Your system being digital already might be different. Listed below are the steps to set up a scan converter.

Be sure both the TV and the computer are turned off. Plug one end of the AC adapter into the power input port on the converter and the other end into the electrical outlet.

Disconnect your system's CPU from the monitor.
Plug the monitor cable into the VGA Out port on the scan converter. The scan converter comes with a video cable that connects the CPU to the converter. Locate the cable and plug it into the computer's video port (where the monitor was connected); plug the other end to the VGA In port on the scan converter.

There's one cable left, the RCA cable. The ends are alike. Plug one end into the Video In port on the back of the TV and the other end into the matching port on the scan converter. Some kits include an S-video cable, too. If your TV has an S-video port, use this cable instead, because the signal will be much better. Turn on TV, Scan Converter, and Computer. The computer image should be on the TV.

Sir SNAFU if you had an old TV with no video port in the back, (you obviously do not) you could connect a VCR to the TV and connect the scan converter to the video port on the VCR, instead. You may need to read the manual that came with the VCR to find out how to "tell" the VCR to look in its auxiliary port for a signal. Typically, the command is found on the VCR remote control, and may be "aux", "line 1", "video 1", "input", or the like.

There are several good brands of scan converters. Focus Enhancements' TView series and AverMedia's AVerKey series are both good choices. Check your favorite discount catalog for prices. Plan to pay about $250. If you pay less, you may be disappointed in the quality of the picture, surprised to find you can only see the image on the TV, or find that the computer's image is "squeezed" in size as you report.

All us Yanks:

Happy Memorial Day holiday folks! It is thanks to the ultimate sacrifice of so many young men and women and their families in the past that we and our families enjoy our freedoms today. Salute!