Use your PC Screen as a TV

[Nessy1]

Don't buy an expensive DVB-T Television for your caravan if you already have a decent flat screen LCD display on your computer! I've just purchased a Digital / Analogue Set Top Box that I can plug directly into my Samsung SyncMaster 225BW PC monitor. There's no need for the PC to be connected.

It has a multitude of connections that include DVI in and out, S-Video in and out and Composite video in and out. It is capable of putting out resolutions up to a massive 1920 x 1200 and can cope with 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios. It has even got Picture in Picture, providing you input more than one source. It drives my wide screen display at it's native 1680 x 1050 resolution and the picture is fantastic.

If you don't have DVI on your monitor don't worry you can buy a DVI to D-Sub adaptor for a couple of quid!

The unit, which comes with a separate power supply and remote control is only 115 x 180 x 25 mm and weighs less than 1kg.

Supported Display Settings:

1024 x 768

1280 x 768

1280 x 1024

1360 x 768

1440 x 900

1600 x 1200

1680 x 1050

1920 x 1200

I purchased mine from Komplett for £129 but you can also get them from Media Atlantic.

http://www.komplett.co.uk
http://www.mediaatlantic.com
Cheers Nessy

 

[JTQ]

Nessy, could you give a little more help to me please.

I have visited the sites but can't identify specifically the set top boxes I should be considering; thanks

 

[WatsonJohnG]

Am I missing something?

You can buy a flat screen colour TV with text for less than

 

[WatsonJohnG]

Some TV examples

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Browse/catalogId/1500000701/identifier/8963459/FC$Screen Size (inches)/14/languageId/-1/Trail/C$cip=1500006565>C$cip=1500006586>C$cip=1500006590>FC$Screen Size (inches)=14.htm

 

[Nessy1]

Here are the full addresses

http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=337491
http://www.mediaatlantic.com/product.php/45701/0/
Ness'y

 

[Nessy1]

Hi John,

the examples you have quoted ate all CRT types, which are heavily discounted because they are out of date technology.

The AverTV will work with CRT displays and LCD displays. It is very small and has very high resolutions. The bigger the resolution the better quality the picture will be as there are more pixels making up the picture. If you couple this with the fact that it can also drive DVI and your LCD monitors native resolution this means that no conversion is taking place and you get pixel for pixel quality.

I already had a suitably portable DVD player, a superb 1650 x 1080 flat, widescreen display for my PC and was in the market looking for a widescreen for my caravan. This seemed to fit the bill nicely.

The AverTV can do both Freeview and analogue so in poor Freeview reception areas (beleive me there are quite a few) you can usually get a picture on analogue and when they eventually turn off the analogue signal the digital signal will be much improved.

Ness'y

 

[WatsonJohnG]

Hi Nessy

Thanks for the reply

I realise that they were CRT TVs so not the best example but I got a 15in LCD TV for

 

[Guest]

I, too, bought my TFT for just

 

[taylor.paul]

Sorry to say it but us to, we have a argos clearance bargains shop in Walsall you can buy 15"tft for 79.00 with dvb 99.00 also you can get 20" for 140.00 well worth looking at please feel free to email if you want the address(ps dont work for them but well worth a visit)

Paul