Swimmer Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 Alright here is the deal.. I go a 17in lcd monitor that seems to be in working condition.. however, I would like to convert it to a LCD TV.. I dont have any real knowledge what is out there for the LCD at this point due to the fact that I have a laptop.. but is there a modual that converts a standard LCD monitor into a TV? Like a cable hook-up device? Thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 the mac mini? but seriously. i think you would need to hook it up to a pc with a tuner. plus you would need something to output sound since usually a monitor don't have speakers...are there any home theater systems on the market that have a dvi out? if the rig has a tuner then you could hook up the monitor to that... maybe buy a cheap used comp off e-bay or something and slap a tuner card in there. hook up some cheap 2.1 speakers and you're good, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 7, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 yeah.. i was trying to avoid the entire pc route.. maybe raplacing the video logic board with a pull from a tv? If you have any ideas.. let me know on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 swimmer here this is exactly what you want http://viewsonic.com/products/tventertainment/tvvideoprocessors/nextvisionn4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammolo Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 If you coul find a component the RCA video type to VGA that would be fairly easy to do, just use an old VCR as a TV tuner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 7, 2006 CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 If you coul find a component the RCA video type to VGA that would be fairly easy to do, just use an old VCR as a TV tuner you could do that but it will look like crap, with that viewsonic box i posted it will do post processing to make the video look much better. this one here has componet built in http://viewsonic.com/products/tventertainment/tvvideoprocessors/nextvisionn5/ but its a little more $$$ and this one will do HD http://viewsonic.com/products/tventertainment/tvvideoprocessors/nextvisionn6/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted May 7, 2006 Author CID Share Posted May 7, 2006 thanks dlewis.. that is what I am looking for.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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