Re: BIN THE MONITOR AND USE A TV?

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From: Hemal Popat
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:00

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On Wed, 24 Apr 96 19:05:01 GMT, Scott Mordecai <scott@musicman.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

> I once bought a cable from a computer show (from Videk, I think).  It was a
> VGA-Scart cable.  They said that as long as the TV had an RGB setting, it
> should work fine.
> 
> It never did.  I could see something on the screen, but it was like the
> v-hold was stuck on maximum overdrive.
> 

Yes, and this could have damaged the TV electronics if left on for a more
than a few minutes.

You can wire up the relevant pins, and the TV can accept them, but most
can't cope with the high (relatively) required horizontal refresh rate of
>56kHz (or even the lower 31-38kHz for 640x350 at 70Hz or 640x480 at 72Hz).
--- 
Hemal Popat
hemal@popath.demon.co.uk

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