can I use DVI-I to output to TV? for 6800 card

Hi, I got the dell dimention 8400 machine with nvidia 6800 GTO card,
but there's no video-out port (S-video). I wonder why (my 3 years old
geforce II has it), but anyway, can I use one of the two DVI-I port to
output signal to TV (which takes S-video)? any adaptor will do it? I
mean it's real pity that the card doesn't include a S-video out.

thanks

"ns" wrote in message
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Hi, I got the dell dimention 8400 machine with nvidia 6800 GTO card,
but there's no video-out port (S-video). I wonder why (my 3 years old
geforce II has it), but anyway, can I use one of the two DVI-I port to
output signal to TV (which takes S-video)? any adaptor will do it? I
mean it's real pity that the card doesn't include a S-video out.

thanks

According to DELL spec. for Dimension 6800 -
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...cstab#t abtop
Video card - ATI and nVidia
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/lear...series=di men
No TV out for nVidia card.

If what I see is correct, you cannot have TVout.
How many ports on the bracket of the 6800GTO?
Does it have the following :
1 - DVI + DVI only
2 - DVI + DVI + 9pins

If option 1 then you have no option. Buf it option is 2, you will need a
dongle or cable convertor.
DVI can not be use to convert to TV

CapFusion,...

CapFusion wrote:


"ns" wrote in message
m...
Hi, I got the dell dimention 8400 machine with nvidia 6800 GTO card,
but there's no video-out port (S-video). I wonder why (my 3 years old
geforce II has it), but anyway, can I use one of the two DVI-I port to
output signal to TV (which takes S-video)? any adaptor will do it? I
mean it's real pity that the card doesn't include a S-video out.

thanks

According to DELL spec. for Dimension 6800 -

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...cstab#t abtop
Video card - ATI and nVidia

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/lear...series=di men
No TV out for nVidia card.

If what I see is correct, you cannot have TVout.
How many ports on the bracket of the 6800GTO?
Does it have the following :
1 - DVI + DVI only
2 - DVI + DVI + 9pins

If option 1 then you have no option. Buf it option is 2, you will need a
dongle or cable convertor.
DVI can not be use to convert to TV

If "option 1" then you use the DVI-I to VGA adapter that should have come
with the board and then treat what comes out of that as standard VGA, which
it is.

CapFusion,...

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--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

Remember, if Dells saves $1 for every machine it sells by not including
TV-out...

You will need a DVI-VGA adapter (cheap), which must then be piped to a
VGA-SVideo converter box (expensive, ~$150).

The cheapest solution is probably to get an old PCI video card with TV-out
(ATi 3D Rage, Matrox Millenium) and run a multi-card setup.

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


"ns" wrote in message
m...
Hi, I got the dell dimention 8400 machine with nvidia 6800 GTO card,
but there's no video-out port (S-video). I wonder why (my 3 years old
geforce II has it), but anyway, can I use one of the two DVI-I port to
output signal to TV (which takes S-video)? any adaptor will do it? I
mean it's real pity that the card doesn't include a S-video out.

thanks

multi-card setup? how does that work, i would like to do it if I can.
I do have GeForce2 that has video-out, but it uses AGP and my new
machine only got PCI-express... i have no idea, any pointer?
thanks

I also wonder if there's adaptor that can conver DVI signal to TV
signal? well...



"First of One" wrote in message ...
Remember, if Dells saves $1 for every machine it sells by not including
TV-out...

You will need a DVI-VGA adapter (cheap), which must then be piped to a
VGA-SVideo converter box (expensive, ~$150).

The cheapest solution is probably to get an old PCI video card with TV-out
(ATi 3D Rage, Matrox Millenium) and run a multi-card setup.

--
"War is the continuation of politics by other means.
It can therefore be said that politics is war without
bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


"ns" wrote in message
m...
Hi, I got the dell dimention 8400 machine with nvidia 6800 GTO card,
but there's no video-out port (S-video). I wonder why (my 3 years old
geforce II has it), but anyway, can I use one of the two DVI-I port to
output signal to TV (which takes S-video)? any adaptor will do it? I
mean it's real pity that the card doesn't include a S-video out.

thanks

"ns" wrote in message
om...
multi-card setup? how does that work, i would like to do it if I can.
I do have GeForce2 that has video-out, but it uses AGP and my new
machine only got PCI-express... i have no idea, any pointer?
thanks

I also wonder if there's adaptor that can conver DVI signal to TV
signal? well...



AGP / PCI-E -
If your MoBo have PCI-E, you will need PCI-E video card.
DVI / TV -
I do not see a economic way of DVI TV beside expensive convertor.

CapFusion,...