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druber · Nov 12, 2003, 08:13 PM

Here's the deal. My roommate was given a massive old monitor by a friend. 32" monster, I believe. Too bad it only runs 800x600. Hooked it up to my iBook and watched a DVD and it looked good. But it doesn't have a built-in TV tuner (which boggles my mind, but oh well). So we're looking for solutions.

I have an old Umax box with an ixTV tuner card in it, though the machine needs some work. Would really prefer not to have to boot a machine and mess with computer stuff to use the monitor as a TV. Does anyone know of a stand-alone TV tuner, and what it would cost? Unless someone manages to hack the ixTV card for OSX, I can't think of an elegant solution.

buddhabelly · Nov 12, 2003, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by druber:
Here's the deal. My roommate was given a massive old monitor by a friend. 32" monster, I believe. Too bad it only runs 800x600. Hooked it up to my iBook and watched a DVD and it looked good. But it doesn't have a built-in TV tuner (which boggles my mind, but oh well). So we're looking for solutions.

I have an old Umax box with an ixTV tuner card in it, though the machine needs some work. Would really prefer not to have to boot a machine and mess with computer stuff to use the monitor as a TV. Does anyone know of a stand-alone TV tuner, and what it would cost? Unless someone manages to hack the ixTV card for OSX, I can't think of an elegant solution.

digital TV tuner box have vga outputs it think. Never really thought about this before tough.

nate_02 · Nov 12, 2003, 11:41 PM

Originally posted by druber:
Here's the deal. My roommate was given a massive old monitor by a friend. 32" monster, I believe. Too bad it only runs 800x600. Hooked it up to my iBook and watched a DVD and it looked good. But it doesn't have a built-in TV tuner (which boggles my mind, but oh well). So we're looking for solutions.

I have an old Umax box with an ixTV tuner card in it, though the machine needs some work. Would really prefer not to have to boot a machine and mess with computer stuff to use the monitor as a TV. Does anyone know of a stand-alone TV tuner, and what it would cost? Unless someone manages to hack the ixTV card for OSX, I can't think of an elegant solution.

Get a cheap VCR and use that as a tuner.

tr · Nov 13, 2003, 10:40 AM

Viewsonic NextVision N4

they actually have a whole line of 'convert your monior to a TV' processors. i think this one is the cheapest, about $100.

tr

willab · Nov 16, 2003, 05:03 PM

Originally posted by nate_02:
Get a cheap VCR and use that as a tuner.

It must have VGA, not composite.

druber · Nov 18, 2003, 08:45 PM

tr, that's what I'm looking for. The unit only has VGA-in, which my VCR sure can't send to. Our digital cable box, likewise, only has the cable component out. Now to hunt down a deal...