[bwahahax]

I have a Dual MDD Powermac with the stock Radeon 9000 Pro AGP card. It doesn't have TV-Out.

What are my best options for hooking up my Mac up to my TV?

The best way I can think of is to buy a Radeon 7000 PCI card (which has TV-Out). But that will cost me almost 200 bucks Canadian.

Any other ideas that might cost less?

[AssassyN]

Well although I have no experience w/ this myself, that additional Radeon PCI card MAY be your best bet. Have a look at this and pay close attention to the answer that's given.

[bwahahax]

Seems like the Radeon 7000 is the best solution.
Now, does anyone know if/how you can flash a PC Radeon 7000?

It would come in at about a hundred bucks less than the Mac version of the card.

[dfiler]

My advice is to buy what is known as a 'Scan Converter'. These are little boxes that transmorgify the standard VGA signal used by computer monitors to composite or svideo used by televisions (and sometimes YUV component). You plug the scan converter into your video card and then both your TV and monitor into the scan converter.

The advantage of this is that you can run nearly any resolution on your monitor and have it scaled automatically to a resolution that works on your TV. Otherwise, you'll have to run your monitor at a ridiculously low resolution when mirroring to the TV. Also, most video cards will cut your video memory in half and use half for the TV even if it is mirroring the image on the monitor. With a scan converter, you'll have none of these issues and it will still work when you upgrade to your next machine.

You'll also get the benefit of hardware controlled fine tuning for image placement, overscan, and sharpness.

Just make sure the scan converter is supports the highest resolution you use. Currently, I've got one that supports the 1280x1024 of my LCD monitor. My radeon 8500 is thus running on a full 64 megs for the primary display and to use the TV, I only have to turn in on and switch to input 2.

[bwahahax]

Where would I get one of these Scan Converters?
And how much would it cost?

[dfiler]

Originally posted by bwahahax:
Where would I get one of these Scan Converters?
And how much would it cost?

Any online electronics/computer store should have at least a few scan converters. Ones in the hundred dollar range will likely fit your needs. You can either get an external one or a PCI slot version.

Here's a link that will get you started. Google is your friend but that page from shopping.com at least gives an idea of what is available.