Need computer to TV help

[Tyson ultima]

Okay so i have one CRT screen TV and had just received my vga to component cables in the mail. Right now I tried hooking it up and it didn't exactly work just yet. So I am going to try to reset and turn off the TV as usual. Is there anything else I may need to do to get these to work?

[TheNoSoMan]

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Try getting two monitors hooked up to your computer. A regular monitor and the crt tv one. Make sure your graphics can support this at the same time. Then try to configure it.

[ninjaKIWI]

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Note that you wont be able to do sound through that. You'll have to have separate speakers.

[fido123]

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If it's a true VGA to Auxillery jack connection I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work out of the box. Can you supply some more details? What kind of connection are you hooking it up to? Are you setting your TV to output the right input?

[Calcium Deposit]

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The typical CRT-TV resolution is 640 by 480.
Which will look really shitty if you are trying to connect your computer to something like that. Depending on the DPI settings, everything might be hard to read.

It's practically not worth it unless this CRT-TV is better than average.

[ninjaKIWI]

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The typical CRT-TV resolution is 640 by 480.
Which will look really shitty if you are trying to connect your computer to something like that. Depending on the DPI settings, everything might be hard to read.

It's practically not worth it unless this CRT-TV is better than average.

I don't know about TV's, but I know that CRT monitors don't really have a native resolution. It should work on whatever 4:3 (Do non 4:3 CRT's exist?) resolution he chooses to set it to.

[cry4eternity]

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I tried this a couple years ago with a CRT. It turns out the formats are completely incompatible (NTSC and VGA). I was able to get sound and a really really messed up picture. If you absolutely must do this, you'll also need a VGA to NTSC converter box, which will probably cost you at least $60. Overall, it isn't worth it. Get a cheap new TV and HDMI if you want to dual monitor it up.

[Crashfan3]

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The typical CRT-TV resolution is 640 by 480.
Which will look really shitty if you are trying to connect your computer to something like that. Depending on the DPI settings, everything might be hard to read.

It's practically not worth it unless this CRT-TV is better than average.

Yes, this is true, typically a CRT-TV's resolution is 640x480 versus CRT computer monitors which usually have 1024x768 as the standard. I don't know entirely why a CRT TV's resolution is so low, only that it has something to do with the amount of scan lines in a typical analog TV picture in the late 80s / early 90s.
@OP: Certain newer graphics adapters do not support resolutions below 800x600, so if that's your case, you might want to consider a different setup.

Do non 4:3 CRT's exist?

Yes. Early 16:9 flatscreen televisions by RCA, Sony, and Toshiba (among other brands) are CRT-powered, typically in model years from late 1998 to 2002. My sister's boyfriend owns one, they're pretty cool.

[Calcium Deposit]

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I don't know about TV's, but I know that CRT monitors don't really have a native resolution. It should work on whatever 4:3 (Do non 4:3 CRT's exist?) resolution he chooses to set it to.

I'm pretty sure a 640 X 480 TV isn't going to gain more pixels by hooking a computer up to it.

[MaxGhost]

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It would probably be cheaper and easier just get a new screen. You can get a pretty decent 22" monitor for around $100 if you look around online. You probably don't need much bigger, at least I don't, and probably never will.

[Tyson ultima]

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Okay sorry for not contributing to this already to end it. Anyway I need a CRT screen for the fact that is pretty much has no lag when i play beatmania which the timing windows are tighter than a virgin's vagina. Anyway silly me purchased the RGB cables off of ebay by accident which is pretty much the only problem

[Calcium Deposit]

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CRT screens give you eye cancer and are powered by evil spirits from an unknown dimension. You do not want one inside your house.
And if by 'lag' you mean either 'low frames per second' or 'low cable throughput', modern displays beat CRTs in both categories very soundly. With the additional benefit of not giving you eye cancer or bad juju.

[Crashfan3]

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Your average LCD has a refresh rate of 5ms. Most CRTs are clocked somewhere around 12-16ms, so you're buying into a placebo effect there.

I play most games pretty well on my HDTV with an 8ms refresh rate (it's a bit old), but if you really need something that's a cut above the rest, get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001431

[ELRayford]

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lawl

You may also want to check out the display properties and make sure your operating system is ready for multiple outputs.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/organization/twomonitors.aspx