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Kwijibo   05-02-2006 at 01:51:19 AM

Will VIVO allow me to plug in a second device to my video card and let me switch through the interface between my pc and the second device?

This would be a great option if it is viable cause i dont want to add an expensive switch box.

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Crashman   05-08-2006 at 11:46:11 AM
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You're just trying to display a second device to your monitor? VIVO will do that, THROUGH your first device. IE, for ATI you can use MMC to display the input in a box on your desktop, or at full screen mode. You'll be limited to the capabilities of the input TYPE however, such as S-Video which really doesn't have much clarity beyond 720x480.

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Kwijibo   05-09-2006 at 01:47:22 AM
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So i cant use DVI ports? I want to hook up a PS3 to one port, and have the monitor hooked up to the other dvi port. i cant use the dvi? That just plain sux. I hope they add dvi support soon, i thought it would have been already, 720x480 wont look pretty at all. THX for the help. :D :D :D :D

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Crashman   05-09-2006 at 04:59:24 AM
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Video Inputs for graphics cards only come in two types, Composite and S-Video. Composite starts loosing definition before 640x480, S-Video gets you to around 720x480.

You can actually use finer resolutions across an S-Video line if your parts support it, but they get blurrier and blurrier as you exceed what they were designed to support.

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Kwijibo   05-09-2006 at 05:11:47 AM
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do you have any idea when/if/can vivo will support HD resolutions?

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Crashman   05-09-2006 at 05:15:38 AM
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Video Out has been beyond HD on the VGA output and supporting at least 720p on the DVI output since the late 1990's.

Video In never will support HD.

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MadCraiZ   05-09-2006 at 09:39:47 PM
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So i cant use DVI ports? I want to hook up a PS3 to one port, and have the monitor hooked up to the other dvi port. i cant use the dvi? That just plain sux. I hope they add dvi support soon, i thought it would have been already, 720x480 wont look pretty at all. THX for the help. :D :D :D :D



Why don't you just get a switch and plug both into the monitor and just switch back and forth? Or if you have a monitor with rgb and dvi connectors, plug your computer into one, and ps3 to the other. That's what I do with my xbox.

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Kwijibo   05-10-2006 at 12:02:56 AM
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Oh, nevermind, PS3 wont use HDMI!?!!? AARRGHHH!! I dont want to have to unplug them each time, and the swith boxes are $300. i might just take your advice and use RGB plugs. What does the interface look like when ur xbox is running? does it run in a window that can be adjusted? or does it sit static in the middle of the monito?

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MadCraiZ   05-10-2006 at 12:59:01 AM
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I have a vidigi z3 transcoder. The two monitors that I've used it on (A cmv-520d and a 19" viewsonic something or another) both stretched it to full screen. At one point I was using the 15" in my car for long waits between classes. It looked very nice running in progressive.

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