geforce fx 5200 connecting to tv

[jhyukkang]

for my old computer, i bought geforce fx5200 evga. before i bought it, i never thought about connecting to tv. and i bought it without that mind. now i want to connect it to tv. my tv is small. it is 25" . i have 17 inch on that pc. thats why im connecting to it. i will watching movie on that pc.
is this graphics card will work on that tv?? i tried once and it was working. im scared that i will break the card

 

[4745454b]

If you tried it once and it was working, how is it supposed to break the card? Assuming your TV has an output that is compatible with the card, you should be fine. Make sure in the drivers that it shows up as a TV. Don't got up to high in resolution, and don't force the refresh rate to high. (that will break the TV)

 

[joefriday]

How are you connecting these? S-video? VGA? DVI? With S-video its impossible to mess it up. With VGA and DVI, keep the refresh rate at 60 Hertz, and follow the standard resolutions supported by the television.

 

[jhyukkang]

im with s video . when i first connected to the tv, the resolution was i think 960 by 600 and i decreased to minimum.

and how can it break the tv??

 

[San Pedro]

Use S-video, a regular tv can use a resolution up to 1024x768, even though TV are something like 740x480 (not sure exactly).

 

[joefriday]

Best clarity will be with the res set to 640 x 480. I highly recommend the use of older drivers for the card. I use the 56.56 forceware drivers and have no problems with TV out.