USB to HDTV

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I can send an image from my desktop to my HDTV by using my ATI video card,
and an inexpensive DVI to component adapter. Now I want to be able to send
an image from my laptop, but it does not have a DVI output. I have available
USB2, firewire, and PCMCIA. Anybody aware of a system that will enable me to
send a 720p or 1080i signal to my TV set from my laptop using one the
mentioned ports?

Thanks.

BTW I produce slide shows for my family's enjoyment, and want them to be as
high res and as big as possible.

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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:32:46 -0400, "bmuller"
<bfmuller1SPAMOUT@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I can send an image from my desktop to my HDTV by using my ATI video card,
>and an inexpensive DVI to component adapter. Now I want to be able to send
>an image from my laptop, but it does not have a DVI output. I have available
>USB2, firewire, and PCMCIA. Anybody aware of a system that will enable me to
>send a 720p or 1080i signal to my TV set from my laptop using one the
>mentioned ports?

Most laptops have D connectors for external video displays.

Kal

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Thanks everybody for the suggestions. Now, I do have additional questions:

1. If I use one of the below cable adapters, and I set my output to, say,
640x480, I see how I would get a 480i image directly on my HDTV. However,
that is not good enough for my needs. I don't have the ability to do exactly
720 lines with this computer. The nearest is 1024x768. Will my HDTV choke if
I send it such a signal? will the image be too small/large? Finally, I
really would like to display 1080i, but I know my laptop video card will not
send an interlaced signal through that adapter (at least I can not find such
a thing documented. So how can I do 1080i with such a simple adapter?

thanks


"Fred C. Dobbs" <nus@tenretni.moc> wrote in message
news:gpnri1tfk61svrcf0jpemm4bq2c26lcov6@4ax.com...
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> Google SVGA to Component
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> just two of many results
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> http://www2.dvigear.com/vgahtocovish1.html
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> http://www.computercablestore.com/detail.aspx?ID=2812