Date   : Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:36:50 +0200
From   : John Kortink <kortink@...>
Subject: Re: BBC to PC TV card?

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:15:45 +0100, Littlefield Aaron wrote:

>I wonder if anybody can offer some advice regarding the connection of a
BBC
>to a PC via the TV card, this shouldn't have any problems should it?
>
>I have a flat screen PC monitor, and rather than get yet another
>BBC-compatible monitor I was toying with the idea of fitting a PCI TV
card
>in my PC and then connecting the BBC up to that. Has anybody ever done
this?

Yes, I have, and I'm using it on a permanent basis.

I use a Pinnacle PCTV Rave card. Just connect composite
video.

>I know you can connect video-recorders etc, the BBC is effectively
another
>signal source so should it be feasible?

Yes. Screen modes (even tweaked ones) need to display
correctly on TVs, so will be acceptable for a TV card
as well (15 kHz linerate, 50 Hz interlaced framerate).

>It's basically a space-saving exercise so that I can use my BBC on my
desk
>(with my PC monitor) where my normal PC keyboard sits. Does any of this
make
>sense?

Yep, eliminate that (last) glass-and-plastic cube on your desk.


John Kortink

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