Thanks, Jim.... Happy Thanksgiving!

Am I right in assuming that "5, 6, or 7 series" means the first digit?

This one is $59:
CompUSA nVidia GeForce FX5200 Video Card, PCI, 128MB SDRAM
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=BROWSE&N=200105+402934&Ne=4\
00000&product_code=335350

This is $29:
ASUS EN6200LE/TC256/TD/64 GeForce 6200LE 256MB(64MB on Board) 32-bit
DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121019

How do these sound?

How much memory should I have?

I don't intend to watch cable on it. (I just have basic cable to save
money.) But I will watch the free reruns of shows on the web.

David

--- In Video@yahoogroups.com, "Jim C" <nearly_normal_jimmy@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, all you need is another video card (well and an extra pci, agp,
> or pci-e slot in your computer) that has video out. Most are s-video
> out, some are composite.
>
> A nice basic 5, 6, or 7 series nvidia card will do that just fine.
> TV out is so low res that it does not take much of a card.
>
> Go to newegg.com. Search for video cards, narrow the search to nvidia,
> then look at the prices of the series.
>
> A decent nvidia 5200 card starts around 50 bucks.
>
> If you are talking about sending the cable TV signal to that TV also,
> you will need a TV tuner card.
> I use the hauppauge 150 series.
>
>
>
>
> --- In Video@yahoogroups.com, "David" <osunsvillage@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello from a new member.
> >
> > I have a question.... Please excuse if any of my terminology is wrong.
> >
> > I have a non-HD Sharp CRT TV with RCA, S-Video & coax inputs.
> >
> > But I mostly watch a small circa 1980s TV that's about the size of my
> > monitor, because it fits on a shelf near my PC. (You see, almost all
> > my TV watching is either working in the kitchen, lying down, or at the
> > PC. I never just sit down to watch TV.)
> >
> > I recently got an adapter for the digital video output on my PC that
> > allows me to use a 2nd monitor. So I have a small flatscreen as
> > monitor 1 and an old 15" VGA monitor set for low res as monitor 2. (It
> > works, but it's too dark to use hi-res or to watch TV.)
> >
> > Following is what I want to do. Is it do-able -- and how?
> >
> > I want to add another standard monitor output, so I can send online TV
> > shows to my good TV and use both monitors for work.
> >
> > Is a video card all I need?
> >
> > If so, what do you recommend? (Price is important.)
> >
> > Would that be with RCA, S-Video, or coax outputs?
> >
> > Thanks....
> >
>