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For those of you having a TV panel with no computer VGA or DVI input there is a nice solution offered from ATI series of graphic cards. This would only work with the ATI Radeon 9500 AGP and upwords models. It consists of a small dongle that you conect to the DVI output of your graphics card and it provides component output. The dongle is offered at ATI's website (www.ati.com) for $29, but you can find it on the net for less (e.g www.geeks.com from $19 plus $14 for shipping).
The dongle supports 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i and 4:3 and 16:9 modes, so it is suitable for most screens. I have used it to connect my PC equiped with a SAPHIRE Radeon 9600SE graphics card to my Sony 23'' LCD with component inputs and it works like a charm. A prerequisitive is that you download the latest CATALYST software from ATI's website which allows you to select the output to a second screen, a TV equiped with component inputs. The software also allows you to play around with the resolutions so that you get the best image on your screen.
The dongle supports 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i and 4:3 and 16:9 modes, so it is suitable for most screens. I have used it to connect my PC equiped with a SAPHIRE Radeon 9600SE graphics card to my Sony 23'' LCD with component inputs and it works like a charm. A prerequisitive is that you download the latest CATALYST software from ATI's website which allows you to select the output to a second screen, a TV equiped with component inputs. The software also allows you to play around with the resolutions so that you get the best image on your screen.