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It's probably just as well that Whitney is temporarily away, because the level of geekiness in my room is now approaching catastrophic. I received a half-decent graphics card for Christmas - a Radeon 9550, to be precise. Putting the fact that I can now actually run most games aside for a moment, the next most important feature is the fact that it has an S-Video out port. As it happened, the card came with an S-Video to composite cable, and I had a composite to SCART converter lying around.
Essentially, this means I've now connected the computer up to the TV in my room and have been spending my time playing emulated games (and some of my own creations) console-style with the PS2 controller. The whole thing is quite amazingly heroic.
It's also possible to connect a second monitor to the card, although a DVI to VGA converter isn't one of the many cables that I have in my room, so I can't do this yet. I had been trying to get the TV to perform as a second screen rather than a clone of the first one, but I don't think it's possible to do that. Nevertheless, I'll search for some drivers.
Whitney and I gave the family a Freeview box for Christmas as they'll need to have one within the next couple of years anyway. It was a bit of a job to set it up and not interfere with any of the other equipment around the TV, but the configuration that eventually worked was connecting the aerial to the RF in of the set-top box, SCARTing that down to the video recorder, then having that connected to the TV via another RF cable. The PS2 was left alone in the SCART socket of the TV. I have had to draw a large diagram for the rest of the family detailing how to work it.
Essentially, this means I've now connected the computer up to the TV in my room and have been spending my time playing emulated games (and some of my own creations) console-style with the PS2 controller. The whole thing is quite amazingly heroic.
It's also possible to connect a second monitor to the card, although a DVI to VGA converter isn't one of the many cables that I have in my room, so I can't do this yet. I had been trying to get the TV to perform as a second screen rather than a clone of the first one, but I don't think it's possible to do that. Nevertheless, I'll search for some drivers.
Whitney and I gave the family a Freeview box for Christmas as they'll need to have one within the next couple of years anyway. It was a bit of a job to set it up and not interfere with any of the other equipment around the TV, but the configuration that eventually worked was connecting the aerial to the RF in of the set-top box, SCARTing that down to the video recorder, then having that connected to the TV via another RF cable. The PS2 was left alone in the SCART socket of the TV. I have had to draw a large diagram for the rest of the family detailing how to work it.
