Foo - This video card doesn't have digital out?

Does it? http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/details.aspx?itemid=346487#productSpecs


Processor / Memory
Graphics Processor / Vendor NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420
RAMDAC Clock Speed 350 MHz
Video Memory Installed 64 MB / 64 MB (max)
Video Output
Max Resolution (external) 2048 x 1536 / 75 Hz
Colors Max Resolution (external) 32-bit color
API Supported OpenGL, DirectX
TV Interface TV out
Analog Video Format S-Video
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces 1 x S-video output - 4 pin mini-DIN
1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
Compatible Slots 1 x AGP 4x
Software / System Requirements
Software Included Drivers & Utilities
System Requirements / OS Required Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
System Requirements / OS Required Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
System Requirements / OS Required Microsoft Windows 95/98
System Requirements / OS Required Microsoft Windows NT

Probably not..."cost-effective, and highly integrated GPU available for the mainstream market"

Seems pretty expensive for a 64mb, no dvi, and AGP slot vid card

I've got the card in my computer. Just looking to see if i could hook it up to digital in on a monitor.

So are you just looking for a DVI connector or is it the GPU that you want....there are many low cost video cards with a DVI connector on them....many many many actually...

Both of these have DVI and Nvidia chipsets they are the 6 series and the FX series but in my opinion better for an all around PC....

:)

So are you just looking for a DVI connector or is it the GPU that you want....there are many low cost video cards with a DVI connector on them....many many many actually...

Both of these have DVI and Nvidia chipsets they are the 6 series and the FX series but in my opinion better for an all around PC....

:)

I don't understand. This is new to me. I am looking to get a new monitor. It seems that a lot of them have digital in. So I was wondering if my card would support that.

I don't understand. This is new to me. I am looking to get a new monitor. It seems that a lot of them have digital in. So I was wondering if my card would support that.

well, if you are going to keep the card, then no, your card cannot do digital. That being said, most monitors have both analog and digital connections (at least all 5 of the samsungs I have bought did), so you could buy the monitor and plug it in to the analog port. It won't look it's best, but you *probably* won't notice unless you are doing high end graphics stuff.....

The NVIDIA GeForce4 MX is just a graphics chipset that's used on a lot of different graphics cards. Depending upon the particular manufacturer, there are different features available. On the Compaq implementation of that card, you have:

1 x S-video 4-pin mini-DIN analog ouput to TV or VCR
1 x VGA - 15 pin HD analog output to monitor

Look on the back of your video-card and you should see something like this (except for the RCA NTSC connector):
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/14-139-146-12.JPG
Now a card WITH digital ouputs has a DVI connector like this:
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/14-139-010-09.JPG
The digital DVI connector is the big rectangular plug in the middle and comes in various flavors. Make sure the card you pick supports the standard used by your particular monitor:

http://www.interfacebus.com/Style_of_DVI_Connectors.gif

I wouldn't worry about digital outputs on your computer. Up to about 1600x1200 resolution, the output looks very similar. Above that, I'd only go with digital.

In short buy the new monitor with the digital in (DVI) and just get one of these....

http://www.svideo.com/dvi.html

Then your covered....ALSO when you get a new computer you will have a good new monitor to go with it...

:)

Uh, that adaptor lets you use a video-card with DVI-I integrated digital/analog outputs and splits off the analog signal to work with an analog monitor. It WILL NOT let you hook up a digital monitor to an analog-only card like the OP has.

Portis, make sure you buy a monitor with both analog & digital inputs. Will let you have the most options in the future. You'll be able to use it with your existing analog outputs on the current computer. And later on with upgrades, you can use DVI cards as well.

Yeah, I'm following you danno. I need to drag the computer out again and take a look. I understand the analog/digital deal. The hardest part of any computer upgrades for me has always been pulling the damn thing out of the cabinet.

Since we bought this corner desk, it is a real headache to pull the tower out. I need cable extenders for my keyboard, mouse and probably a few other things.

I'm pretty sure you don't have digital-outputs on that video-card. It's not that big an issue really. Here's a good deal on a Gateway 21" LCD monitor (http://accessories.gateway.com/AccessoryStore/PC+Accessories_316441/Monitors_316684/LCD+_Q1_Flat+Panel_Q1_+Monitors_316694/20_D1_21+inch+LCD_381955/1540554R_ProdDetail?sourceid=00385651588663512113&AFID=BEFREE01). Enter in coupon-code "21LCD100" and you get it for $350.
http://www.gateway.com/img/prod/large/mntr_FPD2185W_large.jpg

Has both analog-VGA and digital-DVI inputs AND S-video TV-inputs. You can hook up a DVD or VCR to get watch videos while you work on computer stuff with Picture-in-picture display. :)

I'm pissed. I spent $$$ on a DVI->HDMI cable so I could hook the server to the HDTV, and the TV just reports bad information to the server. I even tried with my windows computer and I tried writing modelines. Toshiba has made this a royal PITA. It would work with ANY other TV.

Here's a good deal on a Gateway 21" LCD monitor (http://accessories.gateway.com/AccessoryStore/PC+Accessories_316441/Monitors_316684/LCD+_Q1_Flat+Panel_Q1_+Monitors_316694/20_D1_21+inch+LCD_381955/1540554R_ProdDetail?sourceid=00385651588663512113&AFID=BEFREE01).
http://www.gateway.com/img/prod/large/mntr_FPD2185W_large.jpg

Enter in coupon-code "21LCD100" and you get it for $350. :)

Or you can get a 20" widescreen Benq LCD on newegg for $199. Benq is excellent quality.

What are the advantages of widescreen? Aside from DVD viewing.

Two full-size pages next to each other. If you work on a lot of documents, it really lets you work faster without a lot of scrolling. If your video-card driver doesn't put out the exact resolution of the LCD, you'll get a lot of interpolation and antialiasing effects (fuzzy output). You can pick a specific resolution & refresh rate with the utility mentioned below.

I'm pissed. I spent $$$ on a DVI->HDMI cable so I could hook the server to the HDTV, and the TV just reports bad information to the server. I even tried with my windows computer and I tried writing modelines. Toshiba has made this a royal PITA. It would work with ANY other TV.Are you setting the output resolution and timing to be precisely what the TV expects? A lot of TVs are very sensitive to this and won't display anything outside their pre-set parameters. A lot of HDTVs use 1280x720 @60hz resolution and your video-card has to put out that signal exactly or else the TV won't work. This PowerStrip utility (http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm) is great for setting up custom resolutions & refresh rates to match your display device's expectations. Works great with most cards except for older ATIs.

Or you can get a 20" widescreen Benq LCD on newegg for $199. Benq is excellent quality.
Wow, I can remember when color reproduction was in double digits and now it's 16.7 MILLION colors!:D

Are you setting the output resolution and timing to be precisely what the TV expects? A lot of TVs are very sensitive to this and won't display anything outside their pre-set parameters. A lot of HDTVs use 1280x720 @60hz resolution and your video-card has to put out that signal exactly or else the TV won't work. This PowerStrip utility (http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm) is great for setting up custom resolutions & refresh rates to match your display device's expectations. Works great with most cards except for older ATIs.

Powerstrip is great. The problem is instead of reporting a proper maximum mode of 1920x1080, the thing reports the correct refresh rates but reports the max resolution as 1920x540, which is wrong. So, none of the drivers are seeing anything they can use. Linux came the closest, but it's still getting bad EDID info. Hopefully I can get a modeline working.

Is your TV 1080i or 1080p? Is your video-card dual-link DVI? I think it needs to be in order to have the bandwidth to output a 1080 signal.

You may also need to manually edit the EDID data with Phoenix EDID Designer (http://www.tucows.com/preview/329441).