PC Monitor as TV?

Teki187 · 9 Jan 2009 at 17:19

Is it possible to use a pc monitor as a TV?

Looking at using my old LCD monitor 17" as a bedroom TV.

Can you get a Scart to DVI or DVI to Scart adapter?

Thanks

JohnJackson750 · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:14

I haven't tired this myself, but I think you can use a SCART to VGA SyncBlaster Cable which is around £50-£60 pounds, I am not sure if you can get a Scart to DVI cable.

Keyser Soze · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:40

would probably be cheaper to get a hdmi to dvi cable and a hdmi freeview box.

Not sure if this would work but sounds more likely.

dannywilco · 9 Jan 2009 at 22:46

what equipment are you wanting to hook up?

mattyy · 9 Jan 2009 at 23:43

JohnJackson750 said:
I haven't tired this myself, but I think you can use a SCART to VGA SyncBlaster Cable which is around £50-£60 pounds, I am not sure if you can get a Scart to DVI cable.

You can get Scart to VGA cables on the 'bay for a couple of quid.

Should do the job your looking at and probally will work out cheaper than the HDMI option above.

At the end of the day it depends on what you want to connect.

HDMI-DVI
VGA-SCART
DVI-COMPONENT

So'longs as your LCD supports a horizontal scan rate of 15.625KHz you will be fine wil any of those adaptors. (most projectors, plasma and LCD panels do whereas CRT monitors dont)