From: Bruce Markowitz (scosgt_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: Thu Oct 11 2001 - 01:09:58 EDT
You need a TV tuner. The simplest way is a VCR with SVHS output.
----- Original Message -----
From: "ROHIT X SINGH" <rxsingh_at_us.ibm.com>
To: <THINKPAD_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 1:00 AM
Subject: Watching TV on an A21P ThinkPad
> Hi,
>
> I want to be able to watch TV ( all the channels that my local cable
> company provides!) on my Thinkpad A21P.
>
> The A21P has a S-Video Input and I was wondering if I can somehow convert
> the TV signal from my cable-box to an S-Video input that I can feed
> directly into the ThinkPad? Has anyone tried such convertors, and where
can
> we get them from at what price?
>
> I also saw products like "TV Wonder USB Edition" from ATI that send the
> video input through the USB port.
> (http://www.ati.com/na/pages/products/pc/tv_wonder_usb/index.html )
>
> Are there any good cards available that I can plug into my laptop through
> which I'll be able to view TV?
>
> Out of the above 3 options, which one will provide better quality, cost
> less, and give the most satisfaction! Has anyone tried them, and what has
> been the experience. I was wondering that as the A21P already has an
> S-Video INPUT, it might be best and most cost effective to exploit this
> feature, and get a converter that converts TV-signals from my cable box to
> S-Video.
>
> Your comments!?
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> Rohit Singh
>
>
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