Two Monitors plus s-video out? What Video Card? at DVinfo.net

Basem Elsokary · March 31st, 2003, 06:30 PM

Just wondering what kind of video cards people are using to have a dual display, plus an s-video out for a preview monitor?

I recently purchased a geforce4 440mx w/ dual VGA output,...I assumed it had the tv out as well,...but it didn't...so if I want do preview on an ntsc monitor (currently my s-video television i have set up next to my computer)...are there any recommendations for cards out there I can find to do this? Is there another way besides the main video card to output to a preview display?

Thanks...

Trey Perrone · March 31st, 2003, 07:34 PM

you could always get a PCI card that would handle that...OR if you are still within the limits...return the geforce and get an ATI all-in-wonder 8500DV, dual mon out and in/out dongle with RCA/svid, plus it has firewire built on...ive recently been eyeing this baby, but i think im gonna hold out till an 8x AGP/128 MB version becomes available. ive been looking around lately, and if i was to purchase a card now, this would probably be the one i get
(im running a 32MB Geforce 400MX, two voodoo3's). then i could lose the geforce, a voodoo, and my firewire card! i know the 8500DV retails at bestbuy/circuit city for round $200, ive seen it online for as low as $163.

http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/ai...0dv/index.html

but if you keep the geforce you could find a pci video/tuner card for a pretty reasonable price i believe.

Aaron Koolen · March 31st, 2003, 07:35 PM

Depending on what NLE you're using you could go firewire->deck/cam->tv. This is a low cost solution that I will be using with Vegas 4. Vegas will do realtime (Depending on CPU) out firewire.

Cheers
Aaron

Basem Elsokary · March 31st, 2003, 07:38 PM

still being a newbe...any ideas on what decks to look at? thanks again!

Trey Perrone · March 31st, 2003, 08:08 PM

oh yea...i forgot that option...i can run the analog/RCAs form the cam to a 32 inch sony and preview on the screen no prob in vegas4...that would be the easiest (and no co$t) solution...depends on your camera. im using a GL1. my pc is kinda crappy too...CPU is only 800@880mhz with 768MB ram...

Zac Stein · March 31st, 2003, 10:18 PM

I have said this in so many other threads, i think a page in the main site should be made dedicated to this simple task of video preview output to a tv monitor.

Your tv out of the VGA card is not used and a crappy solution at that.
The firewire out is utilised with the help of a dv deck, a DAC/ADC converter such as the Canopus ADVC-100, or your dv camera itself. You pass the digital signal into your Dv camera, and use the analoque outputs of your dv camera out too your Television. Simple as that.

Zac

John Threat · April 2nd, 2003, 01:49 PM

I have a matrox parahelia card, which works very nicely.

I can output the 3rd monitor rca or s-video.

March 31st, 2003, 06:30 PM	#1
Basem Elsokary Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 33	Two Monitors plus s-video out? What Video Card? Just wondering what kind of video cards people are using to have a dual display, plus an s-video out for a preview monitor? I recently purchased a geforce4 440mx w/ dual VGA output,...I assumed it had the tv out as well,...but it didn't...so if I want do preview on an ntsc monitor (currently my s-video television i have set up next to my computer)...are there any recommendations for cards out there I can find to do this? Is there another way besides the main video card to output to a preview display? Thanks...

March 31st, 2003, 07:34 PM	#2
Trey Perrone Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 155	you could always get a PCI card that would handle that...OR if you are still within the limits...return the geforce and get an ATI all-in-wonder 8500DV, dual mon out and in/out dongle with RCA/svid, plus it has firewire built on...ive recently been eyeing this baby, but i think im gonna hold out till an 8x AGP/128 MB version becomes available. ive been looking around lately, and if i was to purchase a card now, this would probably be the one i get (im running a 32MB Geforce 400MX, two voodoo3's). then i could lose the geforce, a voodoo, and my firewire card! i know the 8500DV retails at bestbuy/circuit city for round $200, ive seen it online for as low as $163. http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/ai...0dv/index.html but if you keep the geforce you could find a pci video/tuner card for a pretty reasonable price i believe. __________________ Trey Perrone

March 31st, 2003, 08:08 PM	#5
Trey Perrone Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 155	oh yea...i forgot that option...i can run the analog/RCAs form the cam to a 32 inch sony and preview on the screen no prob in vegas4...that would be the easiest (and no co$t) solution...depends on your camera. im using a GL1. my pc is kinda crappy too...CPU is only 800@880mhz with 768MB ram... __________________ Trey Perrone

March 31st, 2003, 07:35 PM	#3
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Depending on what NLE you're using you could go firewire->deck/cam->tv. This is a low cost solution that I will be using with Vegas 4. Vegas will do realtime (Depending on CPU) out firewire. Cheers Aaron

March 31st, 2003, 07:38 PM	#4
Basem Elsokary Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 33	still being a newbe...any ideas on what decks to look at? thanks again!

March 31st, 2003, 10:18 PM	#6
Zac Stein Major Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 730	I have said this in so many other threads, i think a page in the main site should be made dedicated to this simple task of video preview output to a tv monitor. Your tv out of the VGA card is not used and a crappy solution at that. The firewire out is utilised with the help of a dv deck, a DAC/ADC converter such as the Canopus ADVC-100, or your dv camera itself. You pass the digital signal into your Dv camera, and use the analoque outputs of your dv camera out too your Television. Simple as that. Zac

April 2nd, 2003, 01:49 PM	#7
John Threat Major Player Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: New York Posts: 322	I have a matrox parahelia card, which works very nicely. I can output the 3rd monitor rca or s-video.