ATI Fire VGA Card Problem

[Dhanu]

Hi,

I have a ATI Fire GL2 Card and it has a DVI-D output connector and a Stereo Output Connector. Is there anyway I can use this to connect to the TV?

P.S: I bought this thinking that Stereo Output Connector is a S-Video output. But this port has only 3 connector ports for 3 pins.

Please let me know if you need any further clarifications regarding this problem.
Thanks in advance.

[Dhanu]

someone??? anyone?

[JonnyCam]

Unless you have VGA or DVI inputs, you can't.

You could get one of those tv output boxes and connect that up through s-video / composite.
I use one of these on my client pc, and gives better tv quality (s-video) than the nvidia or ATI cards TV outs that I've used in it previously.

http://sewelldirect.com/pc-to-tv.asp

Cheers

[Dhanu]

Unless you have VGA or DVI inputs, you can't.

You could get one of those tv output boxes and connect that up through s-video / composite.
I use one of these on my client pc, and gives better tv quality (s-video) than the nvidia or ATI cards TV outs that I've used in it previously.

http://sewelldirect.com/pc-to-tv.asp

Cheers

Thanks for the reply. I looked at the converter and seems like it will cost around $45.
I found the below VGA card, ATI Radeon X300 SE 128 MB PCIe in ebay.


So please let me know whether this card is correct for the purpose and that I can connect the TV using this.

Also my PC is a Dell Precision 340 Mini Tower and this is a diagram of the motherboard.
I think sockets here are PCIe. But just to be sure, do you think that the above VGA card can be fixed to this PC?

Thanks

[jh61408]

Yea this one should work, You have a AGP Video slot on your PC, AGP is a dying breed. If you are going to attach this to a Analog tv you would use the S-video output. Or is you have a Flat panel tv, IE plasma or LCD your could use a DVI to HDMI cable if it has HDMI or maybe it has DVI input. I use a DVI to HDMI cable and it works great.

[Dhanu]

Thanks for the reply.
This card is a PCIe card and my PC has PCI Expansion slots.
So I was wondering if my Motherboard would support this card.

12 - PCI expansion card connectors (4)

[jh61408]

No, You need a PCIE not a PCI, Different type.

[Dhanu]

No, You need a PCIE not a PCI, Different type.

Oh.... That's what I was wondering.
So the ports that I'm having are regular PCI ports.

[jh61408]

yea, AGP is not bad. But PCIE has alot more options available for Graphic cards.

[Dhanu]

Where can I find a cheap AGP card with S-Video?
I looked in ebay, but AGP cards with S-Video are above $50.