do these things work?

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  1. isho

    isho What's a Dremel?

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    boiled_elephant Merom Celeron 4 lyfe

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    I don't see why not, but I can't imagine what I'd use one for now. Back in the PS2 days, I often fantasized about monitor/TV convertors, to run consoles on CRT monitors, but with HD tvs the whole biz is rendered moot (no pun intended).
     
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  3. crazybob

    crazybob Voice of Reason

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    I'd be more confident about it working to display a VGA signal on a TV than the other way around.
     
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    isho What's a Dremel?

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    well im not getting an HD till black friday. i should be able to get one cheap.
     
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  5. crazybob

    crazybob Voice of Reason

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    That little converter won't do you any good at all for an HDTV, if that's what you were thinking. The converter you linked will only work for standard definition. If you want to display HD from your computer, you need one of three things:

    1) A TV with DVI or VGA in. This is actually pretty easy to find.
    2) A video card with component video or HDMI out. This is also pretty easy to find.
    3) One of these two converters: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812203023 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882125103
     
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    isho What's a Dremel?

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    oh i know, right now i only have a standard def tv.
     
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    Ramble Ginger Nut

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    It'll work but the picture will probably look like ****.
     
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  8. Sam0r

    Sam0r It's been a while

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    Read the auction:
     
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  9. AJB2K3

    AJB2K3 What's a Dremel?

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    I had SVGA 2 Scart by keene but it didn't work with my 19" lcd and i haven't found anything else.
     
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    Hazardous What's a Dremel?

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    You're gonna have a bit of a wait then, 'coz there isn't another "Black Friday" this year :idea:
     
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    I think things might be different in the UK, at least here in the US, Black Friday is the huge sales and shopping day the Friday after Thanksgiving.
     
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