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TV-Out Interface
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TV-Out Interface
This chapter describes the possibilities available with the TV-out adapter.
3.1
One Interface – many possibilities
The TV-out interface enables a whole new range of uses for the
ELSA GLADIAC 511.
Here are some tips and ideas to get you started:
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With your television, you can
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finally experience the real action of the games. A sound card will
make your game playing a multimedia pleasure.
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enjoy the DVD films in full view.
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A professional projector with video input
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brings your games and DVD films to the screen. You will really have
a movie theater in your living room!
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displays your presentations in large format for a large group of inter-
ested viewers.
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With your video recorder, you can
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record games sequences as video. Your heroic campaign against the
Orcs can be preserved for posterity on video tape. Or incorporate
some digital specials into your tape of your family.
3.1.1
From the VGA signal to the TV signal
Unlike a computer monitor, a television set is not able to process the VGA sig-
nals from a graphics board. This is obvious if the 15-pin monitor output on the
back of the graphics board is compared with a TV antenna cable. The signals
travel in fundamentally different ways. The TV-out interface of the
ELSA GLADIAC 511
is thus equipped with its own "interpreter", a chip which
converts VGA signals for the television. This TV signal is of course also rec-
ognized by other devices—such as a projector with TV signal input or a video
recorder.
3.1.2
What kind of device can be attached?
You can connect any standard TV or video device to the TV-out interface for
the
ELSA GLADIAC 511
. The TV output works in accordance with the S-video
standard. Modern devices with an S-video interface (compatible to Hi-8 sig-
