[gentoo-user] Re: {OT} External video card with RCA output?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2009-09-30, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:59:06 -0700, Grant wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of a self-powered external video card (USB, Firewire,
>> ExpressCard) that has composite/RCA output and works in Gentoo?  I'd
>> like to use it to connect my laptop (VGA output only) to TVs while I'm
>> travelling.
>
> Something like this?
>
> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=223833
>
> OS compatibility isn't an issue because it only deals with
> video signals. There is a USB connection to the computer, but
> only to supply power.

I've used various widgets similar to that, and they work fine.
but remember than you're not going to get much more than
640x480 resolution on a TV via composite video.  Setting your
desktop to 800x600 usually works OK, but things are going to be
a bit on the fuzzy side.

-- 
Grant