This will work, won't it?

[INFERNO2000 0]

I plan on having 2 computers hooked to 1 monitor. I plan on doing this this way:

 

My PIII system has a WinTV GO. There is a VIDEO-IN(RCA) on it.

 

My K6-2 system will (hopefully) have an ATI RAGE FURY video card, which has an S-Video, and I believe a Video-out(RCA)(if not, I have an S-Video to RCA video that will work).

 

I plan on hooking the K6-2's video card to the video in on my WinTV, then I can view my K6-2 on my PIII's monitor(in tv mode, I'll get full screen) by switching from Cable to Vid.

 

I could then view both computers at the same time, kind of like picture in picture tvs...or I can make it fullscreen, and see my K6-2 as though this monitor were hooked to that computer.

 

Can anyone tell me any reasons why this wouldn't work?

 

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Compaq V720 17” (1280x1024) Monitor

Hewlett Packard 660Cse Printer

Iomega 8x4x32 CD-RW & Pioneer 6x DVD/ 32x CD-ROM

Hauppauge WinTV Go

 

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case frame

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SMC 2102 USB 10mbs Ethernet Adapter

Packard Bell 14" (800x640) Monitor

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>Looking for a keyboard, mouse

[Down8 0]

Woudln't it be easier ot grab a $50 KVM switch? Just a thought.

 

-bZj

[Silent-IQ 0]

hehe....nice move down8..

 

yes it will work, but dont except to have such a great picture on your wintv card...

first i think your can only run the thing in 800x600 and 50hz...but the sharpness will not be the best one even if you can do 60hz...hehe...i dont see the point in it..its better to do what down8 said... :=)

 

/Silent...

[INFERNO2000 0]

Because the switch is 50 dollars

 

and this is free

 

besides, I have a monitor already...i'm just trying to figure out how to get it able to do this for when I travel with the computers.

[wiyot 0]

Another way to do it would be to use VNC a free PC Anywhere type program since you have nics in both boxes. It will work great unless you plan on using graphic extensive apps or playing games on your secondary box. This would also allow you to use when keyboard and mouse for both computers without any extra hardware

 

You can get VNC at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/download.html

 

 

[This message has been edited by wiyot (edited 17 November 2000).]

[Down8 0]

I totally spaced that option. And I use VNC for my Win95 box!

 

-bZj

[INFERNO2000 0]

I have PC Anywhere available to me anyway...that's no problem....I'm just lookign at things like LAN parties so I just have one monitor for my server and my gamestation

 

Something like that...for use in small deskspace areas..

[Down8 0]

KISS, man, KISS.

 

You're going through too much. Just throw pcAnywhere on the server and start up what ever you are running, then start the game on your computer.

 

But what you propose seems like it would work. Try it and throw back the results.

 

-bZj

[FKTOAST 0]

Get the switch! It will make life easier. Or you could be just like me and want to do it the hard way so yes your plan will work!

 

 

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Frank

A+, MCP Windows 98 and NT Certified