[iyonix-support] Re: DVI on Iyonix
- From: tennant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Tennant Stuart)
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 02:05:43 +0000
On Sat 17 Feb 2007 (20:06:25), James R.Scholes wrote:
>In message <2454148.205217-tennant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> tennant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Tennant Stuart) wrote:
>
>> On Thu 15 Feb 2007 (10:54:01 +0000), Dave Higton wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>>>
>>>If it has a standard VGA connector, then it accepts standard VGA
>>>voltages.
>>
>> The TV set input has three rows of five pins; while the Iyonix has a
>row
>> of five pins, and a row of four pins. Its monitor has no input
>socket.
>
>Um. That'd be the serial port. The VGA out is 3 rows of 5 sockets
>each, on a PCI card, usually next to the USB card.
Oh, I didn't actually look closely at the back of the computer, the 5/4 pins
thing is what is on the non-TV end of the connecting lead.
>>>I have no idea why you should imagine differently.
>>
>> Because of the hoops we used to jump through to connect older Acorns,
>> with some lines severed, others joined together, and some earthed.
>
>Right. With computers manufactured nearly 20 years ago. Since the
>A5000, I believe all RISC OS computers have come with a standard VGA
>socket on board.
>
>Certainly my RISC PC and A7000 work with whatever VDU I connect them
>to!
>
>Also, IME, LCD/TFT displays are far less likely to allow you to
>display anything even remotely out of their range, which was the one
>issue with using the wrong MDF on a RISC PC connected to a CRT
>display.
>
>In summary, it's not going to damage your TV. As far as your TV knows,
>you're just connecting an ordinary PC graphics output (which, by the
>way, you are)
Except I was about to connect the TV to the serial port....
Tennant
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