| My computer right now is hooked up to my
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| | out what they are. If they do not have
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| 53" TV across the room. It's a pretty
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| | one in common, look on your TV for an
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| cool trick, and if you have a computer
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| | S-video port (it's a black circle about
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| and television in the same room you
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| | the width of your finger), and if you
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| should see if you have a way to hook them
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| | find one, you just need to buy a video
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| up. Doing actual work is best on a real
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| | card (they can be had for less than $100)
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| computer monitor (LCD preferred, but CRT
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| | that has an S-video out.
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| acceptable), but watching videos, playing
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| | Once you have them hooked up with a cable
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| games, and surfing the web are pretty fun
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| | (S-video or otherwise), you'll need to go
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| things to do from the couch.
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| | into your driver settings on the PC. In
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| The resolution of TVs compared to actual
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| | Windows, right-click on the desktop and
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| computer monitors is pretty bad, unless
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| | hit Properties to access the Display
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| you have an LCD tv. Mine is not, but even
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| | Properties window, then go to the
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| still I find that it is a very cool thing
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| | Settings tab. On some video cards you can
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| to have hooked up, and it works just fine
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| | select/enable an alternate monitor (the
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| for watching movies/videos. Games are
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| | TV) right from this window, but on most
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| doable if there isn't a lot of text
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| | video cards you have to click the
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| on-screen that you have to read, but you
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| | Advanced button and configure it there.
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| won't be chatting to your buddies in
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| | Most of the good video cards will let you
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| World of Warcraft if you want to keep
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| | display the screen on both devices (your
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| from going blind.
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| | monitor and your TV) simultaneously, but
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| Word processing / web browsing is
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| | the geForce card I have right now will
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| tolerable, but can be eye-straining after
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| | only let me use the two displays as
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| long periods. Definitely increase the
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| | side-by-side desktops. This actually
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| text size as big as you can stand it for
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| | works out better for me, because I can
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| reduced eye strain. All in all, I just
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| | have news or whatever playing on the TV,
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| use my TV for videos because it's much
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| | and keep working on my normal desktop.
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| easier to just sit at my desk and use my
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| | I'm not sure if you've heard or seen it,
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| computer LCD monitor for doing actual
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| | but Bill Gates uses a triple desktop on
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| work.
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| | his computer (3 LCDs) -- I hope you're as
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| Most newer video cards have an S-video
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| | jealous as I am!
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| port on them, and this is the easiest way
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| (and the way I use) to hook your TV up to
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| your computer. Some newer video cards
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| | This article was written by Lucas Green,a
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| will also have other outputs, and some
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| | professional private web developer who
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| newer TVs will have VGA or DVI inputs to
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| | lives off his internet income. To visit
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| take a regular monitor cable. Just look
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| | his website and learn more abouthow he is
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| at the ports on both devices and you
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| | creating multiple streams of passive
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| should be able to tell if they have one
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| | income using the internet, please visit
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| in common, then you just have to figure
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| | !
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