On 2009-09-30, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.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
