Comments on: Can I use a regular analog TV as a monitor? http://www.askageek.com/2009/07/09/can-i-use-a-regular-analog-tv-as-a-monitor/ Where Geeks Answer Your Computer and Tech Questions! Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:10:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.askageek.com/2009/07/09/can-i-use-a-regular-analog-tv-as-a-monitor/comment-page-1/#comment-9414 Mark Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:01:33 +0000 http://www.askageek.com/?p=3479#comment-9414 If you mean a normal "Tube" tv, it's possible, but the picture is going to look terrible. Normal tube TVs have a very low resolution. The pixels, or individual dots, on the screen are huge compared to a computer monitor, so you're going to have a terrible time trying to read anything on the screen. I've tried it before, and it's completely unusable. It can work for something like a simple power point or video playback, but you'll still need a separate computer monitor hooked up just so you can read what's on the screen. You'd be much better off taking somone's old CRT monitor off craigslist for $5 and using that. If you insist on trying anyway, I'll need to know what connections are available on the back of the TV. Such as S-Video, Composite or Component. S-Video: http://images.google.com/images?q=S-Video Composite: http://images.google.com/images?q=Composite Component: http://images.google.com/images?q=Component Does this help? If you mean a normal “Tube” tv, it’s possible, but the picture is going to look terrible. Normal tube TVs have a very low resolution. The pixels, or individual dots, on the screen are huge compared to a computer monitor, so you’re going to have a terrible time trying to read anything on the screen.

I’ve tried it before, and it’s completely unusable. It can work for something like a simple power point or video playback, but you’ll still need a separate computer monitor hooked up just so you can read what’s on the screen.
You’d be much better off taking somone’s old CRT monitor off craigslist for $5 and using that.

If you insist on trying anyway, I’ll need to know what connections are available on the back of the TV. Such as S-Video, Composite or Component.

S-Video: http://images.google.com/images?q=S-Video
Composite: http://images.google.com/images?q=Composite
Component: http://images.google.com/images?q=Component

Does this help?

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