I have some maps on a thumb drive, in .jpg format. I can look at them on the computer but they're small. Is there any way to hook the TV up to the computer so I can see the maps on the TV ?
Thanks; joe b.
Maps on TV
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highstandard40
posted this
29 March 2015
You can make them larger on your computer screen my Holding the Ctr key and hitting the + key. Each time you do so it will enlarge the screen. Reverse this by holding the Ctr key and hitting the - key. The file size and quality of the jpeg image will dictate how the image looks when you enlarge it. Low quality jpeg images to not respond well to enlargement.
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joeb33050
posted this
29 March 2015
I want to give these maps to the library. I can print and mat them, but that's not the modern way. I'd like to keep them on thumb drives-as I have hem now. I'd like to be able to project them on a white screen/wall--if I could do so for free.. I want minimum equipment. A big TV is a little small, but will serve. A computer screen is way too small. There's got to be a way to send the pix to the TV, we DID send some guys to the moon.Attached is a SMALL example. Most originals are too big to attach.Thanks;joe b.
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highstandard40
posted this
29 March 2015
Put the images into Power Point and you can then output them to a projection screen.
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joeb33050
posted this
29 March 2015
I don't have powerpoint, the uisers may not have powerpoint, I don't have a projection screen, users neither, we all DO have a TV.
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mckg
posted this
29 March 2015
The library might have the equipment to do it and give you a copy when they are done, in exchange for the donation.
Computer fed projectors are very expensive.
Have you asked your computer's image viewer to display the pics “real size” or “normal size” and then scroll around? With an 8x11 copy in hand you wouldn't get lost.
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RicinYakima
posted this
29 March 2015
The short answer is NO, Joe.
The long answer is yes, IF (!) you have a wireless router, a Blu-ray Disc player and TV with digital input. I asked my nephew, an EE at Motorola, why they didn't make an computer / TV interface. Answer, “We can't sell products that way, new stuff doesn't wear out, all technology has to change to sell new product."
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TRKakaCatWhisperer
posted this
29 March 2015
I'd put them on a DVD. That allows the user to store and display them using a variety of technologies. Easy to copy and maintain. (Keep an archive set.) Can be converted to other formats by the user(s).
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Millelacs
posted this
30 March 2015
Option 1. If you have a DVD player hooked to the TV, it MIGHT be capable of playing pictures from a CD. You can check the DVD player book to see if it supports *.jpg pictures, or just copy your *.jpg files to a CD, stick it into your DVD player and see if it works.
Option 2. IF you have a laptop with a S-Video output (looks like the old style round mouse / keyboard jack on an older computer) you should be able to find an adapter cable. I've done this with two laptops connected to different TVs. Newer laptops don't come with S-Video outputs any more.
A desktop computer would probably need a multi-media card, to have an S-Video jack.
You plug the adapter into the laptop's S-Video jack and the plug on the other end of the adapter cable into the TV COMPOSITE VIDEO jack (probably a yellow jack) on your TV, just like a VCR or DVD player. You would probably need an extension cable, depending on the adapter you get.
Note: Not all S-Video adapter cables are the same.
I googled: component video to s-video
I found this on Amazon:
Price: $6.62 + Shipping
I haven't tried it, and don't guarantee it. It's worth a shot.
Do not confuse this with COMPONENT adapters. They are different.
While this is only good for the video, I've watched many movies overseas using a couple of rigs like this, after adding sound cables. .
Option 3. If you don't have a S-Video output, you can try a: usb to composite cable
I did a google search and found:
Price: $6.99 + Shipping
NOTE: “This cable does not transfer data, it is only for viewing images"
It doesn't say, but it looks like it's about 6 feet long.
I haven't tried a usb to composite cable, and don't guarantee it. But, it's worth a shot.
Option 4. Go to your local computer and explain to a salesman what you want.
Make sure you get something for COMPOSITE (old style) video and NOT COMPONENT (Red, Green, Blue) video.
If you have any more questions, let me know.
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Ken Campbell Iowa
posted this
30 March 2015
i watch my laptop display on my 2008 digital flatscreen tv all the time ... laptop hdmi port-out, 20 ft cable to hdmi in-port on tv .
not all computers or digital tv have hdmi but should be easy to find some ( 50 % ? ) that do ; some newer computers have a mini-hdmi port called a ...? vhl ... mhl ...? or some such .
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joeb33050
posted this
30 March 2015
No hdml port on my laptop.CD player/TV don't play/show maps /pictures. No s-video jack on my laptop.Option 4My TV has red-yellow-white jacks on the back filled with leads from a small box that's about cable, from AT&T. No place to plug new usb to composite cable. It appears that the technology wins again. This is obviously not a matter of hooking up a wire. thanks to all;joe b.
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joeb33050
posted this
31 March 2015
There is a “vga” socket on the laptop and on the TV. The manual shows a computer, cable, TV.Would this allow viewing maps from laptop to TV?It can't be that hard.joe b.
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TRKakaCatWhisperer
posted this
31 March 2015
There is a “vga” socket on the laptop and on the TV. The manual shows a computer, cable, TV.Would this allow viewing maps from laptop to TV?It can't be that hard.joe b.
vga is it.
You might well have an issue with resolution of the TV and have to pan around to see different parts. Try it and see.
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Millelacs
posted this
31 March 2015
There's another option I didn't mention, because I had problems with a unit I got from China via eBay. Could have been a “second", I've heard of US companies sending not quite up to snuff batteries directly to overseas users, who are trying to save money bypassing distributors. Why not China. That said, overall I've been happy with my overseas eBay purchases.
Anyway there are VGA to Composite Video Adapters. You can check your local video stores, I've seen them in the US, but no longer have a need for them.
Or do a search for them. One example is:
Monoprice VGA to RCA$14.59 + S&H
Do NOT go with the ones that have a VGA connector with three or four cables coming out the other end. Example:
eforCity 336047 PC Computer VGA to TV S-Video 3 RCA AV Adapter Cable
A trip to your local computer computer store, Best Buy, MicroCenter or similar, where you could talk to a salesman in person would be valuable.
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Millelacs
posted this
31 March 2015
Something I forgot about using a VGA to Composite Video Adapter:
Your operating system must support the external VGA output. Some don't. I know Windows 7 Starter does NOT.
I have only used the external VGA output on a laptop using Windows XP.
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Ken Campbell Iowa
posted this
01 April 2015
i tried not to ask ... but can't control myself ...
if you want to give your thumbdrive to a library, ...why do * you * need a tv monitor ? heck, maybe they have that capability .
sorry, it snuck out ...
ken
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joeb33050
posted this
01 April 2015
i tried not to ask ... but can't control myself ...
if you want to give your thumbdrive to a library, ...why do * you * need a tv monitor ? heck, maybe they have that capability .
sorry, it snuck out ...
ken I have a set of maps and pictures that I've accumulated in the course of writing a book. Both the originals, from different sources, and the edited = improved, that I've spent many hours clarifying on the computer and by having BIG copies made, fixing those, then having the BIG fixed copies scanned and reducing the size. I use Photoscape to edit on the computer.So, I want to give this work/these files to the Melrose and Malden libraries. They would then lend or give copies to patrons; OR, have a setup where the library could display the maps full size or bigger for patrons to look at. BIG copies of the maps are easily and quickly and inexpensively made at Office Depot, well under $5 for a BIG map. I could give the libraries paper, but the cost of framing is prohibitive, also ?space?.The easiest solution, I thought, was to show the libraries how to put the flash drive in a computer-libraries have computers-and display the big maps on a TV, which they have or I can wangle for them.And, borrowers could take the flash drive and the secret cable home, attach the wire, put the flash drive in their computer and look at the maps. Maybe a page of instructions. But I guess not.I, for me, don't need to see the maps on my TV.Attached is the scanned original of the map above.
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joeb33050
posted this
07 April 2015
I just got the vga to vga cable, hooked it up to laptop and tv, changed tv source to “VGA” and can see everything on the laptop on the tv. Low resolution, but works fine.Thanks to all and Millelacs;joe b.
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