Ability to redirect video from computer monitor to a TV

[RamonFHerrera]

This would be a very desirable feature, if I may say so. Many computer monitors are relatively small and most computer users own a TV.

I just put two plus two together, and voila! a brilliant idea!

The possibility of seeing *.avi and all the other formats in a screen actually designed to watch movies would be a wonderful breakthrough. Contrary to popular belief computer users actually enjoy watching movies with their friends and family, instead of sitting in a basement by themselves.

What did you say? There is such feature already!? Great!

In that case, change my request to:

Documentation/HOWTO on how to achieve the mentioned redirection.

Thanks!

-Ramon

[VLC_help]

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TV-out is a feature of a display adapter. Just either enable clone mode or extended desktop from your display adapter control panel (under Windows at least it is simple).

[RamonFHerrera]

> TV-out is a feature of a display adapter.

What is this "display adapter" you speak of?

Two possibilities come to mind.

(1) A VGA card used to attach a computer monitor

(2) A video card used to sample and capture TV signals, and the other direction as well.

TIA,

-Ramon

[VLC_help]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/display+adapter

display adapter - (computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display

so the 1st option.