Surfpig4 Member 4 Member For: 16y 8m 14d Posted 21/07/09 02:48 PM Share Posted 21/07/09 02:48 PM Hi All, I have read all about the in's n' outs of these systems. I'm just wondering if anyone has tried PowerStrip or Soft 15kHz software to convert vga signals onto the ICC and if they were sucessful or not.... Nearly all cases have ended up using a VGA Arcade Card to solve these issues but yes just wanting some feedback from anyone who may have tried these...I'm thinking obvisouly it's going to be alot easier to fit a laptop into the drawer under the drivers seat (Territory Turbo Ghia) and outputing from the external display port with the touch screen fitted over the ICC and linked via USB . Any Info would be great!Cheers Punchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjb45 New Member 14 Member For: 18y 8m 24d Posted 21/07/09 09:57 PM Share Posted 21/07/09 09:57 PM I have tried with a couple of laptops and powerstrip and after hours of trying, had no luck. You can always use a VGA to CGA convertor if you want to use a laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plague Member Donating Members 58 Member For: 19y 5m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/07/09 04:01 AM Share Posted 22/07/09 04:01 AM I have heard of it being possible but fairly painful/time consuming to get right. I have a laptop to stick under the passenger seat, just need to get motivated to install it and get it all working.Post results if you have a go before I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfpig4 Member 4 Member For: 16y 8m 14d Posted 22/07/09 11:26 AM Author Share Posted 22/07/09 11:26 AM Thanks for the info guys... I'm going to attempt a few things over the next couple of days will post up how I go.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBean Member 400 Member For: 18y 6m 5d Location: Melbourne Posted 24/08/09 12:46 AM Share Posted 24/08/09 12:46 AM Imho it's not really worth the time and effort to use the CGA converters - been there, done that - and the end-result was less than satisfactory.It may work if you spent a princely sum on some exxie CGA converters, ie top-class ones, but, avoid the $150-$200 ones, not worth it. Then rather get an Arcade VGA and a Dual Atom Zotac board - might cost slightly more at the end of the day, but a much better result Keep us posted anyway, something different is always good!Good luck with your endeavours.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiftybugger Member 3 Member For: 15y 1m 22d Posted 20/09/09 05:34 AM Share Posted 20/09/09 05:34 AM Then rather get an Arcade VGA and a Dual Atom Zotac board - might cost slightly more at the end of the day, but a much better result Which Zotac atom board do you have in mind? I was going to go with one of the ION ones and use the converter that you were originally using for your Typhoon. It seems you weren't happy with that so I'm back to looking at an ArcadeVGA... but the ZOTAC ION boards don't have any PCI-E or AGP slots.So many potential ways to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 16y 8m 25d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 20/09/09 07:24 AM Share Posted 20/09/09 07:24 AM Zotac Mainboard... Depends which CPU you are running...Ion...ZOTAC ION (N330 DUAL CORE) ITX MBFSB 533MHZ DDR2-800 MAX 4GB3xSATAII 10xUSB (6 ON REAR) 6CH HD-AUDIO802.11N WIFI 90W DC ADAPTOR INCLUDEDZOTAC ION (N230 SINGLE CORE) ITX MBFSB 533MHZ DDR2-800 MAX 4GBXMINI-PCIE 3XSATAII 10XUSB (6 ON REAR)6CH HD-AUDIO (ATX PSU REQUIRED)ZOTAC ION (N330 DUAL CORE) ITX MBFSB 533MHZ DDR2-800 MAX 4GB3XSATAII 10XUSB (6 ON REAR) 6CH HD-AUDIO802.11N WIFI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiftybugger Member 3 Member For: 15y 1m 22d Posted 20/09/09 08:09 AM Share Posted 20/09/09 08:09 AM None of those have PCI-E or AGP slots though =(Also, a bit off topic, but does anyone know if the dual core Atom will be able to playback standard def digital TV channels? I'd like to add a USB tv tuner to the build but not sure it it'll handle the playback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 16y 8m 25d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 20/09/09 12:01 PM Share Posted 20/09/09 12:01 PM (edited) GEFORCE 8200 GPU, SOCKET AM2+ ITX2xDDR2,4xSATA,RAID 0,1,0+1,5 GIGABIT, WI-FIVGA+DVI+HDMI GF8200-C-E EXPANSION SLOTS: One PCI Express x1 PROCESSOR SUPPORT : AMD Phenom X3, AMD Phenom X4,AMD Athlon 64 X2, AMD Athlon 64,AMD Sempron,Socket AM2+,HyperTransport 3.0CHIPSET : NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Edited 20/09/09 12:02 PM by smicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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