VideoOut ($99), from International Computers (Wauwatosa, WI), consists of a plug-in card and software. The card, which gets its power from the PC bus, functions as a pass-through for VGA video signals. The TSR software stays resident until you press the hot key; it then quickly reprograms the registers on your VGA card to convert the video signal to the timing for NTSC, letting your TV receive the signal. VideoOut, which, according to the manufacturer, is compatible with all VGA boards, automatically detects a board's manufacturer and configures itself to fit the particular configuration.
Phone: (414) 764-9000.
The Channel One multimedia video card ($459) enables you to display or output computer-generated data and graphical images to any device that supports VGA, S-VHS, and composite NTSC/PAL. From STB Systems (Richardson,
TX), the Channel One comes with 1 MB of 60-ns DRAM video memory and a Sony CXA1145 RGB encoder that enables the card to convert VGA signals to NTSC/PAL video formats. The card is based on Cirrus Logic's 5426 video-controller chip.
Phone: (214) 234-8750.
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