Kat, NTSC is a standared eletrical protocol for video signals, kind of like
TCP/IP is a communications standard protocol for digital data.

What you need to do is find out what kind of "input" signal your TV needs
(you can find it on the 'net by searching for your TV brand and the phrase
"video standards", or it might be in your owner's manual, too.)and then go
to a dedicated computer store (like MicroCenter)and find a "video capture"
board that will support the standard with the right connectors.

The street price is usually <= $100, but once you find the card you need you
can buy it off the 'net for a good deal less than at a retail store.

I have an "ATI-TV Wonder TV Tuner and Video Capture" card in my home PC.
It's four years old, but still works.

Kyle
-----Original Message-----
From: Kat [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:05 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: i feel really rather pathedic at times


I got a DVD player last year for $99 - 3 disc changer with all sorts of cool
features and I love it.  Terry hooked it up to my stereo input/output and I
play my muscical CDs on it too.  It also plays video CDs, PAL DVDs, graphic
slide shows and even kareoke if you're so inclined.  Since I can't sing, the
last is irrelevant to me.

How much does a NTSC card cost, Kyle?  But if I got one, I'd *never* leave
my home office!

Kat

-------Original Message-------
From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 06/11/03 09:50 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: i feel really rather pathedic at times

>
> DVD players are relatively cheap today.  You can get "off-brand" for
seventy
bucks or less.  Most of these are made by the same factory in PRC or South
Korea.  Mechanically, DVD players are much simpler than VCRs, so the
cheapie
DVD players last longer than the cheapie VCRs.  We purchased a "Symphony"
DVD player Jan. 2001 for $65 as an electronics store loss-leader and it
has
many hundreds hours play time on it with no problems.

Another good alternative is to get a NTSC video out card for your PC and
connect your TV to your computer.

Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: BG Greer, PhD [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:57 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: i feel really rather pathedic at times


In a message dated 6/10/2003 9:16:13 PM Central Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:


> am i the only one with this kind of block? i am hoping
> that dvd recorders come soon so i can record dvds for
> later viewing becouse vhs is getting to be hard to get
> in the latest movies. but, if i had a dvd recorder, i
> do not even know that i could get it to work given my
> record with the vcr.
>
>