VGA out on n900
 

Dear all,

I would like to buy the n900, but would like to verify that I can send the display, or extend the display out the of the VGA port to a LCD monitor (or TV or whatever).

This is so that I can replace my netbook with a n900, and have a usable screen size. I don't want to buy it and then find that the n900 can only send powerpoint presentations at 1 frame per second out of the VGA port.

Can this be done or not (otherwise, barring businessmen on the road displaying presentations to their clients, there is little reason to have a VGA-out).

Best wishes, N.

Re: VGA out on n900
 

No VGA out, does have TV out, maybe u can buy converter which takes TV and outputs VGA?

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Note that the TV output on the N900 is a TV output, not a VGA output. You get a composite rca tv connector from the output, which will display onto any device with a compatable input connection at full colour, and full speed. I happily use my N900 frequently to watch videos on a 32" TV.

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Ahh, then can the TV out display the full desktop? (not just a subset such as only the video sent to it) in the same way a notebook can route the display to a monitor (a TV set in the case of an n900)

N

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The TV out is a full clone of the display.

Re: VGA out on n900
 

Great. What resolution can you get out of the external display?

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Save for a few details, e.g. when playing video, the controls (next, pause, etc) are only shown on the N900. Otherwise full clone.

Oh and it's a bit compressed to get it to fit into PAL/NTSC 4:3. Looks good though. Readable.

PAL or NTSC. That is, 702x576 or 702x480, in theory. Didn't count.

Standards are a bit ... iffy? In theory, NTSC has 486 raster, but it depends on implementation.

I doubt you get more than the 480 the N900 has natively vertical, and I also doubt you get more than 702 lines as per implementation.

Since it's a TV it's probably limited to 720 for DVD large or 702, so no more than that.

The overall feel is high quality DVD. Except N900 uses better compression algos, so it looks better. Don't get more pixels though.

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I'm a bit disappointed that it got no HDMI (DVI) out but for what do we have DLNA :)

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To be more technically correct the signal coming out of the N900 is an analogue PAL or NTSC signal.

Translating this to a digital resolution is not as simple as saying it is 702x576

for vertical the number of lines is exactly 625 for PAL and 525 for NTSC but since TV's only display 576 and 486 respectively only these lines will have the video signal.

For horizontal it is even more complicated - yes internaly the N900 may or may not create the picture using 702 or 720 pixels, but the signal coming out is analogue and hence really has infinite number of horizontal pixels, the way the receiving TV samples this analogue signal will determine the final number of pixels displayed.

But back on topic, the N900 signal is compisite video - for VGA you need an RGB signal. There are plenty of composite to VGA converters on the market.

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> an analogue PAL or NTSC signal.
This is the bit I wanted.

I think I shall have to test it first hand in a shop; It is extremely unlikely that I shall watch videos on it!.

The primary purpose is for browsing, VPN connections, displaying applications like EMC Control Center and EMC Networker over tsclient (RDC), along with some VNC displays, and Lotus Notes over tsclient(RDC). Its a work tool for remote support. I unsure if the n900 is suitable for this work: Best to try in a shop... I hope they sell televisions as well. he he

Many thanks for the replies.