[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: Video Cardsa and TV Out

[Kevin Hulse]

If I was aware of any distro that could be installed
via serial tty, I wouldn't be asking. I don't plan to 
use an NTSC output solution much. So display quality
is not critical. Once the OS is installed, all
management can be done remotely quite trivially.

It's that first (installation) hump that's tricky.

I might consider just springing for a v100.

--- Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:
> Kevin Hulse wrote:
> > Are there any special considerations to using the
> NTSC output besides using a conformant display
> resolution? I'd like to build a headless server box
> and I don't have any monitors laying about. I'd like
> to use the living room TV as a console display
> during a Debian Sarge install and then just shove
> the box in some dark corner.
> >  
> > I'm an old Atari user, so the prospect of a
> TV-as-monitor doesn't really bother me.
> > 
> > I have yet to build the box, so I am open to
> vidcard suggestions. I really only need the cheapest
> thing avaliable that can display NTSC under Linux
> running textmode.
> > 
> 
> It actually might be cheaper to purchase a cheap VGA
> monitor.
> The output from 99% (mabye 100%) of all "cheap"
> cards with video out is so
> poor, that it's unreadable even with text mode at
> 640x480.  Well..
> it's barely readable anyways.  Perhaps you'll be
> satisified... but
> it still will be cheaper to get a VGA monitor
> (IMHO).
> 
> (as strange as this may sound)
> 
> If you have another machine, might be wise to
> consider a serial
> based console solution... just an idea.
> 
> Somebody can feel free to offer up a good
> suggestion... I just
> haven't seen anything.  Perhaps there was some old
> card (used market)
> that is cheap and does a good job.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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