On 3/17/2016 4:55 PM, Frank wrote:
On 3/17/2016 6:39 PM, wrote:
I have lots of music and other videos that I've downloaded from youtube.
Instead of watching them on my monitor, I'd like to be able to use my
larger HDTV as a monitor. The computer(s) only have VGA (or is is called
SVGA), connectors. One computer has Win98se, the other has XP-Pro SP3.
(If the OS matters). [Both OSs play the videos fine].

Has anyone done this?

Another thing, if this is possible, do they sell cable couplers? I will
have to couple two 6' cables together to reach the TV. (Or see if I can
buy a longer one).

As far as the sound, I can just use my computer speakers, rather than
the tv speakers....

You can do it on a smart TV or a TV that you have added a Roku device to.
Smart TV set up with internet wifi can access the web but selection and
browsing is more difficult since you do not have a keyboard.

You can do it if your TV has a VGA/DVI input and is "multisync"
capable (commonplace if it has such an input). Note that
you're usually not "HD" at that point.

[This is how we watch DVD's]

You can also use an SVideo adapter -- if your TV has such an input.

An old PC makes a cheap "DVD player", media tank, HTPC, etc.
and is usually far more responsive than a "smart TV"
(i.e., the PC determines the performance of the setup, instead
of the *crippled* PC inside the smart TV)