On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 21:14:33 -0500, "Terry Coombs"
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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....

I have a VGA/HDMI adapter on a comp and use the TV as a monitor . Unless you
have a dual-output video card you will have ONLY the TV as a monitor .
Depending on your TV the computer screen can be hard to read . I also run
XP-Proo/SP3 on that comp and it works just fine except for some streaming
applications .

Pretty much any new TV will work as a monitor and you can always bump
up the font size. I was running W/98 on old CRT TVs via a composite
out card. I wouldn't want to be doing word processing all day but
running DVDs and music players was OK
Right now I am running on a 40", a 58" and a 32" flat screens. All
have the VGA ports.
On the 40 I also have another PC with HDMI out that really looks good.
It is going to be my "cable cutter" box when I get the DVR functions
running.