[olug] Large digital clock display

[Will Langford]

A long time ago I bought an RF modulator from RadioShack to go with my i740
video card that did composite out.... cause I wanted to play Doom on a TV :)
... worked fine.
 Video cards that do composite out can be had for under $10. eBay would be a
good place to start. You don't need something overly fancy to drive a clock
display...
 The modulator -- I'd check around on prices. They all do about the same
thing .. and since the video card is spitting out tv resolution, you don't
have to worry about 'high quality equipment'.
 In reguards to software -- ntp is the defacto and perhaps only choice you
really have.... except maybe something that fetches the time from a web
page. I've had nothing but hassles with NTP in the 2 years we've been using
it on a professional basis.... it's as annoying as ISC's dhcpd.
 Although, you said it'd be running XP, so... meh. Shouldn't be too many
hassles getting a built in (or free) NTP client. Automachron is a free
client that I've used on Windows98 for years.
 For displaying the time in windows or something -- have someone write ya a
quick VB or python or something utility to display the time in a big
window...
  -Will

 On 10/1/05, Eric Penne <epenne at olug.org> wrote:
>
> Depending on the accuracy that you need you could get one of those
> scrolling display signs from Sams club and send the time to it via the
> serial port every minute. They may keep time for you and then you would
> only need to update the time once every hour or so.
>
> I would use ntp for time sync.
>
> Eric Penne
>
>
> > SCENARIO ONE:
> >
> > I need to use and older PC to do ONE task...
> >
> > Probably use a PII to display a time accurate digital
> > clock. This display would output to an RF modulator
> > then display on two TV monitors.
> >
> > It would be hooked up to an internet connection to
> > keep the time accurate.
> >
> > What hardware (other than video card) and software
> > would I need to do this?
> >
> > SCENARIO TWO:
> >
> > I use a newer PC to do MORE THAN ONE task...
> >
> > A PII that already has a Firewire output BUT will get
> > an additional card as video output to display a time
> > accurate digital clock. This display would output to
> > an RF modulator then display on two TV monitors.
> >
> > It would be hooked up to an internet connection to
> > keep the time accurate.
> >
> > It would be running Windoze XP home and the desktop
> > would be used for other applications while the digital
> > clock is displaying on-screen (in background of other
> > applications that wouldn't be output).
> >
> > What hardware (other than video card) and software
> > would I need to do this?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
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