Lake PC to TV Converter Is An Economical Way To Link Your Computer To Your KaraokeTVs

When I started getting my system ready to run karaoke from my computer, one issue was how to hook my TV monitor and the TV for the audience into my laptop at the same time. My laptop has a VGA output and is already able to run a second, external monitor, but I didn't want to have to use a computer monitor as a lyrics monitor. Besides, I needed a way to run to the TV that the venue had available and that usually is a big screen or one of the new flat screen LCD's. Most TV's have video inputs with yellow RCA (composite) connectors and some (but not all) have S-video connectors. But very few of the bigger ones have a VGA connector. The monitor I use has both, but I needed consistency for the venue TV. So I decided that  I needed something with at least the composite output. The Lake PC to TV Converter turned out to be the answer without having to spend a fortune on some of the alternatives I found in my search. 

The Lake PC to TV Converter connects directly to the VGA out connector on the laptop with a supplied cable. (If you are running a desktop PC, you will need a video card that allows you to run a second monitor and extend the desktop.) You then can connect the composite RCA connector, an S-video cable, or an additional VGA cable to the box's supplied outputs. The signal is converted to the proper output without the need for special software. (If your monitor does not have the proper connections, you may have to purchase an RF modulator like the Belkin F8V3063 and run your TV on channel 3 or 4 just like your old VCR.). Once connected, there are a series of buttons on the converter box to adjust the picture on your screen up, down, sideways, or to fill the screen.  Once that's done, you're set.


If you are not able to see anything on your TV or monitor, you may have to go into your display setting (rt-click on your desktop and select properties) and tell your computer that you are running a second monitor as an extension of your desktop. After that, you may have to reboot once everything is connected.

The Lake PC to TV Converter is easy to set up and once it's done, you don't have to mess with it again. The picture is great and there is no flicker on either of the TV's.