# Running Microsoft Outlook on a TV **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 20, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344 "2008-03-20T11:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/1 "2008-03-20T11:55:11Z")
Here is my plan, let me know how to in prove it: Install a RCA out vid card on my home PC Run the RCA inputs to my t.v Use the t.v remote to switch the input to view Outlook use Outlook to check all of the email, and program the calendar. Can it be done? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/2 "2008-03-20T11:56:52Z")
Sure why not? I have svideo out on my video card that goes to my TV and can put anything on the screen I want. I suggest doing it only on a HDTV tho. General TVs are sometimes hard to read text on the screen. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/3 "2008-03-20T11:57:55Z")
easily done. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/4 "2008-03-20T12:30:17Z")
would I need outlook up on the computer screen all the time to view it? would i need a dedicated output for the tv and have it run on that? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/5 "2008-03-20T12:31:35Z")
Some TVs/Tuners come with VGA in…and they sell VGA splitters… ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/6 "2008-03-20T12:34:06Z")
VGA good point, what is the length that that is good for? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/7 "2008-03-20T12:45:51Z")
VGA Splitters will just give you two monitors with the same output, not two independent ones AFAIK. Are you looking to go back and forth between real tv input and your computer or do you already have everything running from your computer. If you have a standard cable or satellite box running on say RCA input 1 and then you want your computer running on RCA 2, when you want to check your email you just switch to RCA 2 and you can see your computer screen. All this to check email? Just get a blackberry or treo 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/8 "2008-03-20T12:47:34Z")
he has a wm device 😉 ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/9 "2008-03-20T13:08:13Z")
it’s going to look like ass via RCAs… but it will work. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/10 "2008-03-20T13:15:46Z")
what video card do you own? most newer cards come with a component (RGB) cable for HDTV’s as said above, if it’s standard def. don’t waste your time. Text will be very hard to read ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/11 "2008-03-20T13:32:53Z")
Whaaaa? Text reads find on my projector, and my TV. Run over S-video, to a standard TV. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/12 "2008-03-20T13:36:50Z")
at what resolution? maybe at 704x480… but most GUI’s aren’t meant to run at something that low. I’ve tried it @ 800x600 and found it to be less than stellar ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/13 "2008-03-20T13:38:25Z")
800x600. You know you can increase the size of the text right? Maybe bifocals? ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/14 "2008-03-20T13:40:04Z")
yeah, I know… I mean, you can make it work, but I found it more of a hassle than it was worth. Who knows, could be the TV I was using it on too. Movies looked pretty good though :tup: ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/15 "2008-03-20T13:52:26Z")
I think you found a reason to invest in a high def tv 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/16 "2008-03-20T14:32:17Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > VGA Splitters will just give you two monitors with the same output, not two independent ones AFAIK. > > Are you looking to go back and forth between real tv input and your computer or do you already have everything running from your computer. > > If you have a standard cable or satellite box running on say RCA input 1 and then you want your computer running on RCA 2, when you want to check your email you just switch to RCA 2 and you can see your computer screen. > > All this to check email? Just get a blackberry or treo 😉 I have an i760, and that is part of the reason why I want to do it. I can sync to my pc and download my work meeting so my wife can view it and I can view her meetings and family stuff. > [@evolve](#): > > he has a wm device 😉 word > [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > what video card do you own? most newer cards come with a component (RGB) cable for HDTV’s > > as said above, if it’s standard def. don’t waste your time. Text will be very hard to read I will have to check when I get home, but I might get a new one… \*edit, it is an HDTV from Dell. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/17 "2008-03-20T16:50:43Z")
I check my email on my wii when im down stairs in my house, or I will go to my laptop 5 feet away. Anyway, wii internet is pretty cool that is all I wanted to say. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/18 "2008-03-21T09:52:32Z")
it’s not just about resolution… RCAs will only give you interlaced, so it will be stressful on the eyes to read. ---
**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/19 "2008-03-21T18:13:30Z")
BUY MINE! ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344/20 "2008-03-21T18:30:07Z")
I have just checked it have VGA, what is the max length of VGA? > [@zwarbyt](#): > > BUY MINE! your what? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/running-microsoft-outlook-on-a-tv/45344.md?page=2)