viewing digital photos from CD on TV

[gtan]

i am rather new to digital photography . pardon my ignorance but can someone tell me how i can view my photos which are now on CDs as a slide show on my ordinary [ not flat screen] TV? my TV set is not HD so is there any way i can improve image quality? eg any software or other gadget? many thanks

 

[nemesis32]

I think you must at least have a vcd/dvd player that can play the jpg files...

 

[n0d3]

Unless your VCD/DVD/whatever player allows you to show slideshows straight from the CD, theres no other way unless you have a computer with a graphics card that has a TV/S-Video out. Not sure if there are standalone gadgets for this kinda thing.

 

[megaweb]

TV is an output device.

You need a input device to read your CD and then output to TV. e.g.
- DVD player ( support JPG display )
- Laptop/Notebook/PC to TV

 

[jbma]

Use Pro Show Gold and create a slideshow in VCD or DVD format.

 

[gtan]

I think you must at least have a vcd/dvd player that can play the jpg files...

i have a DVD/VCD player that does not seem to work. do i need a special DVd player?

 

[gtan]

Unless your VCD/DVD/whatever player allows you to show slideshows straight from the CD, theres no other way unless you have a computer with a graphics card that has a TV/S-Video out. Not sure if there are standalone gadgets for this kinda thing.

i have a vcd/dvd player that does not seem to work. do i need a special player?

 

[megaweb]

do i need a special player?

Yes, you need a DVD player that support JPG display. Else you have to convert JPG files to DVD format e.g. Proshow.

 

[gtan]

TV is an output device.

You need a input device to read your CD and then output to TV. e.g.
- DVD player ( support JPG display )
- Laptop/Notebook/PC to TV

i think my dvd player does not support jpg display. do i need a new player or can i modify my existing set. many thanks

 

[n0d3]

Please read what megaweb has suggested, you can either get a new DVD player that supports jpg display or you can create a slideshow CD thats readable by your existing player by using software, eg. Pro Show.

 

[ckiang]

New DVD players which plays nearly anything you throw at it are now quite cheap ($100+ or some even < $100), any modifications (if possible at all) are not worth it. There are several devices out there that can also do this, including some of the portable storage devices used to offload your storage cards.

If you take the DVD player route, note that it'll take a long long time for it to render images > 1-2 megapixels. So you might want to resize them and burn them to another CD for this.

Regards
CK

 

[megaweb]

i think my dvd player does not support jpg display. do i need a new player or can i modify my existing set. many thanks

Not sure can modify the exisiting set and also dunno how much it costs to modify.


Nowsaday many cheapo DVD players (Shinco) cost < $100 can play JPG photos liao. Do you think it is worth to modify ?

 

[Caussway]

Get Ulead PictureShow, you can create photo album on VCD , DVD or SVCD formats with music and menus. Very easy to use. Better way to organize and present your pictures rather than simply copying jpegs.

I mostly use SVCD format mostly. Can get near DVD quality

www.ulead.com

 

[gtan]

Get Ulead PictureShow, you can create photo album on VCD , DVD or SVCD formats with music and menus. Very easy to use. Better way to organize and present your pictures rather than simply copying jpegs.

I mostly use SVCD format mostly. Can get near DVD quality

www.ulead.com

thanks means i have to reburn all my CDs using this software and then play this new CDs on my ol fashioned DVD player?