Mittens 2011 - UPDATE: aftermath

Creed Malay · Mon 15/08/2011 18:41:57

They're shinin' just for you, Fisho.

Dualnames · Mon 15/08/2011 20:23:25

OMG LOVE!
CAN I HAS ?

LimpingFish · Mon 15/08/2011 22:56:05

Quote from: Creed Malay on Mon 15/08/2011 18:41:57
They're shinin' just for you, Fisho.

\o/

cat · Tue 16/08/2011 16:05:01

Is anybody bringing a laptop? I might have something to show and tell but I don't have a laptop.

Layabout · Tue 16/08/2011 17:00:11

I can bring a netbook, but the small screen size makes it awkward to 'show and tell'.

abstauber · Tue 16/08/2011 17:13:57

Maybe that 50" TV would help you out

Does anyone have a VGA to HDMI cable?

Apart from that I'd also really like to show and tell something, so I keep my fingers crossed that anyone brings a portable computer.

LimpingFish · Tue 16/08/2011 17:40:49

I'm bringing an android tablet that outputs 720p over HDMI.

So if anyone has...y'know...anything running in...um...android?

...

It could show images and videos of people's work, though. On a micro SD card...

*cough*

abstauber · Tue 16/08/2011 17:45:17

Has VMWare yet been released for Android

But wait - maybe that netbook could stream the video signal to your tablet, which throws it at the TV... SIENCE!

Snarky · Tue 16/08/2011 17:47:49

I'll bring a MacBook, but it doesn't run AGS games very well (and I don't have the means to connect it to the TV). Assuming someone brings a Windows laptop, I'll see if I have some useful cables: I think I have a VGA to DVI and a DVI to HDMI, so I could potentially chain them together. It would be better if someone has a more direct solution, though.

BTW, what kind of power sockets do they have in Ireland? The GB type?

abstauber · Tue 16/08/2011 17:53:02

@Snarky: I could bring a mini-DVI to VGA or mini-DVI to composite, if you have an "older" white model.

I could also provide a virtual machine (vmware) running Window7 32 bit.

cat · Tue 16/08/2011 18:11:26

I have a continental Europe -> world adapter.

LimpingFish · Tue 16/08/2011 19:51:03

Quote from: Snarky on Tue 16/08/2011 17:47:49
BTW, what kind of power sockets do they have in Ireland? The GB type?

Indeed.

Snarky · Tue 16/08/2011 22:34:31

Quote from: abstauber on Tue 16/08/2011 17:53:02
@Snarky: I could bring a mini-DVI to VGA or mini-DVI to composite, if you have an "older" white model.

I could also provide a virtual machine (vmware) running Window7 32 bit.

I run Windows 7 in Parallels, but sound tends to stutter in AGS games.

I was able to dig up the cables I had in mind, but I can't chain them together because both the DVI ends are male. Unless someone has a computer with DVI or HDMI out, it won't work.

I will bring along audio cables, though. (Headphone jack to headphone jack and/or RCA red/white)

m0ds · Tue 16/08/2011 23:53:04

Finally, a Mittens with proper ******* plugs!

Keeping in mind they have that projector room, which hopefully means easy laptop connection... I will bring my S-Video lead to SCART. Will anyone's laptop support S-Video? At least with that I know I can get a TV hooked up. Really hoping the right leads and laptops are there to be able to show the movie!

Creed - maybe you can bring something along those lines for a super quiz prize?

Question is, can anyone beat Francisco Gamezalez and win it!!!?

Creed Malay · Tue 16/08/2011 23:56:46

There better be! We needs us our premier.

Kim is probably bringing her lappy, if that helps folks.

edit - Sure thing, Mods!

Layabout · Wed 17/08/2011 00:05:08

This netbook only has vga output. So if anyone can get the cable to correctly output to the tv from vga, then we are in business. I was tempted to bring along the beasty laptop, but decided against it.

Snarky · Wed 17/08/2011 10:50:52

It depends on what inputs the TV supports, too. If you say it's a modern plasma screen, it should have HDMI or DVI in, maybe component, and SCART and coax, right? That should work. On older TVs it would probably be more complicated, with only SCART, composite and coax options.

Also, some TVs don't let you get sound input from a separate audio cable when they're in HDMI mode (and you don't get sound from video outputs on laptops, of course). Didn't we have that problem last year?

I have about five kilos of different video cables, but not exactly what we need. Maybe I can pick something up.

Disco · Wed 17/08/2011 11:00:12

I am bringing my Macbook Pro that runs Windows 7 natively in Bootcamp, so no virtual machine issues. I do not have any special TV connectors for it though.

Snarky · Wed 17/08/2011 11:14:03

Oh, I do have a connector for that. DisplayPort -> DVI(f) : DVI(m) -> HDMI.

(We should have a backup, though. I'm a big believer in Plans B.)

abstauber · Wed 17/08/2011 12:24:01

Quote from: Disco on Wed 17/08/2011 11:00:12
I am bringing my Macbook Pro that runs Windows 7 natively in Bootcamp, so no virtual machine issues. I do not have any special TV connectors for it though.

Yay, so computing is covered

@Disco: Now if you could only send that phone list, that would more than great

Mittens 2011 - UPDATE: aftermath

m0ds