Emac 700MHz through a TV rumours

Clear this up for me once and for all.
I have a G4 eMac 700Mhz and I want to use my television as the monitor screen. I have seen on other posts that it isn't possible to use devices like mini DVI cable with a 700Mhz eMac.
However, I've been looking into this for a couple of weeks now and Ive seen on other forums alternatives. There's one on this site about using a DV camera as a go-between between the mac and tv, which I might give a whirl tonight using a digital camera (which can record video)instead.
I doubt this will work, but its worth a go.
I have also seen posts on other sites from people claiming to have run 700MHz eMacs signal using a DVI cable through a TV. Are they just lying or is there another way around this?

it isn't possible to use devices like mini DVI cable with a 700Mhz eMac.
Correct, because your eMac doesn't have DVI.
There's one on this site about using a DV camera as a go-between between the mac and tv, which I might give a whirl tonight using a digital camera (which can record video)instead. I doubt this will work, but its worth a go.
It won't work, because the Mac doesn't output the normal monitor signal through the Firewire port. You'd have to find software that could do that, and I'm not aware of any, though there might be such a thing out there.
Your eMac has a standard VGA out, so it can't connect to a camcorder or other normal video device. You'd have to get a scan converter that can convert a VGA signal to PAL composite video (or whatever your TV accepts).

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