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Posted by romchik on Aug-29-2004 04:45:

How to hook up a computer to T.V

Hey , what's up ?
I have a few movies on my computer , and I want to watch them on T.V . What do I need to hook it up . I know I need an S-cable ( 30 canadian bucks ) , but what else do I need ? Any help is appreciated

Posted by -=M=- on Aug-29-2004 04:59:

depends on the capabilities of ur graphics card and tv
some putars output in s-video, rca, some tvs only input s-video or rca, you can also get an adapter which splits vga into s-video and rca but i havent seen them in teh shops

Posted by Brett on Aug-29-2004 06:21:

i use an ATI all in wonder 9800 with a DVI cable connceted to my 65" HDTV (Hitachi 65S500), works great!! hod to use powerstrip to get the screen to fit just right..

-Brett

Posted by TigerClaw on Aug-29-2004 06:25:

Re: How to hook up a computer to T.V

quote:
Originally posted by romchik
Hey , what's up ?
I have a few movies on my computer , and I want to watch them on T.V . What do I need to hook it up . I know I need an S-cable ( 30 canadian bucks ) , but what else do I need ? Any help is appreciated

Any video card, Like the Geforce cards, All have TV outs, They are S-Video plugs, However, Many of the cards also come with those s-video to rca adapters in case your tv doesnt have s-video connections, But heres the thing, If your concidering on using your computer on your tv, When the video output of the card goes to the TV, It will display your desktop screen in 640x480 resultion and at 60hz due to the limitations of your TV's resolution rate, Using your tv just to use your computer may not be a good idea cause everything will look enormous on screen, your icons and such, The TV out on those cards, were ment for stuff like, If you wanted to watch a DVD using the software DVD Players with your DVD Rom Drive, Or if you wanted to play some of your PC games on your tv.

Posted by -=M=- on Aug-29-2004 06:56:

oi dont forget that a VIVO plug looks similar to s-video

Posted by getfoul on Aug-29-2004 08:42:

Do you own a mac? They come with video outs and the cable to hook it up is in the packaging.