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| Thread ID: 95817 | 2008-12-17 22:56:00 | Connecting a HTPC to an old TV | nofam (9009) | Press F1 |
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| 730314 | 2008-12-17 22:56:00 | If I go ahead and build my HTPC, how can I connect it to my TV? The video card has HDMI, DVI & VGA outputs, but my old Sony 21" only has RCA inputs (i.e. one yellow video input, and one black audio, which I won't be using) Is there an adapter available? Budget doesn't extend to a new TV yet!! :p |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 730315 | 2008-12-17 23:14:00 | AFAIK there's no such cable .. but I could be wrong. Might be worth trying to get a cheap PCI Graphics card with TV-Out... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 730316 | 2008-12-17 23:14:00 | I think youre SOL like me :lol: I've got the same connections, but no TV out. Guess I'll have to wait to win Lotto or something :p |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 730317 | 2008-12-18 02:19:00 | Ok - found this (www.trademe.co.nz), which should work, provided the video card supports TV-out. This is the card (www.sapphiretech.com) which I'm probably going to get, and it seems to support TV-out up to 1080i? |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 730318 | 2008-12-18 02:21:00 | The TV definitley doens't have RGB or S-Video? :dogeye: | wratterus (105) | ||
| 730319 | 2008-12-18 02:51:00 | The TV definitley doens't have RGB or S-Video? :dogeye: Nope - she's old-as Wratt . . . . got it back in about 1997 I think . It has 1 x RCA video & audio in (not even Stereo!!) and 1 x RCA monitor out . It's long overdue for retirement, but the budget doesn't run to a 46" V-series Bravia just yet (well, it might, but SWMBO got mad when I even suggested it!) :p |
nofam (9009) | ||
| 730320 | 2008-12-18 03:24:00 | You can get S-Vid to RCA convertors, problem is his graphics card doesnt do S-Video either ... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 730321 | 2008-12-18 11:38:00 | For my mini (www.trademe.co.nz)HTPC I got this 2 months ago | Blam (54) | ||
| 730322 | 2008-12-18 19:01:00 | Hey wow, does it work alright? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 730323 | 2008-12-19 15:17:00 | Its analogue, so the quality isn't very good, I run it at a 1042x800 res, so nowhere near full HD. But, its hey, it good enough for a school student on a tight budget!:D:p | Blam (54) | ||
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