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| Thread ID: 79571 | 2007-05-24 22:00:00 | XP and HDTV | wratterus (105) | Press F1 |
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| 552791 | 2007-05-24 22:00:00 | Hi all, I'm looking at getting a new LCD HDTV, you can see the specs here (reviews.cnet.com) I'm wondering if i'm gonna be able to connect my PC (WINXP SP2) up to it, as i've heard of issues with PCs not working with HDTV. I wouldn't want to use it as a monitor :horrified no way, :yuck: but would like to use it for watching movies, looking at pics etc etc. I just want to know if it's gonna work. I've got all the hardware and stuff, i use it with my old 29" CRT at the moment. Thanks.:cool: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 552792 | 2007-05-24 22:35:00 | Help! lol :D | wratterus (105) | ||
| 552793 | 2007-05-24 22:44:00 | Well just as long as u have the right hardware, (the cable/video card and the monitor), why wouldnt it work? And if u dont want to use it as a monitor, (why connect it to the PC then). Just use the RCA cables, and connect it to a standalone DVD player. However, to get the most out of it, you'll need an HD compliant DVD player. But it'll most probably still work with any DVD you use, in whatever DVD player. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 552794 | 2007-05-24 22:53:00 | Thanks speedy, the main reson i want to set it up like that is to watch movies from the PC. (for those of us who store our movies on our PCs anyway), its easier than moving the pc into the lounge, and the HDTV's screen is bigger. Are you not aware of any issues with using say a standard RGB cable from the graphics card straight into the tv? I can't seen to find anything conclusive on the net. Thanks for your help. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 552795 | 2007-05-24 23:01:00 | Does the videocard / mobo have an RGB connection?? RGB, isnt the same as VGA . The link u gave, this monitor only has VGA not RGB . If u mean VGA, then it shouldnt be a prob if the videocard is VGA, since VGA is the only connection on the monitor that'll connect to it (for a PC) . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 552796 | 2007-05-24 23:12:00 | Doesn't it have a component input? 3xRCA? (I've got a 7600GT). Although it would be possible to use the DVI output on the gfx card with an apadtor to the D-SUB input on the TV. I'd prefer RBG (component) though. Is that the right term? I was under the inpression RGB and Component Video were the same thing. Heres what it says in the specs.... Connections / Cables / Slots * Input/Output connections * 1 x HDMI input (19 pin HDMI Type A), 2 x Component video input (RCA phono x 3), 1 x VGA input (15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)), 2 x Audio line-in (RCA phono x 2), 1 x Composite video/audio input (RCA phono x 3), 1 x USB, 1 x Serial, 1 x Headphones (Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm), 1 x S-Video input (4 pin mini-DIN) |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 552797 | 2007-05-24 23:13:00 | Does your PC have DVI? If it does you will be able to hook it up no worries with a DVI to HDMI cable. That would be my choice. Failing that it also has a VGA input so you will have no problems using the standard 15pin video cable - although I don't know what that is like with HDCP media. Guess you will just have to try. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 552798 | 2007-05-24 23:16:00 | Certainly does - that would actually be a lot easier.:cool: | wratterus (105) | ||
| 552799 | 2007-05-24 23:20:00 | HDMI is the best quality you can get (as good as or better than component) and carries both vieo and multichannel sound with the one cable. You can get cables with DVI one end and HDMI the other. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 552800 | 2007-05-24 23:20:00 | Ah, thats different from what I was thinking, the component input thing. There is also a RGB connection and monitor as well. The Amiga computers used it. That RGB connection would be better if u plugged it into a standalone DVD player. |
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