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Ideas for Connecting a Computer to a TV
Hello Everyone,
I was planning on connecting my computer to my TV so I could "veg" out on the couch while watching movies, so I was wondering if anyone had any tips on the best way to do this. My GPU is a Radeon HD 6870 1GB which only has one HDMI port and my computer monitor only has one HDMI port as well. I was planning on getting a 2 into 1 HDMI splitter and installing into the graphics card and then hooking the TV and the monitor into that.
I guess my question is, if I did this would my computer always think there is a second monitor plugged in? I would want this to be a pretty seamless setup, in the sense that I wouldn't have to be messing with cables or changing a bunch of audio / video settings every time I want to use my TV. It would be nice to use my single monitor normally and then when I want, just press a button and have everything switch over to my TV.
Sorry if this is a broad question but I was just looking for peoples input. Please let me know if anymore information about my setup is need. Thanks in advance for any advice.
-JackALope