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Hi everyone. I hope I am in the correct forum. If I am not I do apologize for the error. I brought an Inspiron 560MT and it has a hdmi port on the rear of the pc. I would like to use that port to stream videos from my pc to tv. Unfortunately, I do not have a hdmi port on my tv. I have composite, component, and s-video ports on the tv. Is there any kind of cable that I can buy that will transfer the videos to my tv? My Comcast dvr has a hdmi port. Can I use it to transfer the videos? Any help will be appeciated. deanie44


Inspiron 560MT
Windows 7 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E7500 (2.93GHz,3M,1066MHz,FSB)
Piano Black
16X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Thermal Module Heatsink,65W
4 GB DDR3 NON-ECC SDRAM 1066MHz (2 DIMMs)
1 TB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
INSPIRON 560MT
OS
windows 7 X64
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(4) CPU 3.06 GHz
Memory
4 GB OF RAM
Sound Card
REALTEK HD AUDIO
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Generic Monitor and Vizio E320VL LCD TV
Screen Resolution
1280 X 720
Hard Drives
1 TB SATA II HARDDRIVE
Keyboard
Dell generic keyboard
Internet Speed
16 Mbp
What other outputs do you have on the PC? I would either buy a Blu-Ray player that can natively play media files, or an external streamer if you don't have a native cable.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built by me
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x86-64
CPU
AMD Athlon x2 250 @ 3.0GHz (2MB L2 cache, no L3)
Motherboard
Gigabyte MA-785GM-US2H mATX/785G/DDR2 (F11 BIOS, IGP disable
Memory
Elixir 4GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15 (2x2GB)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte ATI Radeon 5570 1GB GDDR3 (670MHz core/800MHz memor
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 889A
Monitor(s) Displays
1) BenQ M2200HD 21.5" (HDMI, TN, 1920x1080p); 2) Phillips 17
Hard Drives
HARD DRIVE 1: Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 7200RPM 32MB cache

HARD DRIVE 2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
PSU
Antec True Power New 550w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 [with SSD bracket]
Cooling
1 x 140mm fan top [low], 1 x 120mm fan rear [low]
Hi NTFS. Thank you for answering my post. What is an external streamer? I never heard of such an application or software. thank you. deanie44
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
INSPIRON 560MT
OS
windows 7 X64
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(4) CPU 3.06 GHz
Memory
4 GB OF RAM
Sound Card
REALTEK HD AUDIO
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell Generic Monitor and Vizio E320VL LCD TV
Screen Resolution
1280 X 720
Hard Drives
1 TB SATA II HARDDRIVE
Keyboard
Dell generic keyboard
Internet Speed
16 Mbp
You plug a USB into it or a HDD, and then run the films to your TV via component or HDMI like here:

FreeAgent Theater™ | Seagate

Or check if you GPU has S-Video out.

Personally, the best option is a HTPC, but there are alternatives.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Built by me
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x86-64
CPU
AMD Athlon x2 250 @ 3.0GHz (2MB L2 cache, no L3)
Motherboard
Gigabyte MA-785GM-US2H mATX/785G/DDR2 (F11 BIOS, IGP disable
Memory
Elixir 4GB DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-15 (2x2GB)
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte ATI Radeon 5570 1GB GDDR3 (670MHz core/800MHz memor
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 889A
Monitor(s) Displays
1) BenQ M2200HD 21.5" (HDMI, TN, 1920x1080p); 2) Phillips 17
Hard Drives
HARD DRIVE 1: Samsung HD103UJ 1TB 7200RPM 32MB cache

HARD DRIVE 2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
PSU
Antec True Power New 550w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 [with SSD bracket]
Cooling
1 x 140mm fan top [low], 1 x 120mm fan rear [low]
Make and model of your TV please.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was required!
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD70
Memory
8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo nonOC max rec'd]
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Frozr model
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard mobo, ALC-889 chip)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 WS LED Monitors: One LG One Viewsonic
Screen Resolution
1920 by 1080
Hard Drives
SSD for OS: Samsung 840 Pro
SSD for VM and utilities: Adata SX900
7200 RPM SATA HDs for the rest: Hitachi and Seagate
PSU
Corsair TX850 - 850W max, in service since August 2010.
Case
Thermaltake Armor A90
Cooling
Thermaltake Spin Q CPU Cooler, in service since August 2010
Keyboard
Logitech G11
Mouse
Logitech M310 Wireless
Internet Speed
100 Megabit broadband supposedly upgraded from 50 (Cable)
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 suite
Browser
Pale Moon 64-bit main, also IceDragon, Opera, and Maxthon.
Other Info
CompTIA A+ certified (220-800 series) in July 2013.
deanie44 said:
Hi everyone. I hope I am in the correct forum. If I am not I do apologize for the error. I brought an Inspiron 560MT and it has a hdmi port on the rear of the pc. I would like to use that port to stream videos from my pc to tv. Unfortunately, I do not have a hdmi port on my tv. I have composite, component, and s-video ports on the tv. Is there any kind of cable that I can buy that will transfer the videos to my tv? My Comcast dvr has a hdmi port. Can I use it to transfer the videos? Any help will be appeciated. deanie44


Inspiron 560MT
Windows 7 64 bit
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E7500 (2.93GHz,3M,1066MHz,FSB)
Piano Black
16X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Thermal Module Heatsink,65W
4 GB DDR3 NON-ECC SDRAM 1066MHz (2 DIMMs)
1 TB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
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Welcome to Windows 7 Support forums,
unfortunately you do not posess the hardware to accomplish this task.
You have no playback capability to playback blu ray, and your existing monitor does not posess the capability to playback in hi def or blu ray.
So Sorry.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 7600 1 X64
CPU
AMD PHENOM II X 550 PROCESSOR 3.1 ghz
Motherboard
ASUS M4A78-TE
Memory
Corsair 4 gig ddr 3
Graphics Card(s)
ati radeon 3300
Sound Card
ati hd
Monitor(s) Displays
syncmaster 2033sw
Screen Resolution
1600X900 60 hz refresh
Hard Drives
twin_seagates SATA's 1 TB & 500 Gig, hitachi_slimline 160 gig
PSU
antec_550 watt
Case
cooler master GLite
Cooling
stock_heat sink
Internet Speed
20mbs up/ 1.5mbs down
Other Info
favorite child "stewie"
favorite dog "brian"
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