How can a computer connected to a TV to use?
- Thread starter Rae Starr
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I have one of my computers hooked up to a 42" Plasma TV using an HDMI cable and I play movies mainly on it, but I can surf the web if I need to.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bitIntel i7 3770K16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HAL-9000
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
- CPU
- Intel i7 3770K
- Motherboard
- Asus Sabertooth Z77
- Memory
- 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3
- Graphics Card(s)
- XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
- Sound Card
- Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic
- Screen Resolution
- 5760x1080
- Hard Drives
- 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB,
- PSU
- Antec True Power New 650watt
- Case
- Cooler Master HAF-932
- Cooling
- Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15 and G13
- Mouse
- Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse
- Internet Speed
- 50/10 Mbit
- Other Info
- Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC
Some people told me bought a VGA to RCA / S-Video Adapter Cable...
like this
How about this?
My Computer
At a glance
windows xp
- OS
- windows xp
Hi, if you just want to display the PC monitor output then you just need a converter lead from the PC graphic card to match up to the aux or other video signal input to the TV. 
My Computer
At a glance
Win7 Ultimate x64 on Desktop / Win7 Ultimate ...AMD Phenom 965 X4 3.4Ghz cpu Black Edition12 Gb DDR3Nvidea Gforce GTX 470
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dilithium Computers/Engineering (Myself) Star date 42.739285.5432.9
- OS
- Win7 Ultimate x64 on Desktop / Win7 Ultimate x86 on laptop / Win7 x86 Starter on Netbook
- CPU
- AMD Phenom 965 X4 3.4Ghz cpu Black Edition
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte 790XT
- Memory
- 12 Gb DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidea Gforce GTX 470
- Sound Card
- Onboard Realtek hi-fi
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Lg 3D led 23"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Loads maxstore sata 1 & 2/ loads of partitions + 1Tb Hitachi sata 2. 256Gb Crucial ssd.
- PSU
- OCZ 700W GameXstream
- Case
- Artec 10000
- Cooling
- On board + many case fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech wireless K350
- Mouse
- Inferno gaming mouse
- Internet Speed
- Talk talk. 10Mb
- Other Info
- My PC was hand built with matchsticks. xbox 360 controller. Printers,fax.........
YourFriendDave
New member
I can tell you... it depends on,
firstly your TV, is it a HDTV? or a standard TV?
also
your graphics card what make and model is it?
For HD look at the back you will probably need a HDMI cable going to either DVI, VGA or HDMI. Ideally you want a straight HDMI connection for the best quality but that depends on your card.
For SD you want an RGB to VGA cable or RGB to S-Video (like the thing above) again this depends on your tv and graphics card some cards have s-video built in so you could use a straight s-video.
Let me know when you figure out what ports you have if your struggling to choose a cable.
Dave
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz 2.9...3.00GBNVIDIA GeForce G210
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Hewlett-Packard (CQ5231UK)
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium (x64)
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) Duo CPU E7500 @ 2.93GHz 2.94GHz
- Motherboard
- Foxconn H-I41-uATX (Eton)
- Memory
- 3.00GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce G210
- Sound Card
- NVIDIA High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Compaq CQ1859 Widescreen LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768
- Hard Drives
- SAMSUNG HD502IJ ATA
- PSU
- Standard PSU
- Case
- Compaq Presario
- Cooling
- Dual Fans
- Keyboard
- Compaq Keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft USB Trackball
- Internet Speed
- 768 k/bits
CommonTater
New member
Well, first you need matching inputs on your TV set.
Then you need the geek down the block to hook it up for you.
My Computer
At a glance
XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86Amd 64 x2 4200 (2.4ghz)Kingston DDR2 800 2gbNvidia GF-8400
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Homebrew
- OS
- XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
- CPU
- Amd 64 x2 4200 (2.4ghz)
- Motherboard
- Asus M2N-MX SE Plus
- Memory
- Kingston DDR2 800 2gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GF-8400
- Sound Card
- Realtek on Motherboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer x-193bw
- Screen Resolution
- 1440 x 900
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital 500g
- PSU
- 350watt In-Win
- Case
- In-Win
- Cooling
- Air
- Keyboard
- yes
- Mouse
- yes
- Internet Speed
- 5mpbs
- Other Info
- Also ASRock ION 330 as HTPC (on XP).
Acer Aspire as GP netbook (on XP).
I think your graphics card needs to have Tv-out if u want to connect it to an old CRT tv, or you have to buy some extra converter. Thats why i bought an HD4890 instead of an HD5xxx card because i still have an 32" CRT 
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7E8400Coirsair DHX 64008800GT 512MB
- OS
- Windows 7
- CPU
- E8400
- Motherboard
- P35-DS4
- Memory
- Coirsair DHX 6400
- Graphics Card(s)
- 8800GT 512MB
- Sound Card
- Creative X-Fi Gamer
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG W2600HP
- PSU
- Coirsair 650W