hook up my comp to my TV

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

what wire(s) do i need to make my TV the monitor for my comp? is there just i easy 10 dollar cord or is it harder than that?

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[jeepintn 10+ year member]

some tv's have special inputs for it... or if not, your video card will have to have an out that u can convert to rca's and run to your tv... thats one way to do it

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

rcas will look like *** and it wont be worth it.

if you have a high res tv that has dvi, use a dvi to dvi digital connection (not analog)

or use a s-video from vid card to tv, but it won't look as crisp.

 

[benvaldi88 10+ year member]

some computers have s-video cables that you can hook the computer to the tv with, but the computer has to have a video card that can handle it, and a tv tuner if ur hooking it up to cable

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

with mine i can do either svideo or dvi. as its been said it depends on the type of output on your video card

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I use a DVI to component video output converter on my plasma and get a good picture.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

thats still an hd signal of course it still looks good.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

ya, dvi or component is the best way to go

with svideo or composite video cables, you'll get weird artifacts, or distorted colors that look like a speaker is interfering with the tv, and at the very least, a lot of weird jagged edges, and scrolling dots

and contrast ratio? forget about it. blacks will look like crap

 

[4runnercrazy 10+ year member]

so its really not that worth it? i though there was a cord that goes from the monotor output into the aux cords (RCA's)...........if it harded than that, im not that desperate.................btw its a big scrren HD tv and my graphics card is a raidon 9200 256 (not the best but it works fine)

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

ya, dvi or component is the best way to go
with svideo or composite video cables, you'll get weird artifacts, or distorted colors that look like a speaker is interfering with the tv, and at the very least, a lot of weird jagged edges, and scrolling dots

and contrast ratio? forget about it. blacks will look like crap

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for real though, unless u have an HD tv, u wont be able to see shit on it, seeing as how a regular CRT computer monitor has better resolution than a CRT tv...hope that helps

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

so its really not that worth it? i though there was a cord that goes from the monotor output into the aux cords (RCA's)...........if it harded than that, im not that desperate.................btw its a big scrren HD tv and my graphics card is a raidon 9200 256 (not the best but it works fine)

does your tv have a dvi input or componet input? if so just use your dvi output on your video card, if you dont have dvi, use an rgb->dvi adapter and then run dvi to the tv or use a dvi->componet adapter

 

[reneeb7363 10+ year member]

rcas will look like *** and it wont be worth it.if you have a high res tv that has dvi, use a dvi to dvi digital connection (not analog)

or use a s-video from vid card to tv, but it won't look as crisp.

Radio shack makes a cheap s-video to rca adaptor that will allow it to work on any tv with line inputs-- picture sucks tho'

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

In terms of image quality:
DVI/HDMI > VGA (aka HD15) > Component > S-Video > Composite

HDMI is digital only, DVI is usually digital (DVI-D) although most graphics cards have DVI-I outputs which is capable of both digital and analog output. Digital is, in most cases, the ultimate for picture quality at this point time. Many HDTVs have either HDMI or DVI connections.

VGA (aka HD15) is capable of very high resolution (up to 2048x1536) and is the standard analog computer monitor connection. Many LCD televisions, especially older ones, have this connection. This offers picture quality relatively equal to HDMI/DVI, although is more prone to video noise and interference.

Component separates the RGB signal over 3 separate cables. It is capable of up to 1080i or 720p resolutions. While certainly not the greatest, you should be capable of reading most things on the desktop and is good for video and gaming.

S-Video is a lower-quality analog signal capable of only 480i. Like Component, it separates the RGB signal for better picture quality. For computer to TV connections, this is okay for movies, but extremely substandard for anything else.

Composite is your standard yellow RCA connection. It is only capable of 480i and the RGB signal is all on one cable. It is the worst video connection available. Don't even bother connecting a computer to a TV using this method.

I use the S-video method thinking it would be better to type in front of the TV. It doesn't work that way. The text is small and hard to read. I have a Samsung widescreen. Looking at **** is a-ok however.