I need a cable that connects my comp to my TV. I know my video card supports one of those cords. I just don't know where to get one or what they are called.
Anyone know?
Anyone know?
Last edited by Canadian_Sniper_X (2007-06-28 00:22:18)
post your card?
most likely an s-video cable though
edit: you can buy them anywhere just about. walmart, best buy, etc
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6812196054
most likely an s-video cable though
edit: you can buy them anywhere just about. walmart, best buy, etc
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6812196054
Last edited by OmniDeath (2007-06-28 00:24:20)
Thanks buddy.
no probCanadian_Sniper_X wrote:
Thanks buddy.
Newer TVs can accept DVI, which is your best option for preserving your graphics. S-Video is one of the last options you want to consider next to coax (the little yellow RCA / phono connector). In order of cables to use for superior graphic carry-over I would suggest DVI, VGA, S-video, then coax.
IF your TV has an HDMI input then you can buy a DVI-D to HDMI cable, they say that DVI can only be run up to about 5m but I have a 10m one running from the misses pc to the TV no prob at all and as NemeSiS-Factor don’t get an s-video cable the picture is terrible compared to component or dvi/hdmi. You will also need a 3.5mm jack going from the back of your sound card to Phono connectors in either you amp or tv for the sound
If you have a DVI output on you video card and HDMI on your tv you need this cable
http://cgi.ebay.ca/35FT-10M-HDMI-M-to-D … dZViewItem
If you have a DVI output on you video card and component on your tv you need this cable
http://cgi.ebay.ca/New-7-5M-DVI-I-To-3- … dZViewItem
if your tv has neither use this adaptor
http://cgi.ebay.ca/SCART-TO-COMPONENT-V … dZViewItem
and for the sound
http://cgi.ebay.ca/5M-3-5MM-Mini-Stereo … dZViewItem
If you have a DVI output on you video card and HDMI on your tv you need this cable
http://cgi.ebay.ca/35FT-10M-HDMI-M-to-D … dZViewItem
If you have a DVI output on you video card and component on your tv you need this cable
http://cgi.ebay.ca/New-7-5M-DVI-I-To-3- … dZViewItem
if your tv has neither use this adaptor
http://cgi.ebay.ca/SCART-TO-COMPONENT-V … dZViewItem
and for the sound
http://cgi.ebay.ca/5M-3-5MM-Mini-Stereo … dZViewItem
Last edited by Profitteroles (2007-06-28 01:20:02)
However, HDMI cables are a lot more expensive (as are HDMI > DVI cables) and the only benefit of HDMI is that it also carries audio. But Video cards do not transmit audio, which would make HDMI and DVI equal. Except in price. I would say if your TV has an HDMI input, then it almost definitely has DVI input.
If not, then it would be cheaper to buy a regular DVI cable and a DVI > HDMI adapter for the same effect as one of those more expensive DVI HDMI cables.
You can use a normal 1/8" audio cable for your audio output (which you should have from any speakers you had hooked up before) and simply attach a 1/8" to dual RCA Y cable sold at pretty much every Radio Shack for $7. Just hook that up where your speakers would normally go strait up to your stereo receiver or TV.
If not, then it would be cheaper to buy a regular DVI cable and a DVI > HDMI adapter for the same effect as one of those more expensive DVI HDMI cables.
You can use a normal 1/8" audio cable for your audio output (which you should have from any speakers you had hooked up before) and simply attach a 1/8" to dual RCA Y cable sold at pretty much every Radio Shack for $7. Just hook that up where your speakers would normally go strait up to your stereo receiver or TV.
I have a plasma tv that doesn't have dvi and only has hdmi, also if you look at the link i posted for a dvi to hdmi i think it was very cheap $7.00, not many tv's come with dvi inputs hdmi is the standardNemeSiS-Factor wrote:
However, HDMI cables are a lot more expensive (as are HDMI > DVI cables) and the only benefit of HDMI is that it also carries audio. But Video cards do not transmit audio, which would make HDMI and DVI equal. Except in price. I would say if your TV has an HDMI input, then it almost definitely has DVI input.
If not, then it would be cheaper to buy a regular DVI cable and a DVI > HDMI adapter for the same effect as one of those more expensive DVI HDMI cables.
You can use a normal 1/8" audio cable for your audio output (which you should have from any speakers you had hooked up before) and simply attach a 1/8" to dual RCA Y cable sold at pretty much every Radio Shack for $7. Just hook that up where your speakers would normally go strait up to your stereo receiver or TV.
I use a long S-video cable and have the sound coming out of my computer speakers. It's a cheap setup and it works well enough for me.
I think that will be me. I bought my TV in 2000 (and it was already old) so.... Ya it's a piece... but I can't afford anything else because of tuition.san4 wrote:
I use a long S-video cable and have the sound coming out of my computer speakers. It's a cheap setup and it works well enough for me.
No, it actually full goes like this: HDMI, DVI, VGA, Component, S-video, Composite, and then Coaxial.NemeSiS-Factor wrote:
Newer TVs can accept DVI, which is your best option for preserving your graphics. S-Video is one of the last options you want to consider next to coax (the little yellow RCA / phono connector). In order of cables to use for superior graphic carry-over I would suggest DVI, VGA, S-video, then coax.
QUESTION!
is a TV-OUT work good or no?
is a TV-OUT work good or no?
When I tried it, with my 6600, 7800, or 8800 using RCA or S-video it looked pretty shitty....
I think it was showing everything at a low resolution, then blowing it up to fit the screen. Maybe you can get it to work better but it looked almost worthless(i.e. hard to read average text with out it on 800X600)
I think it was showing everything at a low resolution, then blowing it up to fit the screen. Maybe you can get it to work better but it looked almost worthless(i.e. hard to read average text with out it on 800X600)
coax isn't a yellow phono connector....Thats just RCA, coax is the one that screws on with the thin stiff wire in the middleNemeSiS-Factor wrote:
S-Video is one of the last options you want to consider next to coax (the little yellow RCA / phono connector).
Coax is a cable, RCA is a connector. An F connector is what you call the screwey bit.VicktorVauhn wrote:
When I tried it, with my 6600, 7800, or 8800 using RCA or S-video it looked pretty shitty....
I think it was showing everything at a low resolution, then blowing it up to fit the screen. Maybe you can get it to work better but it looked almost worthless(i.e. hard to read average text with out it on 800X600)coax isn't a yellow phono connector....Thats just RCA, coax is the one that screws on with the thin stiff wire in the middleNemeSiS-Factor wrote:
S-Video is one of the last options you want to consider next to coax (the little yellow RCA / phono connector).
http://www.midi-classics.com/i/p7647.jpg
That is an image of an RG-6 coaxial cable with an F connector. It's virtually the same thing as the video section of a component cable, except component uses an RCA (phono) connector. That is why an F can be converted into an RCA with a simple little adapter. They carry the same RF signals. The only difference is the connector and shielding.
Also, the little yellow jack on the back of your video card IS coaxial. it says coax right under mine. component cables carry RF signals the same as standard coax, just split into separate sections for video and LR audio for better throughput. so you cannot list component in your list because a component cable REQUIRES the stereo connectors to qualify as component. otherwise it's just coax.
I sell TVs and know (at least for the U.S.) that if a set has an HDMI input, it has an 80% chance of having DVI in, right next to a digital F/O for audio (or a couple of stereo input RCA jacks).
Last edited by NemeSiS-Factor (2007-07-08 22:46:40)