How to hook up my TV to my PC?

2008-08-29 07:00:16

#1

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6742|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

My Tv is right next to my PC and im wondering as to how i can get it setup as a 2nd PC monitor, it has all the right connections on the back of it.

Its a Samsung pebble 19' widescreen HD-TV/Monitor.

How do i make both of them work together so i can say use one of them on a game and the other on MSN or something like that?

2008-08-29 07:01:54

#2

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6716

If it has DVI, then use that. If not then get HDMI-DVI cable.

Then, you get to chose what option you want from the Nvidia Control Panel.

https://www.ldso.net/tronfaq/images/Nvidia_ControlPanel.jpg

If you look, there is multiple display option, you get to chose whether you want it to be continuous, or whether you want the same image to appear on both screens.

Last edited by r'Eeee (2008-08-29 07:06:51)

2008-08-29 07:06:09

#3

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

Plug both of them in:

right click desktop -> Display Settings -> Select the Second monitor -> Check "Extend Desktop onto this monitor"

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2008-08-29 07:39:09

#4

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6742|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

Ok i have done that, do you know how i can get sound to my 2nd monitor?

2008-08-29 07:53:56

#5

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

sound to the monitor - wat?

2008-08-29 08:05:55

#6

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

Elite don't you have PS3 too?

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2008-08-29 08:30:21

#7

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6742|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

.Sup wrote:
Elite don't you have PS3 too?

Thats right

I mean sound to come out of the tv/monitor, is there anyway to do it?

2008-08-29 08:31:32

#8

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

Connect your PC to the audio ports of your TV, as well as the video ports.

2008-08-29 08:42:29

#9

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

I have my HTPC connected through VGA and my PS3 through HDMI to the TV.

2008-08-29 08:55:41

#10

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

.Sup wrote:
I have my HTPC connected through VGA and my PS3 through HDMI to the TV.

Why VGA?

2008-08-29 08:56:14

#11

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

Jenspm wrote:
.Sup wrote:
I have my HTPC connected through VGA and my PS3 through HDMI to the TV.

Why VGA?

Why not? The picture is great.

2008-08-29 08:56:48

#12

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

.Sup wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
.Sup wrote:
I have my HTPC connected through VGA and my PS3 through HDMI to the TV.

Why VGA?
Why not? The picture is great.

Because DVI/HDMI is better

2008-08-29 08:58:05

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

Jenspm wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Jenspm wrote:

Why VGA?
Why not? The picture is great.
Because DVI/HDMI is better

I only have 1 HDMI and its used by PS3. My TV has this source called PC and you can use it only if you connect your PC through VGA.

2008-08-29 11:21:02

#14

xRBLx: I've got lovely bunch of coconuts!!; +27|6623|England - Kent

.Sup wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
.Sup wrote:

Why not? The picture is great.
Because DVI/HDMI is better
I only have 1 HDMI and its used by PS3. My TV has this source called PC and you can use it only if you connect your PC through VGA.

Buy a spliter?

I got my HD link to my 8800GTX via DVI to HDMI converter then run the HDMI lead from one to the other.

2008-08-29 11:39:20

#15

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6922

If you have an HD-capable videocard in your PC, I highly recommend at least trying it out on your HDTV. I brought my computer over to a friend's house last weekend and hooked it up and my god it's so beautiful! CoD4 was amazing! (Not to mention I must've been getting 60+ frames on "All Ghillied Up", when normally with DVI I get 25-30)

2008-08-29 11:50:50

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone

xRBLx wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Jenspm wrote:

Because DVI/HDMI is better
I only have 1 HDMI and its used by PS3. My TV has this source called PC and you can use it only if you connect your PC through VGA.
Buy a spliter?

I got my HD link to my 8800GTX via DVI to HDMI converter then run the HDMI lead from one to the other.

No, I don't need it. As i said the picture is great, I don't notice any difference whatsoever. Its a low res TV not a monitor. I'm not watching the TV from couple CMs away but from 2 meters away.

2008-08-29 12:00:32

#17

ELITE-UK: Scratching my back; +170|6742|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND

mtb0minime wrote:
If you have an HD-capable videocard in your PC, I highly recommend at least trying it out on your HDTV. I brought my computer over to a friend's house last weekend and hooked it up and my god it's so beautiful! CoD4 was amazing! (Not to mention I must've been getting 60+ frames on "All Ghillied Up", when normally with DVI I get 25-30)

I might try it later on, i got a HDMI converter for the pc which came with the GTX 260.

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