I recently acquired a TV that I want to use as a third display for my PC. It's an older model, so the only inputs it accepts are composite, component and s-video. As for PC outputs, my graphics card is a Radeon HD 6850 with 2 DVI, an HDMI and a DisplayPort. The two DVI ports are already occupied by two monitors, so ideally what I'm looking for is a way to connect the DisplayPort or HDMI to one of the TV inputs. I've done some reading, but I don't fully understand what I'm getting into here. I saw something about this graphics card not having a direct TV-out function, so this is impossible, but I've also seen people say it can be done. From what I've gathered, it's probably going to involve multiple pieces of equipment. What is the best way to make this work?
PC to TV connectivity issue
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alexoiu
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Here's an option:
http://www.accellcables.com/B101B-003B.html - an active adapter to VGA and then
a VGA to composite cable:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/vga-to-composite-cable
More from ATI:
"Connecting multiple monitors for AMD Eyefinity technology couldn’t be simpler. There are four easy rules to remember:
1.The first two monitors can connect to the graphics card with any display output on your product: HDMI, VGA, DVI or DisplayPort.
2.The third (or greater) display must be connected to the graphics card via DisplayPort.
3.If your monitor does not have a DisplayPort connection, you will need an inexpensive active DisplayPort adapter for it. DVI to DP adapters can be had for less than $30 USD.2
4.Every family of GPUs supports a different maximum number of displays. "
http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/amd-eyefinity-technology/how-to/Pages/faqs.aspx#multiple-display-requirements
http://www.accellcables.com/B101B-003B.html - an active adapter to VGA and then
a VGA to composite cable:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/vga-to-composite-cable
More from ATI:
"Connecting multiple monitors for AMD Eyefinity technology couldn’t be simpler. There are four easy rules to remember:
1.The first two monitors can connect to the graphics card with any display output on your product: HDMI, VGA, DVI or DisplayPort.
2.The third (or greater) display must be connected to the graphics card via DisplayPort.
3.If your monitor does not have a DisplayPort connection, you will need an inexpensive active DisplayPort adapter for it. DVI to DP adapters can be had for less than $30 USD.2
4.Every family of GPUs supports a different maximum number of displays. "
http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/amd-eyefinity-technology/how-to/Pages/faqs.aspx#multiple-display-requirements
It took a while, but I got all the adapters and hooked it all up, but it doesn't work. I've been able to test every part individually and found that the problem is either the VGA to composite cable you suggested or that my graphics card just won't cooperate with the tv. I'm hoping it's just a faulty part. Is there anything else I can try?
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