Media Center - Set Up With TV?

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yewing wrote:
> I am a new owner of a media center pc. I actually have 2 of them. I
> want to connect one in my office directly to my tv to view recorded
> programs through the tv while computing. The other one I want to
> connect to a tv through a cable box - it's located in another part of
> the house.
>
> Neither of these tvs has an "s" video connector. The digital cable
> box doesn't have an "s" video connector.
>
> For the media center that I want connected directly to the tv: I
> purchased a 2 device AV s-video switcher tonight so I could connect
> an s video cable to it and then use rca cables to the tv. However,
> how am I supposed to get the tv to know it's supposed to run off the
> media center output?
>
> For the media center that I want connected through the digital tv: we
> have to go and get the appropriate composite cable tomorrow - I
> didn't realize it was a necessary part of the picture.
>
> I need to know, is this going to work or must you have a media center
> extender in order to view data through the tv or will this work?

No idea as you're asking in the wrong place. Please repost in the Media
Centre group.

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