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razorhusky   12-13-2006 at 03:44:38 PM

Can someone point me in the right direction. I want to connect my pc to my lcdtv. While gaming is nice for me its really more important that I just be able to use the lcd as a monitor. The tv has s-video(4-pin), Component, Composite, and Hdmi inputs. The pc has none of these onboard connectors. I looked at dozens of cards like the ATI Radeon All-in-Wonder 9800 PRO and I'm getting confused. I do burn a lot of dvds on the pc and the prospect of using as a pvr is cool but not essential. I'm looking for a simple solution to use my pc apps, and surf the net using my lcdtv as the monitor.



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Eurasianman   12-13-2006 at 03:51:49 PM
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but last time I check, majority of the the video cards that have S-Video out come with a component adapter. Other than that, I find it weird that an LCD TV not have an VGA connector. I just ordered a LCD TV from Costco the other day that has: HDMI, Component, S-Video, Composite, and VGA connectors. It's a 32 inch widescreen. One thing to make note is, with LCD TVs, they have a specific resolution. Might want to double check the video card to make sure it can output that resolution. Most high ends won't have a problem.

Like I said, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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razorhusky   12-13-2006 at 04:07:03 PM
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Thanks for your reply. I agree I thought there was a VGA connector on the lcd as well. Can you recommend a specific card or two that I should look at? I'm a girl who doesn't know much about electronics and computers other then from work.


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mkaibear   12-13-2006 at 04:12:34 PM
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You can buy a DVI-HDMI converter. I'd suggest using that.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] =0&Ntk=all

If in the states.

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razorhusky   12-13-2006 at 04:17:07 PM
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You lost me neither the pc nor the tv has DVI? The LCD has everything but DVI and VGA.

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duthoy   12-13-2006 at 04:21:31 PM
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personally, i've noticed that you have a better picture quality using S-video (4 pin), composite isn't such a good picture.
I use it with my CRT TV, so resolution is not good enough to read text easily
so surfing will be difficult
i think this is different on LCD?
fill me in on this

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Eurasianman   12-13-2006 at 04:23:24 PM
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Most of your nVidia 7 series and ATI X1xxx series will do the job. :wink:

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