8800GTS + LCD TV

I'm a little lost and confused when it comes to the connectivity.

I have a Nvidia 8800GTS and a Samsung 26" HD LCD TV.

I'm looking to connect the two to be able to play games in High Def, but I'm not sure what cable to get or how to go about it.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Yeah it does. Is DVI-d any different from DVI?

I'm looking at this cable.

Here

DVI-I sounds good for the graphics card connector, the one in the TV is a standard DVI connection.

Is there a DVI-I to DVI connector available?

Yeah, it matches that one.

The GFX connector is DVI-I and the TV is DVI-D.

Thanks for clearing that up mate, been a great help.

Component video is better than s-video and DVI is better yet. Here they are in order, with the best listed on top:

1. DVI
2. component
3. s-video
4. composite

I didn't include VGA in the above list. If you have DVI, that would be the best to use for the best picture.

Check the link above provided by acsmyth where it says here.

You need a DVI to HDMI converter cable. The HDMI includes audio, as well as the video, which DVI does not include. You need something like this: http://www.monoprice.com/products/ [...] largeimage You will also need an audio cable if you want the audio to go from your PC to TV.

That makes it easier that you are using the PC audio. Yes, the DVI to HDMI cable will be a better picture than an s-video cable. Just make sure that the resolution of your video card matches the native resolution, 1366x768, of your TV. Nice setup!

I've heard a few horror stories when people were trying to hook their computer up using DVI out on the card to HDMI in on the tv. Even though you should be able to set the machine to 1366x768 to match the resolution of the tv, in some cases it just doesn't scale or display correctly.

If the monitor has a VGA input, I'd stick with that for a computer as it usually always displays without any scaling or distortion. If the DVI or HDMI in DOES work, however, then by all means use it

Using S-Video out of the card will ultimately yield you a 480i signal into your tv...I'd avoid it if possible.

yeah if the port looks like the older graphics card interfaces it's probably a VGA port for computer hookup. You might want to try adapting the DVI out on the card to VGA and using a good ole vga cable on the tv.

Yes, going DVI to HDMI is theoretically a better connection, but in all honesty VGA SHOULD look virtually indiscernable as long as the actual input on the tv is of stellar quality.

if you still want to try the dvi to hdmi route, that adaptor would have to be DVI female to HDMI male if you're using a DVI cable to traverse the distance from the card to the tv. If you're using an HDMI cable to traverse the distance, you'd need the HDMI female to DVI male adaptor just like the pic you posted. All depends on what cables you already have.

For some reason many TV manufacturers recommend you use something other than the native resolution. My 32" widescreeen TV is like that and the picture still looks very good. Does your owner's manual recommend a resolution when connecting your PC?

It depends on thow the monitor scales. When in doubt, do what the manual suggests.