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i have a xfx 4850 and have the cord supplied with the card .

can anyone help me in connecting the comp to a tv

i have a generic crt tv.

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It depends on what type of inputs your CRT TV has. Does it have:

1) Coax - typical cable cord connector
2) Composite - three cable connector (Red/White for left/right audio and Yellow for Video)
3) S-Video - single cable 4-pin connection
4) Component - five cable connector (Yellow/White for audio and Red/Blue/Green for video)

Depending on the age of your TV, it could have one or any combination of the above. If your TV has a Component input then it's just a matter of connecting the included converter cable (that came with your graphics card) to the card, and then connecting some component cables (video only) to the TV. Audio will still be handled by your PC.

If your computer does not have component inputs, then you will need some type of converter cable/box that will accept either a DVI, VGA, or Component Input and output to whatever inputs your TV has.

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Reply to Wolfshadw

Your best bet is composite or scart on a CRT.

I had a crt hooked n my pc using one of these:
http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/AD001.html
and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6812196054


If am not mistaken the xfx 4850 has an svideo port on the back and your tv probably as scart at the back (almost all crt's have) The quality is nowhere near an HDTV lcd bu it is pretty satifsactory for watchng movies if you have a big CRT.

Reply to slo

Yes, i use a 60 foot Svideo/audio cable to reach my tv/amplifier, and for watching movies, it is plenty decent. It may be a little hard to read text and such but for movies, it is more than adequate. The next step up from Svideo would be a component connection (RED+BLUE+GREEN RCA cables) , then DVI/HDMI


Message edited by doormatderek on 07-17-2009 at 02:26:17 AM
Reply to doormatderek

i really dont know what those jacks are called ill take a picture and post it. then u guys can help me out ok?

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