Comments for Dave Discovers http://www.davediscovers.com Just some random discoveries, how to guides and helpful explainations made by dave. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on What Does a Trillion Dollars Look Like? by Patrick Bateman http://www.davediscovers.com/what-does-a-trillion-dollars-look-like/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Patrick Bateman Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:56:22 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=110#comment-165 I'm guessing it's $1 dollar notes. Where did you find this graphic, really cool! I’m guessing it’s $1 dollar notes. Where did you find this graphic, really cool!

]]> Comment on How To Calculate Vat Using Excel by Chris http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-calculate-vat-using-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Chris Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:35:02 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=18#comment-163 Thank you so much! Gotta love simple solutions that work :-D Thank you so much!

Gotta love simple solutions that work :-D

]]> Comment on How To Connect Your PC To Your TV by jean http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-155 jean Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:10:49 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-155 I have a Philips Lcd tv which is HDMI and I want to connect it to my laptop which is vga, I tried a converter but it didn't work and I just bought an s-video cable and that is not working either. Can someone please help??? I have a Philips Lcd tv which is HDMI and I want to connect it to my laptop which is vga, I tried a converter but it didn’t work and I just bought an s-video cable and that is not working either.
Can someone please help???

]]> Comment on How To Connect Your PC To Your TV by Tom http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Tom Sat, 23 May 2009 21:10:26 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-94 The S-video port you have shown has 7 pins, it is near impossible to get a 7 pin s-vid on a tv or the relevant cable, but the usual 4 pin will work. The S-video port you have shown has 7 pins, it is near impossible to get a 7 pin s-vid on a tv or the relevant cable, but the usual 4 pin will work.

]]> Comment on How To Connect Your PC To Your TV by BuggyDE http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-59 BuggyDE Mon, 04 May 2009 14:45:43 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-59 There is nothing wrong with converting dvi to hdmi, most newer laptops have sound on dvi. And it is simple to make sure your PC DVI can carry the sound output. If you use good quality cables and makes sure you get one that uses all the pin outs, there is no problem. Also u would need to make sure your Video card is HDCP compliant. Even some older video cards for the PC have the option for you to add sound to the DVI output through a internal SPDIF connector. They don't always provide the cable for this though. Most motherboards also have a SPDIF connector on the motherboard See: http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/support/faq/spdif-1.jpg and http://benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews/video_cards/ZOTAC_ZT-88TES3P-FCP/ZT-88TES3P-FCP_Digital_Audio.jpg New cards have built in sound processors and do not require an internal SPDIF cable I have built several machines for customer with videos cards that have sound on DVI. As well as provide the cables need for the older 8800 Cards to get sound on DVI. There is nothing wrong with converting dvi to hdmi, most newer laptops have sound on dvi. And it is simple to make sure your PC DVI can carry the sound output. If you use good quality cables and makes sure you get one that uses all the pin outs, there is no problem. Also u would need to make sure your Video card is HDCP compliant.

Even some older video cards for the PC have the option for you to add sound to the DVI output through a internal SPDIF connector. They don’t always provide the cable for this though. Most motherboards also have a SPDIF connector on the motherboard

See:

http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/support/faq/spdif-1.jpg

and

http://benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews/video_cards/ZOTAC_ZT-88TES3P-FCP/ZT-88TES3P-FCP_Digital_Audio.jpg

New cards have built in sound processors and do not require an internal SPDIF cable

I have built several machines for customer with videos cards that have sound on DVI. As well as provide the cables need for the older 8800 Cards to get sound on DVI.

]]> Comment on How To Use Twitter by venkat http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-use-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-54 venkat Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:36:25 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=158#comment-54 I don't know about Mr.Tweet add-on,thanks for sharing. I don’t know about Mr.Tweet add-on,thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on How To Use Twitter by JLEck http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-use-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-52 JLEck Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:41:13 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=158#comment-52 I wish I had seen this a few weeks ago! I will send the link to some friends, though. I wish I had seen this a few weeks ago! I will send the link to some friends, though.

]]> Comment on How To Connect Your PC To Your TV by w0wie http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-34 w0wie Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:37:04 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-34 Keep in mind that converting DVI to HDMI is not usually a good idea. DVI from the PC is video and the audio usually comes out of a sound output jack on the motherboard or a sound card. Because of this, you need to be aware that many amplifiers that have HDMI inputs will not get the sound as that non-digital sound input is disabled on the amp when you plug in the HDMI. Most TV have the same or similar attitudes, so its better to get the poop on what will happen when you connect what to what, before you go buying expensive equipment or cables. I ended up with a vga cable to the TV, and analog sound cables to the amp. I put the TV on PC input and it works just fine, but these days everyone wants HDMI, and I would at least LOOK for an HDMI output with audio for my PC before I went with a DVI or SVGA setup. Just MHO. w0wie Keep in mind that converting DVI to HDMI is not usually a good idea. DVI from the PC is video and the audio usually comes out of a sound output jack on the motherboard or a sound card. Because of this, you need to be aware that many amplifiers that have HDMI inputs will not get the sound as that non-digital sound input is disabled on the amp when you plug in the HDMI. Most TV have the same or similar attitudes, so its better to get the poop on what will happen when you connect what to what, before you go buying expensive equipment or cables. I ended up with a vga cable to the TV, and analog sound cables to the amp. I put the TV on PC input and it works just fine, but these days everyone wants HDMI, and I would at least LOOK for an HDMI output with audio for my PC before I went with a DVI or SVGA setup. Just MHO.
w0wie

]]> Comment on How To Connect Your PC To Your TV by lvleph http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-16 lvleph Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:03:27 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-16 Actually a lot of pc's are switching to hdrmi. Mostly because sound can be sent over hdmi. However, if you bought a nice video card it probably has Dual DVI. Actually a lot of pc’s are switching to hdrmi. Mostly because sound can be sent over hdmi. However, if you bought a nice video card it probably has Dual DVI.

]]> Comment on How To Connect Your PC To Your TV by Chris http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Chris Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:56:06 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-9 DVI can be converted to HDMI with a cable. Most PCs have DVI but not HDMI. http://www.amazon.com/DVI-HDMI-Cable-6ft-Male-Male/dp/B0002CZHN6 DVI can be converted to HDMI with a cable. Most PCs have DVI but not HDMI.

http://www.amazon.com/DVI-HDMI-Cable-6ft-Male-Male/dp/B0002CZHN6

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