Comments on: How To Connect Your PC To Your TV http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/ Just some random discoveries, how to guides and helpful explainations made by dave. Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Sven Kremer http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Sven Kremer Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:33:48 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-236 Thanks for posting this, this is working great! Thanks! Thanks for posting this, this is working great! Thanks!

]]> By: Peter http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Peter Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:21:47 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-205 I have been using the PC to TC converter box seen below, it works great but you can't hear the sound out of the tv so you need some half decent computer speakers. http://www.virtualvillage.com/pc-vga-to-tv-converter-box-006403-002.html I have been using the PC to TC converter box seen below, it works great but you can’t hear the sound out of the tv so you need some half decent computer speakers.

http://www.virtualvillage.com/pc-vga-to-tv-converter-box-006403-002.html

]]> By: Brian http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Brian Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:36:27 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-188 Another tip for anyone who wants to do this: If you television does not have any of those connectors you can get a standard (and cheap) RF Modulator they usually have those connections as inputs on the units and it converts everything and sends it to coax. Thats what i had to do and I'm watching Total Recall 2070 while i am typing this. Thanks man! Another tip for anyone who wants to do this: If you television does not have any of those connectors you can get a standard (and cheap) RF Modulator they usually have those connections as inputs on the units and it converts everything and sends it to coax. Thats what i had to do and I’m watching Total Recall 2070 while i am typing this. Thanks man!

]]> 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???

]]> 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.

]]> 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.

]]> 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

]]> 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.

]]> 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

]]> By: dreem http://www.davediscovers.com/how-to-connect-your-pc-to-your-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-6 dreem Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:54:27 +0000 http://www.davediscovers.com/?p=24#comment-6 :!: thank U~! :!: thank U~!

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