Connect Pc To Tv [Archive] - FileSharing Talk

rf9rider

10-01-2003, 05:02 AM

I wanna connect my pc to my tv. What sort of cable do ineed and do i need any special sort of video/audio/tv card? Thanks.

dwightfry

10-01-2003, 01:25 PM

You need a good video card, I have Geforce 4. But be warned, it is great for video files, but very poor for actual computer desktops. It is hard to read text on tv's because of how blurry it is.

3RA1N1AC

10-01-2003, 05:56 PM

Originally posted by dwightfry@1 October 2003 - 05:25
You need a good video card
you don't need a "good" video card. a $30 card has equal tv-quality to a $200+ card. the difference in price is only because of the speed in games.

harrycary

10-02-2003, 12:29 AM

Most TVs don't have the necessary resolution for displaying text.

HD equipped TVs will fare better though.

Altering settings within Windows may help with text viewing so plan on experimenting a bit.

johnboy27

10-02-2003, 01:19 AM

I would use an ATI card as they generally have an RCA style cable rather than s-video. I myself have an ATI Radeon 7500 with TV out and it works perfectly.Text is blurry of course but movies look perfect.

rf9rider

10-02-2003, 04:50 AM

ok,thanks chaps, i just wanna watch movies and stuff, i wont be playing games or reading text.