How To Connect

[the mask]

hi, i would like to know how you can connect your pc to your tv, i mean what h/w i need and software if any. i dont know if this means anything to anybody but my tower is an ez-buddie.

[abu_has_the_power]

u want to connect to do wat? if u just want tv out, any vd card still selling today should have it. if u want to record tv programs and stuff, basically tivo on computer, get a radeon all in wonder card. those are graphx card and tv capture card in 1. or u can just buy a tv capture card

[the mask]

ah yes sorry, if i d/l a movie i want to be able to watch on my tv when i play it on my pc

[abu_has_the_power]

whats ur video card? if it's somewhat new, it should have a tv out port, either svideo or rca. if not, u can always get one. not very expensive

[the mask]

i havent got a single idea about a video card, is there a way i can find this out from my pc, this tower i have is quite new, and then if i bought a video card what would i do with it then??

[ObiWan]

look on the back of the PC if you have TV there will probably be a small round black connector near where the vga connector (where the screen monitor plugs in)

If it is onboard you probably wont have TV Out

[cwctv]

If you have to buy a new video card look at one of these instead there great just cut as data and away you go,perfect had one for over 6 months now.

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[the mask]

no, there is no round black connector. those links that have been posted are showing dvd players- is that what i need??

[Virtualbody1234]

What you would be looking for on the back of your case would be a connector like the black circle in this picture:

http://www.benchmark.pl/artykuly/recenzje/geforceFX_5600/gainward/zdjecie-6s.jpg

If you don't have such a thing then consider buying a graphics card with one.

[tesco]

Originally posted by the mask@21 March 2004 - 19:02
no, there is no round black connector. those links that have been posted are showing dvd players- is that what i need??
no u dont need one he lonked to those as an alternative, you could burn your movies to a cd-r and that dvd player would play them as divx...i think :unsure:

[gungrave]

u might need a new grafix card get a ati radeon 9200 there not much about £30
dont know the link but im sure u could find one ur self ;)

[the mask]

ok, i definately dont have that connector, so i need a graphics card, and that will allow me to connect my pc to my tv, so when i play a movie on my pc i can watch it on my tv- right. also i can imagine i will need some or a cable??

[gungrave]

Originally posted by the mask@22 March 2004 - 05:28
ok, i definately dont have that connector, so i need a graphics card, and that will allow me to connect my pc to my tv, so when i play a movie on my pc i can watch it on my tv- right. also i can imagine i will need some or a cable??
heres the wire u will need
http://www.surfkit.nl/instructions/pctv/s-video-kabel.jpg
called a s-video cable/wire if u wanted to know

might need one of theas
http://tvtool.info/imgs/shop/item1_bg.jpg

and make sure the grafix card has one of theas
http://www.dontek.ru/konkurs/videologic/Svideo.jpg

and heres what u should end up with
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[MUSLEMAN]

i like to add that now you can buy a remote for rca connectors so you don't even have to buy and run wires thru the house and hid them.

you simply connect the pc to one base and therer is another base you put next to tv and connect to.

done
:lol:

[the mask]

thats sounds better, all the infra red stuff, where can i get that, because the wires in the screen shots are quite short, im going to need at lease 6m of cable. and i really do thank you gungrave for the pictures. for someone as thick as me thats how i need to be informed. thank you :D

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by MUSLEMAN@22 March 2004 - 07:26
i like to add that now you can buy a remote for rca connectors so you don't even have to buy and run wires thru the house and hid them.

you simply connect the pc to one base and therer is another base you put next to tv and connect to.

done
:lol:
yea. those are $100 at many stores. tigerdirect is one

[gungrave]

u could just go to the shop and ask for a 6m s-video cable

cheeper than doin infer red stuff :rolleyes:

[the mask]

what is the infra stuff called and where in the uk can i get it, the cable stuff is ok aswell gungrave but all that messing about

[Skillian]

Philips Video Sender (http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=1751&productId=94740&Trail=C$cip=12724>C$Brand=Philips>C$cip=12725&categoryId=12725)

That's the one I use and it works very well. You might be able to find it cheaper somewhere else.

[the mask]

thats a video sender, i can i assume that i would need a graghics card for my pc, then plug the video sender into my pc and the other into my tv, is that how this works??

[Skillian]

Yep, that's how it works. You can also plug DVD player, satellite box, whatever into it to send that signal to another TV.

I also use it just for the audio, to hear my mp3s on the stereo downstairs.

[BILLY-THE-FISH]

Originally posted by gungrave@22 March 2004 - 13:29
u could just go to the shop and ask for a 6m s-video cable

cheeper than doin infer red stuff :rolleyes:
Do you only need an S-Video cable to watch Pc on Tv if your card has an S-Video slot (obviously)? I mean do you need any other cables for sound etc.?

[Skillian]

Yes, you need another cable for sound.

A scart cable can carry sound though, so if you use that you only need one long cable, but you will sacrifice some picture quality.

[gungrave]

yes u do need a nother wire for sound heres what i use
http://myimages.fourvalve.com/gungrave/Picture%20014.jpg
http://myimages.fourvalve.com/gungrave/Picture%20015.jpg
http://myimages.fourvalve.com/gungrave/Picture%20016.jpg
http://myimages.fourvalve.com/gungrave/Picture%20018.jpg

[tesco]

Originally posted by gungrave@22 March 2004 - 17:44
yes u do need a nother wire for sound heres what i use
http://myimages.fourvalve.com/gungrave/Picture%20014.jpg
http://myimages.fourvalve.com/gungrave/Picture%20015.jpg
http://myimages.fourvalve.com/gungrave/Picture%20016.jpg
http://myimages.fourvalve.com/gungrave/Picture%20018.jpg
is that little black thing a scart plug? and if so what do u plug the other end into?

[BILLY-THE-FISH]

So your saying that as well as S-Video you need a wire that plugs into your headphone socket on your comp.?

[tesco]

Originally posted by BILLY-THE-FISH@22 March 2004 - 18:19
So your saying that as well as S-Video you need a wire that plugs into your headphone socket on your comp.?
yes u do, or if ur not using one of those scart things and are going to plug directly into a tv you can use this:

http://filesharingtalk.com/sigs/adaptorthingy.jpg

the black end is 3.5mm jack(headphone jack) and the other two ends are rca plugs. you plug the 3.5mm into your soundcard's output and the red and white go into your tv's sound input. and the svideo cable is used for video, one end into tv, other into vid card.

[gungrave]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004@22 March 2004 - 23:05
is that little black thing a scart plug? and if so what do u plug the other end into?
it goes in to the tv or the video player

i record films off my pc to videos :)

all so all the coppy right films from blockbuster can be recorded using it :)

if u get any other probleys message me ;)

[BILLY-THE-FISH]

Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+22 March 2004 - 22:27--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 22 March 2004 - 22:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-BILLY&#045;THE&#045;FISH@22 March 2004 - 18:19
So your saying that as well as S-Video you need a wire that plugs into your headphone socket on your comp.?
yes u do, or if ur not using one of those scart things and are going to plug directly into a tv you can use this:

http://filesharingtalk.com/sigs/adaptorthingy.jpg

the black end is 3.5mm jack(headphone jack) and the other two ends are rca plugs. you plug the 3.5mm into your soundcard&#39;s output and the red and white go into your tv&#39;s sound input. and the svideo cable is used for video, one end into tv, other into vid card. [/b][/quote]
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