PC to TV

Jamesollier18 · 24-09-2004, 23:44

Are there any cables out there to buy to connect my PC to my TV to watch movies I have downloaded. Plus if anybody has done this how good is picture quality on the Tv screen. Thanks.

TrevorPH · 25-09-2004, 11:56

What is your computer graphics card? Does it have a TV-Out capability?

Jamesollier18 · 25-09-2004, 12:37

not to sure, not much knowledge on graphics cards

TrevorPH · 25-09-2004, 13:55

It's the critical piece of info you need to know whether you can do this just by buying a cable or if you need to buy a new graphics card. Cards without TV Out won't output to a TV as far as I know. I guess you're running Windows of some description? Look in Control Panel -> Display -> Settings tab -> Advanced and see what it tells you on the Adapter tab there. If you have an ATI card with the ATI drivers then you'll also have a "Displays" tab in this notebook and, if it has TV Out capabilities then it will have a TV showing on that as one of the options. I don't know about other makes of card - they'll probably be different but similar!

If you do have a card that's capable of doing this then it will have either an SVHS socket or a CVBS output or both. An SVHS socket is a small round DIN plug that looks a little like the sort of socket you would plug a mouse or keyboard into (non-USB!). A CVBS output will be a phono socket, probably coloured yellow. Both of these are video only - no sound, you then have to cable up the outputs from your soundcard to get the sound across.

jonnykay · 29-09-2004, 19:21

http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/PCTOTV1.html

24-09-2004, 23:44	#1
Jamesollier18 Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,797	PC to TV Are there any cables out there to buy to connect my PC to my TV to watch movies I have downloaded. Plus if anybody has done this how good is picture quality on the Tv screen. Thanks.

25-09-2004, 11:56	#2
TrevorPH Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,561	What is your computer graphics card? Does it have a TV-Out capability?

25-09-2004, 12:37	#3
Jamesollier18 Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,797	not to sure, not much knowledge on graphics cards

25-09-2004, 13:55	#4
TrevorPH Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,561	It's the critical piece of info you need to know whether you can do this just by buying a cable or if you need to buy a new graphics card. Cards without TV Out won't output to a TV as far as I know. I guess you're running Windows of some description? Look in Control Panel -> Display -> Settings tab -> Advanced and see what it tells you on the Adapter tab there. If you have an ATI card with the ATI drivers then you'll also have a "Displays" tab in this notebook and, if it has TV Out capabilities then it will have a TV showing on that as one of the options. I don't know about other makes of card - they'll probably be different but similar! If you do have a card that's capable of doing this then it will have either an SVHS socket or a CVBS output or both. An SVHS socket is a small round DIN plug that looks a little like the sort of socket you would plug a mouse or keyboard into (non-USB!). A CVBS output will be a phono socket, probably coloured yellow. Both of these are video only - no sound, you then have to cable up the outputs from your soundcard to get the sound across.

29-09-2004, 19:21	#5
jonnykay Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7	http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/PCTOTV1.html

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