Posted November 27, 2006 What would I need to connect my PC to my TV to use instead of a monitor? Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2006 It would help if you told what kind of tv you have. Is it an old crt or new HDTV or similar? edit: this would do if the tv has scart: http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1198¤cy=GBP Thank shorty for that, as I stole that link from his post on the meaningless post thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2006 you can have one of these which was recommended to me in the meaningless post thread but its not what i want url one of these but its shite, i dont recommend and a VGA cable which I have done and its ben amazing. This picture is so crisp. one of these kinda You gotta find out what the kind of ports are on the back of the tv and pc. Then go to currys, which is where i found mine to geta VGA cable. Buts thtats the route i went. If anyone else in the time it has taken me to post this has suggested a better cable then go for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2006 It's a CRT TV and it has scart sockets. I'm not sure about the pc. It's an old one but I'm looking to do it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2006 oh so its an old tv. I dont think anything I said above will help then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2006 On the PC you need an s-video output. What graphics card do you have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2006 On the PC you need an s-video output. What graphics card do you have? There isn't one yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 27, 2006 So just be sure to get one that has it. Most of current craphics cards have s-video out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted November 28, 2006 Even my ageing Radeon 9200 has s-video out. The picture on a standard definition TV is awful. The resolution is technically 768x576, but because it's interlaced it'll be all fuzzy and really it's more like 384x288. It's okay for watching videos, or maybe playing low-res games, but for anything computerish it's awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 1, 2006 Yeah, what Odwin said. Do not even think about using a CRT TV as a computer monitor, unless it's for watching movies, primarily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
