PC TV Out to HDTV

I'm connecting to my TV from my PC through the TV OUT on my Radeon
X300SE video card. I'm cabling in through a video port on my older
Motorola DCP501 home theater unit. Is there a preferred way to do this
that will get me better video. The picture looks like I'm watching my
old VHS tapes.

On Mar 20, 4:51*pm, wrote:
I'm connecting to my TV from my PC through the TV OUT on my Radeon
X300SE video card. I'm cabling in through a video port on my older
Motorola DCP501 home theater unit. Is there a preferred way to do
this
that will get me better video. The picture looks like I'm watching
my
old VHS tapes.

We need to know what inputs are availble on the TV.

GG

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I'm connecting to my TV from my PC through the TV OUT on my Radeon
X300SE video card. I'm cabling in through a video port on my older
Motorola DCP501 home theater unit. Is there a preferred way to do this
that will get me better video. The picture looks like I'm watching my
old VHS tapes.



your tv out is presumably s-video - it's not a HD output and never will be.
to get HD from your pc to your tv you need to use a vga, dvi or hdmi
output - depending on your graphics card - and the inputs of your equipment.
if your card only has one monitor output you'll be out of luck unless you
want to be constantly swapping cables.



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That fly... is your magic wand.

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On Mar 20, 4:51 pm, wrote:
I'm connecting to my TV from my PC through the TV OUT on my Radeon
X300SE video card. I'm cabling in through a video port on my older
Motorola DCP501 home theater unit. Is there a preferred way to do
this
that will get me better video. The picture looks like I'm watching
my
old VHS tapes.

We need to know what inputs are availble on the TV.

GG
Also what native resolutions, etc the TV actually supports, then determine
if the video card in the computer will support that specific configuration.

On Mar 21, 6:50 am, "the dog from that film you saw"
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I'm connecting to my TV from my PC through the TV OUT on my Radeon
X300SE video card. I'm cabling in through a video port on my older
Motorola DCP501 home theater unit. Is there a preferred way to do this
that will get me better video. The picture looks like I'm watching my
old VHS tapes.

your tv out is presumably s-video - it's not a HD output and never will be.
to get HD from your pc to your tv you need to use a vga, dvi or hdmi
output - depending on your graphics card - and the inputs of your equipment.
if your card only has one monitor output you'll be out of luck unless you
want to be constantly swapping cables.

--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.

Thanks. I think I get it now. Looks like I need a cable that has a
DVI connector to go into the PC end and an HDMI connector at the other
end. My TV is 1080i capable.

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On Mar 21, 6:50 am, "the dog from that film you saw"
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I'm connecting to my TV from my PC through the TV OUT on my Radeon
X300SE video card. I'm cabling in through a video port on my older
Motorola DCP501 home theater unit. Is there a preferred way to do this
that will get me better video. The picture looks like I'm watching my
old VHS tapes.
your tv out is presumably s-video - it's not a HD output and never will be.
to get HD from your pc to your tv you need to use a vga, dvi or hdmi
output - depending on your graphics card - and the inputs of your equipment.
if your card only has one monitor output you'll be out of luck unless you
want to be constantly swapping cables.

--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.

Thanks. I think I get it now. Looks like I need a cable that has a
DVI connector to go into the PC end and an HDMI connector at the other
end. My TV is 1080i capable.

I use a laptop with DVI out to a CRT HDTV that is 1080i. A simple
DVI-HDMI cable will work for HD video however you will need separate
audio cables for sound and most likely need to run (mostly because it is
easy) 1280x720p. Works great for me!
Mike

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:10:57 -0700, richanton9 wrote:

Thanks. I think I get it now. Looks like I need a cable that has a DVI
connector to go into the PC end and an HDMI connector at the other end.
My TV is 1080i capable.

VGA works great too. I prefer it on one TV since it also controls the TV
turning it on/off with the VGA signal. And there's no noticeable
difference in the HD image.

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Has anyone released to high quality graphics card with an HDMI plug?

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On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:10:57 -0700, richanton9 wrote:

Thanks. I think I get it now. Looks like I need a cable that has a DVI
connector to go into the PC end and an HDMI connector at the other end.
My TV is 1080i capable.

VGA works great too. I prefer it on one TV since it also controls the TV
turning it on/off with the VGA signal. And there's no noticeable
difference in the HD image.
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Essentially the same thing, but I am using a VGA to DVI cable.

Tam

NewMan wrote:
Has anyone released to high quality graphics card with an HDMI plug?

Quite a few actually. Google for "HDMI VGA CARD" (without the quotes, of
course). Even the on-board video on my Gigabyte motherboard supports full
1080P HDTV with audio through an HDMI connector. I don't know if any of the
HDMI VGA cards is doing the audio portion so be prepared to use a
different audio path just in case.

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