Hi Def from PC to TV

Hi

2 questions

What is the best connection type for this, my TV has a RGB socket so i am guessing DVI - RGB, or HD PCI card???

and

Is all i need to do is locate an AVI which claims to be HD and play through TV, this would of course be a lot larger in size than standard rip of a DVD

Lee H

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dynamik

What are your options for connections?

I go from DVI on my PC to HDMI on my HDTV with one of these: http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10231&cs_id=1023102&p_id=2218&seq=1&format=2

You can get a bunch of free HD clips here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx

Lee H

How about sound, i am told by a colleague you cannot get sound through HDMI

Luckycharms

You can't get sound using DVI to HDMI - because DVI doesn't carry sound... HDMI natively carries sound... But since you said your tv doesn't have HDMI your out of luck on using that connector... But you can get HD over RGB.. Xbox does it..

Read this forum...

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/2/977.html

JayrodEF

Get a video card with DVI, use a DVI cable for video then just get a line out audio cable (goes from mini-jack to red and white RCA) and plug that into the audio inputs on the TV or a reciever. I've also had PCs hooked up to my TV via a VGA cable, dunno if your TV has one. Also, if it's an LCD TV, find out what the native resolution is and make sure you can set your PC's video card to that resolution for the best picture.

Luckycharms

You used DVI and RGB ( audio only) at the same time??? I didn't think you could do that... I don't have any need to try it but still really cool that you got it to work...

royal

Get a HDMI video card, hook that up to your TV via an HDMI cable. You now have sound/video directly to your tv.

dynamik

Lee H wrote:

How about sound, i am told by a colleague you cannot get sound through HDMI

I just use the mini-to-RCA cable (as JayrodEF mentioned) and connect it to my receiver. I probably just made all the audiophiles cringe in agony, and I apologize, but it's good enough for me.

edit: here's the cable: http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Audio-Cable-Splitter-1-Mini/dp/B00004Z5CP/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1205773934&sr=8-1

Lee H

Hi

My TV does have HDMI, i know asume this is better than DVI - RGB

Thanks for the info

Lee H

Luckycharms

Actually its the same... but just cleaner wires... Read the original link I posted.... It will explain more....But hay go with what every makes you happier... ( I went with HDMI)