which cable????

[eg6sir]

alright.. i'm wondering what cable i'd need to run my computer through my TV.. i have a few movies i'd like to watch, but dont have a DVD burner.. on the back of my TV there are AV jacks that say monitor, i'm assuming they are for the computer.. what would i need?? and will this work?

 

[posol]

the real question is, what does your pc video card have for outputs?

 

[eg6sir]

i have no idea.. how would i check that?? i know how to do use a computer and do semi-advanced stuff, but when it comes to what inside it.. i'm clueless

my 6Kth post.. woot!

 

[posol]

um, look at the back of the computer. lol

if you have the s-video out, its the easiest as most tv's have this input. Quality is also rather lack-luster.

but, then you also need to consider sound..... that is video only

 

[eg6sir]

alright.. let me look at my scrambled mess of wires and dust.. hahah

 

[posol]

/eg6sir signs off



lol


wrong wire hommie

 

[eg6sir]

dont have an s-video not real sure what plug to look for..

here is a pic of the back of my PC

 

[TurboMirage]

time to get a tuner card, or a video card with outputs, or some sort of d-sub to svideo/ryw converter.

 

[eg6sir]

time to get a tuner card, or a video card with outputs, or some sort of d-sub to svideo/ryw converter.

yea, i figured i wouldnt be able to without upgrading shit.. just though i'd ask..

 

[Sabz5150]

Buy a TV with a VGA input.

 

[TurboMirage]

or a wall projector.

 

[eg6sir]

do they make an adapter so it plug into the av jacks? buying another TV is not an option, i could just buy a dvd burner and not worry about it

 

[Sabz5150]

do they make an adapter so it plug into the av jacks? buying another TV is not an option, i could just buy a dvd burner and not worry about it

At this point you're going to need a new video card. Your built in card doesn't have the outputs required to display on your TV. A new card isn't expensive and it has the ports you're going to need.

 

[endlesszeal]

Get a picture of what the back of the computer looks like.

 

[eg6sir]

scroll up.. i did

i imagine that the video card outputs go right above the telephone jack..

how is this one??
Home & Home Office: e-GeForce FX 5200 128 MB AGP Graphics Card

 

[jamesA]

You need this.

 

[endlesszeal]

Nah.. THats why too expensive. I see it at Fry's free after rebate from time to time.

AnandTech - ººººº--§§§§§§§--The Freebies thread--§§§§§§§--ººººº Part Cinq.

go there and see if anyone is giving older video cards with tv out. its free plus the cost of shipping and i see a few pop up pretty often.

i just cant justify seeing u spend more than $15 on an old video card just to watch movies.

 

[TurboMirage]

when you go buy your new graphics card...

 

[eg6sir]

You need this.

yea, i know.. its a dusty mofo.. hahah

i'll check out that freebies site

its not only to just watch movies.. i'll probably use it for my monitor too.. 27in flat screen > 15in flat panel

 

[Sabz5150]

yea, i know.. its a dusty mofo.. hahah

i'll check out that freebies site

its not only to just watch movies.. i'll probably use it for my monitor too.. 27in flat screen > 15in flat panel

Flatscreen? You sure you don't have a VGA port on that thing? That'd solve all.