Timon Russo
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Sorry if this comes up all the time. I have spent the last two days looking for a solution and I'm now as confused as ever.
I want to take my old PC (Dell 4600, XP) and make it into a HTPC. Essentially I want to use my HDTV as a giant monitor for playing games, viewing media, or just internet browsing.
My TV (mitsubishi 65" 2001 widescreen model) only has component inputs for HD. My current video card is an nVidia GeFroce 6800 AGP. I have a 4:3 LCD connected to it currently via DVI.
The basic question is, can I get better-than-svideo PQ on my HDTV using this current card? Ideally, I'd also have my LCD monitor hooked up. The card has an s-video and VGA output as well. Is there a VGA or DVI to component converter or would people advise against that? If I was to buy a new card, which one (two?) would support all the things I want? And perhaps have DVR capabilities as well?
There seems to be so much out there, my head is spinning and I hope someone can give me some hints as to what I should be looking at. Thanks.
I want to take my old PC (Dell 4600, XP) and make it into a HTPC. Essentially I want to use my HDTV as a giant monitor for playing games, viewing media, or just internet browsing.
My TV (mitsubishi 65" 2001 widescreen model) only has component inputs for HD. My current video card is an nVidia GeFroce 6800 AGP. I have a 4:3 LCD connected to it currently via DVI.
The basic question is, can I get better-than-svideo PQ on my HDTV using this current card? Ideally, I'd also have my LCD monitor hooked up. The card has an s-video and VGA output as well. Is there a VGA or DVI to component converter or would people advise against that? If I was to buy a new card, which one (two?) would support all the things I want? And perhaps have DVR capabilities as well?
There seems to be so much out there, my head is spinning and I hope someone can give me some hints as to what I should be looking at. Thanks.