Sending video from PC to TV

shiraz · 03-11-2007, 02:13 PM

Hi,

I have a basic HTPC setup with the PC hooked up to a Pioneer VSX815 receiver and a Sony 29" CRT TV. My issue is that my TV has only composite and component video inputs, while my graphics card (ATI Radeon 9600 SE)on the comp has only S-video and DVI outputs. My receiver does not upconvert from S-video to component, so I cannot pass S-video to the receiver and connect the TV to the receiver component video output. I therefore have to use a wire which has an S-Video connector at one end and a composite connector at the other. This leads to electrical noise/ disturbance on the TV when viewing the HTPC desktop.

How can I eliminate the interference? Is there a DVI to component video converter cable that I should use, which would give me better output? If so, should I connect this directly to the TV or should I pass the component output through the receiver, hoping that its circuitry cleans up the video signal?

Thanks!

Kimmo Jaskari · 03-12-2007, 07:56 AM

Maybe something like this?

Never tried it, know nothing about the company making it, but it was hit number one when I googled it using http://www.google.com/search?q=radeon+dvi+to+component

shiraz · 03-12-2007, 08:15 AM

Thanks Kimmo, will try out the adapter and post my comments!

Kimmo Jaskari · 03-13-2007, 07:16 AM

Hope it works, and if not you're out less than $30 so I doubt if you'll wind up living in a cardboard box on a streetcorner even if it doesn't do what you want.



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