How do you hook up a computer to an HDTV? (1 Viewer)

[Mitch Stevens]

Hi Everyone,

Now that I've gotten my Mits HDTV (WITHOUT DVI) what's the best way to hook my computer to output the highest resolution. Am I screwed just because my TV doesn't have DVI, or are there other ways to still have high resolutions on an HDTV?

 

[Mathew Shelby]

You can still use component outputs. Make sure you find a video card that a) has these outputs, or b) has an adaptor which supports these outputs. Do not use the S-video output on the video card as it will do nothing to improve the quality of your picture.

 

[John_Bonner]

Does your Mits have a VGA input?
If so, run a VGA cable from the vid card to the tv.
If not you can buy a VGA to component transcoder.

 

[Brian Ruth]

Mitch:

If you have an ATI Radeon/AIW 9700 card, you can get a $30 adapter that converts a DVI signal into a component signal.

You can then use that to output to a HDTV.

 

[Mark_Mac]

How to connect your PC to your Digital/HDTV

 

[Mitch Stevens]

Hmm...thanks for all the helpful information so far. Can I expect much higher quality from a "component transcoder" than I'm getting from the S-Video connection, or is it just a tiny bit better? They are super expensive, and I don't even use the computer too much. I wanted it mainly to watch the videos I had encoded to divx.

John, nope...my Mits does not support a VGA input either, so the only option I have left is either S-Video (which I'm using now) or Component. If I use Component, can I use a higher resolution than I'm using now...(800 X 600 I think)?