[Design1314]

What kind of cable do I need to watch videos from my PC on my new SamSung HDTV? Do i need the cable that connects the desktop to the monitor? Or something else? Thanks

[nissan]

If your PC has a DVI card and the TV has it as well, all you need is a DVI-DVI cable from a site like monoprice. There's also DVI -- HDMI cables out there. Just make sure that your TV accepts the full HD resolution from the DVI port. My JVC TV didn't, so I had to buy a HDMI vid. card for the desktop (~$60).

[inabis]

If all you need is a DVI cable (aka the normal monitor cable) try "borrowing" one from school/work/friend first to check if it works...I went through a bunch of cables from Wal-mart/B.Buy/CC and none of them worked....I then went to Circuit City with my computer and did a trial and error with a bunch of cables they had in the back with the tv they had on display...when they found one that worked they gave it to me for free

[Design1314]

hmm...any other ways?

[3onDubs]

Is your tv a plasma/lcd? If so, it should have a vga input and should work just like any other computer monitor.

The other option, as others have mentioned, is if your pc has a dvi card, get a dvi-hdmi cable from monoprice.com and connect that way. You'll want to download a software called powerstrip that will allow you to configure your screen settings to get the best possible picture.

[Design1314]

hmm cool DVI is the monitor cable... do they sell a long one? Also any other ways?

[phantom330]

Originally Posted by 3onDubs

Is your tv a plasma/lcd? If so, it should have a vga input and should work just like any other computer monitor.

The other option, as others have mentioned, is if your pc has a dvi card, get a dvi-hdmi cable from monoprice.com and connect that way. You'll want to download a software called powerstrip that will allow you to configure your screen settings to get the best possible picture.

+1.......on the back of my plasma it has a PC input, never tried it though but looks the same as any other PC monitor input.

[Design1314]

how can I tell if my pc has a DVI card?
control panel->Hardware?

[Design1314]

my TV has the DVI

[Ru$$ell]

funny you should ask about this, i picked these up last week from amazon,25ft dvi to hdmi,works amazing from my 7800GT to 32"LCD,and for 27 bucks,you cant go wrong!

http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Digita...0419244&sr=8-3

[3onDubs]

Originally Posted by Design1314

hmm cool DVI is the monitor cable... do they sell a long one? Also any other ways?

No...VGA is the monitor cable.

DVI is another way to connect (like HDMI)



Monoprice.com sells all types of cables for the cheapest possible price. A cable that normally sells for 50-60 bucks will sell for about 5 bucks on that site.

First, check your tv....does it have a VGA input? If so, just connect a VGA cable from your pc to your tv (just like connecting a normal pc monitor).


Other options for connecting will depend on what type of output your pc's video card has.

[3onDubs]

Originally Posted by Design1314

my TV has the DVI

What about your pc?

[Design1314]

Do I really need a DVI to HDMI cable? What if I just use the regular DVI cable? or they are the same...!%!@#$!$

[3onDubs]

Originally Posted by Russell2nr

funny you should ask about this, i picked these up last week from amazon,25ft dvi to hdmi,works amazing from my 7800GT to 32"LCD,and for 27 bucks,you cant go wrong!

http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Digita...0419244&sr=8-3

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2

[3onDubs]

Originally Posted by Design1314

Do I really need a DVI to HDMI cable? What if I just use the regular DVI cable? or they are the same...!%!@#$!$

DVI/HDMI are the names for the connectors.....it's the same cable. The connector you want will depend on the connections available on your tv and pc. What are the available connections?

[Design1314]

Originally Posted by 3onDubs

What about your pc?

I am at work now... I can't check if my pc has 2 VGA holes... I know it has one for sure lol... So just buy a longer VGA cable (standard cheap one?) Right?

[3onDubs]

Originally Posted by Design1314

I am at work now... I can't check if my pc has 2 VGA holes... I know it has one for sure lol... So just buy a longer VGA cable (standard cheap one?) Right?

You don't need two vga holes....you only need one; to output to your tv.....and that's only if your tv has a VGA input.

When you get home make two lists: One of the available connections on your tv, and one of the available connections on your pc.

[Ru$$ell]

^wow,nice price,didnt know about monoprice.com till you posted it,lol,thanks for the heads up,will keep em bookmarked for future reference.

[3onDubs]

Originally Posted by Russell2nr

^wow,nice price,didnt know about monoprice.com till you posted it,lol,thanks for the heads up,will keep em bookmarked for future reference.

Super fast shipping too....


They have the 25 foot in wall rated (for in wall installation) HDMI/DVI cable for only 19 bucks....that thing will sell for over a 100 in stores.

[Design1314]

Originally Posted by 3onDubs

You don't need two vga holes....you only need one; to output to your tv.....and that's only if your tv has a VGA input.

When you get home make two lists: One of the available connections on your tv, and one of the available connections on your pc.

Yuppie! but don't I also need one VGA output for my computer monitor also? so that makes it 2... Thanks for the monoprice.com link

[3onDubs]

Originally Posted by Design1314

Yuppie! but don't I also need one VGA output for my computer monitor also? so that makes it 2... Thanks for the monoprice.com link

Your tv is a computer monitor

If you want to have two computer monitors running at the same time, then yes, you'll need a video card that has two vga outputs

[inabis]

oops I mean a VGA input