PC to 50 inch Plasma?

Burnt_Ram · 01-05-08, 11:03 AM

hey guys.

i want to hook my wifes comp which has an 8800GT to our 50 inch TV. now im not sure whats the best option. i have dual DVI which i would convert to VGA and then run it to my TV right? now, how do i get the sound to the TV? do i have to run RCA from the sound card? just wish the damn card had HDMI out!

tv only has one HDMI, one VGA, and one Svideo. no DVI

S.I.N · 01-05-08, 11:35 AM

You wifes comp with has a 8800GT....right.

Doesn't the VGA on your TV have RCA inputs assigned to it for audio? Thats how I do it. Slapped on a DVI to VGA connector on the PC and run headphone jack type connectors from the PC to the TV which has audio jacks for the VGA.

Zapablast05 · 01-06-08, 02:26 PM

Or you can use your sound cards front interface (if you have it) to connect the audio jacks from there to the TV, or do what S.I.N. said. I had the same problem about the audio, up until I read S.I.N.'s post. I do have one of those audio jacks, I use it with my iPod

.

You could use the standard RCA jacks from your sound cards front interface thing, you could use an 3.5mm male/male jack from your PC to the TV, you could just plug your PC speakers into your computer, you could get one of those RCA/3.5mm jacks (which I have, too, lol) and run it from your PC to the TV, or you could just use plain old headphones. There are various ways.

RCA to 3.5mm

3.5mm to 3.5mm male/male

Burnt_Ram · 01-06-08, 05:15 PM

thx guys. guess thats my only option without HDMI support. now to find a 20 foot VGA cable lol

Burnt_Ram · 01-06-08, 05:16 PM

oh and VGA should be almost as good as HDMI pic quality wise eh?

**crainger** · 01-06-08, 05:30 PM

Not really. VGA is analogue, so it will depend on things like the connections, cables etc, but not a huge amount (Then again you are using a 20 foot cable?). If you can see a difference between VGA and DVI on a PC you will notice that VGA isn't as good as HDMI/DVI on your TV.

01-05-08, 11:03 AM	#1
Burnt_Ram Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kelowna, B.C. Posts: 2,092	PC to 50 inch Plasma? hey guys. i want to hook my wifes comp which has an 8800GT to our 50 inch TV. now im not sure whats the best option. i have dual DVI which i would convert to VGA and then run it to my TV right? now, how do i get the sound to the TV? do i have to run RCA from the sound card? just wish the damn card had HDMI out! tv only has one HDMI, one VGA, and one Svideo. no DVI

01-05-08, 11:35 AM	#2
S.I.N UnRegistered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: All over Posts: 1,761	Re: PC to 50 inch Plasma? You wifes comp with has a 8800GT....right. Doesn't the VGA on your TV have RCA inputs assigned to it for audio? Thats how I do it. Slapped on a DVI to VGA connector on the PC and run headphone jack type connectors from the PC to the TV which has audio jacks for the VGA.

01-06-08, 02:26 PM	#3
Zapablast05 ZapaFAILmaster of Merwang Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Camp Pendleton, CA Posts: 3,085	Re: PC to 50 inch Plasma? Or you can use your sound cards front interface (if you have it) to connect the audio jacks from there to the TV, or do what S.I.N. said. I had the same problem about the audio, up until I read S.I.N.'s post. I do have one of those audio jacks, I use it with my iPod . You could use the standard RCA jacks from your sound cards front interface thing, you could use an 3.5mm male/male jack from your PC to the TV, you could just plug your PC speakers into your computer, you could get one of those RCA/3.5mm jacks (which I have, too, lol) and run it from your PC to the TV, or you could just use plain old headphones. There are various ways. RCA to 3.5mm 3.5mm to 3.5mm male/male __________________ Xbox Live: Zapablast05 \|3DMark06: 17,001!\| PSN: Zapablast05 Razer Fanboy Pop your punk. Originally Posted by crainger: "Come meet my son Zapablast05" Originally Posted by crainger: A truck wont get the pussy zapa has become accustomed to. Originally Posted by CaptNKILL: In fact, I measure years in BC and AC (before Camp0rz and after Camp0rz). I don't want to get you drunk, but, ah, that's a very fine Chardonnay you're not drinking.

01-06-08, 05:15 PM	#4
Burnt_Ram Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kelowna, B.C. Posts: 2,092	Re: PC to 50 inch Plasma? thx guys. guess thats my only option without HDMI support. now to find a 20 foot VGA cable lol

01-06-08, 05:16 PM	#5
Burnt_Ram Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Kelowna, B.C. Posts: 2,092	Re: PC to 50 inch Plasma? oh and VGA should be almost as good as HDMI pic quality wise eh?

01-06-08, 05:30 PM	#6
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: PC to 50 inch Plasma? Not really. VGA is analogue, so it will depend on things like the connections, cables etc, but not a huge amount (Then again you are using a 20 foot cable?). If you can see a difference between VGA and DVI on a PC you will notice that VGA isn't as good as HDMI/DVI on your TV.

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