PC to TV

don-tucker · 21-02-2012, 2:32 PM

This is the question,from my PC ,HP slimline ,I have only one vga out,so use a splitter to connect to the monitor and tv ,no luck,could I use a vga to hdmi converter to connect as I have a hdmi cable laid under the carpet to the tv as my last pc had hdmi out.
The pc is a HP slimline s5650uk,what would you say is the best way to connect to tv please
Don

**MarkE19** · 21-02-2012, 4:21 PM

VGA is an analogue only connection - HDMI is a digital only connection.
So to connect the VGA output on your PC to the HDMI input on your TV would require some expensive equipment to convert the signals. I would expect it to be cheaper to just install a graphics card with a DVI or HDMI output - as DVI carries the same digital signal (as well as analogue VGA) as HDMI, so either will work you just need an HDMI to DVI adapter to use with your HDMI cable.
Your PC can take a PCI-E x16 graphics card with a low profile bracket, ie Sapphire 11166-01-20R HD 5450 512MB DDR3 PCIE HDMI Graphics Card: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Mark.

don-tucker · 21-02-2012, 9:14 PM

Thanks for that Mark,would I be able to fit a graphics card from a HP slimline S3621uk as I have one from my last pc,it has a fan on it so there may not be a connection for that,I assume the black and white wire would be for the fan.
Don

**MarkE19** · 21-02-2012, 9:34 PM

As long as the old card has a PCI-E interface then it will fit the new PC, just make sure you can get the right drivers for it as an old card may not have Win7 drivers.

Mark.

don-tucker · 22-02-2012, 8:21 AM

Up early this morning ,put in the old card which has HDMI and DVI,used DVI for pc monitor,on pluging in hdmi to tv the pc monitor res went all to pot,with no mouse ,any ideas please
Don

don-tucker · 22-02-2012, 2:31 PM

That is all sorted now except I have no sound,there is no hdmi in playback divices,what am I doing wrong,with this card in the old pc worked a treat.
Don

**MarkE19** · 22-02-2012, 2:56 PM

Have you installed the correct drivers for the graphics card? Windows will do its best with some basic drivers, but it wont be able to run all the features without the drivers for the card being installed.

Mark.

don-tucker · 22-02-2012, 3:14 PM

Done that Mark got the latest
Don

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 10:30 AM

It appears this is a common fault with win 7,it will not detect hdmi audio, would I be able to run alead from speaker out on pc to audio in on tv
Don

simplicity96 · 23-02-2012, 10:58 AM

The black and white cable is that not a audio connection to the board due to not all pci-e graphics having the ability out of the box

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 2:40 PM

I wondered that, and made sure it was connected properly,there was a socket for it on the motherboard
Is there any thing else I could try please.Would the audio lead from pc to tv be any good
Don

simplicity96 · 23-02-2012, 2:46 PM

Is the audio playing ok on the PC before hdmi?

And have you set your audio output to digital hdmi? On the computer

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 3:08 PM

Yes the audio plays ok on the pc with or without cable,there is no ref to digital hdmi that I can find,it is as though the pc has not detected it
Don

simplicity96 · 23-02-2012, 3:24 PM

What audio settings are you looking at? There should be the option to set it to digital out

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 4:01 PM

I think I have tried them all,control panel,speaker icon on task bar,navida control,updated all the drivers.
I appears the black and white wire from the card is for hdmi audio pickup.checked again it was in correctly,it doesnt make sense to me unless there is a switch somewhere to turn it on
By the way ,thant you very much for spending your time on me
Don

simplicity96 · 23-02-2012, 4:21 PM

No problem.

Thought it would be audio. And there should be a option in the sound control. It will be separate from the nvidia panel and should have the option to change between analogue and digital audio out etc. Or maybe in the sound options there is a drop down bar for the output.

Have you tried right clicking the speaker bottom right on your desktop and looking at the volume options then seeing if the hdmi shows there...?

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 5:09 PM

Done been there got the t shirt,sorry to be so negative but I have run out of options,even went to intel for ant driver updates.
Going back to the audio lead from pc to tv,would that work do you think
Don

simplicity96 · 23-02-2012, 5:14 PM

Yes as it uses a different audio out.

Is the hdmi audio showing in that list?

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 5:36 PM

No there is no hdmi in the list

simplicity96 · 23-02-2012, 5:38 PM

Have you enabled audio over hdmi in your bios ? (Not all have this but a lot of the newer do)

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 5:45 PM

No I havent,Ill have to find out how to then let you know,sounds promising
Don

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 8:17 PM

Went into bios,all i found was ,on board audio,with a couple of options,should I have disabled that?
Don

don-tucker · 23-02-2012, 9:47 PM

I have found out that the black and white wire connection on the mobo is SPDIF out and do do with digital audio,what i cant work out is if the connection is there why is there no reference to it in win7 or the bios.

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don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	PC to TV Advertisement Want to Advertise? This is the question,from my PC ,HP slimline ,I have only one vga out,so use a splitter to connect to the monitor and tv ,no luck,could I use a vga to hdmi converter to connect as I have a hdmi cable laid under the carpet to the tv as my last pc had hdmi out. The pc is a HP slimline s5650uk,what would you say is the best way to connect to tv please Don Last edited by don-tucker; 21-02-2012 at 4:03 PM.
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21-02-2012, 4:21 PM	#2
MarkE19 Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rainham Essex Thanks: Gave 260, Got 1,864 Posts: 14,824	VGA is an analogue only connection - HDMI is a digital only connection. So to connect the VGA output on your PC to the HDMI input on your TV would require some expensive equipment to convert the signals. I would expect it to be cheaper to just install a graphics card with a DVI or HDMI output - as DVI carries the same digital signal (as well as analogue VGA) as HDMI, so either will work you just need an HDMI to DVI adapter to use with your HDMI cable. Your PC can take a PCI-E x16 graphics card with a low profile bracket, ie Sapphire 11166-01-20R HD 5450 512MB DDR3 PCIE HDMI Graphics Card: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Mark.
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21-02-2012, 9:14 PM	#3
don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	Thanks for that Mark,would I be able to fit a graphics card from a HP slimline S3621uk as I have one from my last pc,it has a fan on it so there may not be a connection for that,I assume the black and white wire would be for the fan. Don Last edited by don-tucker; 21-02-2012 at 9:39 PM.
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MarkE19 Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rainham Essex Thanks: Gave 260, Got 1,864 Posts: 14,824	As long as the old card has a PCI-E interface then it will fit the new PC, just make sure you can get the right drivers for it as an old card may not have Win7 drivers. Mark.
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22-02-2012, 8:21 AM	#5
don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	Up early this morning ,put in the old card which has HDMI and DVI,used DVI for pc monitor,on pluging in hdmi to tv the pc monitor res went all to pot,with no mouse ,any ideas please Don Last edited by don-tucker; 22-02-2012 at 2:32 PM. Reason: addition
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22-02-2012, 2:31 PM	#6
don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	That is all sorted now except I have no sound,there is no hdmi in playback divices,what am I doing wrong,with this card in the old pc worked a treat. Don
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22-02-2012, 2:56 PM	#7
MarkE19 Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rainham Essex Thanks: Gave 260, Got 1,864 Posts: 14,824	Have you installed the correct drivers for the graphics card? Windows will do its best with some basic drivers, but it wont be able to run all the features without the drivers for the card being installed. Mark.
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don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	Done that Mark got the latest Don Last edited by don-tucker; 22-02-2012 at 3:16 PM.
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don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	It appears this is a common fault with win 7,it will not detect hdmi audio, would I be able to run alead from speaker out on pc to audio in on tv Don
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23-02-2012, 10:58 AM	#10
simplicity96 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: Gave 240, Got 490 Posts: 5,963	The black and white cable is that not a audio connection to the board due to not all pci-e graphics having the ability out of the box
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don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	I wondered that, and made sure it was connected properly,there was a socket for it on the motherboard Is there any thing else I could try please.Would the audio lead from pc to tv be any good Don Last edited by don-tucker; 23-02-2012 at 2:45 PM.
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simplicity96 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: Gave 240, Got 490 Posts: 5,963	Is the audio playing ok on the PC before hdmi? And have you set your audio output to digital hdmi? On the computer Last edited by simplicity96; 23-02-2012 at 2:50 PM.
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23-02-2012, 3:08 PM	#13
don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	Yes the audio plays ok on the pc with or without cable,there is no ref to digital hdmi that I can find,it is as though the pc has not detected it Don
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simplicity96 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: Gave 240, Got 490 Posts: 5,963	What audio settings are you looking at? There should be the option to set it to digital out
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don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	I think I have tried them all,control panel,speaker icon on task bar,navida control,updated all the drivers. I appears the black and white wire from the card is for hdmi audio pickup.checked again it was in correctly,it doesnt make sense to me unless there is a switch somewhere to turn it on By the way ,thant you very much for spending your time on me Don
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23-02-2012, 4:21 PM	#16
simplicity96 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: Gave 240, Got 490 Posts: 5,963	No problem. Thought it would be audio. And there should be a option in the sound control. It will be separate from the nvidia panel and should have the option to change between analogue and digital audio out etc. Or maybe in the sound options there is a drop down bar for the output. Have you tried right clicking the speaker bottom right on your desktop and looking at the volume options then seeing if the hdmi shows there...?
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23-02-2012, 5:09 PM	#17
don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	Done been there got the t shirt,sorry to be so negative but I have run out of options,even went to intel for ant driver updates. Going back to the audio lead from pc to tv,would that work do you think Don
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23-02-2012, 5:14 PM	#18
simplicity96 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: Gave 240, Got 490 Posts: 5,963	Yes as it uses a different audio out. Is the hdmi audio showing in that list?
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don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	No there is no hdmi in the list
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23-02-2012, 5:38 PM	#20
simplicity96 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: Gave 240, Got 490 Posts: 5,963	Have you enabled audio over hdmi in your bios ? (Not all have this but a lot of the newer do)
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don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	No I havent,Ill have to find out how to then let you know,sounds promising Don Last edited by don-tucker; 23-02-2012 at 6:01 PM.
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23-02-2012, 8:17 PM	#22
don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	Went into bios,all i found was ,on board audio,with a couple of options,should I have disabled that? Don
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23-02-2012, 9:47 PM	#23
don-tucker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Thanks: Gave 11, Got 1 Posts: 289	I have found out that the black and white wire connection on the mobo is SPDIF out and do do with digital audio,what i cant work out is if the connection is there why is there no reference to it in win7 or the bios.
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