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jwilkinson100
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Hi people,
I'd really appreciate some advice on a tech problem I have. I've had a little look around the forums and google, but would like to be sure before I buy the cables and a new video card).
I have just bought a Samsung LCD HDTV LE32R7 and would like to connect it to my pc which is about 7 meters away.
The TV has...
A PC (PC IN) connection, which looks like the 15 pin connection similar to my monitor (VGA I think). Next to this is an AUDIO (PC IN) connection which is the same as the sound out on the back of my PC.
It also has a HDMI/DVI connection, but in the manual says: Do not attempt to connect the HDMI/DVI connector to a PC or laptop graphics card. (this will result in a blank screen).
Now I was going to buy a new graphics card with a DVI out and connect to the TV that way, but now I've read this I'm not so sure.
Should I just get an audio cable to connect my sound out (PC) to the audio in on the TV, and a long monitor cable (if you will) to connect to the PC IN?
Any help is much appreciated. Ideally I'll be upgrading my graphics card to make connecting to my TV easier, so any recommendations would be great. Looking to spend about £150 on a card, and use the TV as second monitor. Oh, and idea was to play games and such on it, using a wireless keyboard and mouse.
Thanks in advance
James Wilkinson
[email protected]
I'd really appreciate some advice on a tech problem I have. I've had a little look around the forums and google, but would like to be sure before I buy the cables and a new video card).
I have just bought a Samsung LCD HDTV LE32R7 and would like to connect it to my pc which is about 7 meters away.
The TV has...
A PC (PC IN) connection, which looks like the 15 pin connection similar to my monitor (VGA I think). Next to this is an AUDIO (PC IN) connection which is the same as the sound out on the back of my PC.
It also has a HDMI/DVI connection, but in the manual says: Do not attempt to connect the HDMI/DVI connector to a PC or laptop graphics card. (this will result in a blank screen).
Now I was going to buy a new graphics card with a DVI out and connect to the TV that way, but now I've read this I'm not so sure.
Should I just get an audio cable to connect my sound out (PC) to the audio in on the TV, and a long monitor cable (if you will) to connect to the PC IN?
Any help is much appreciated. Ideally I'll be upgrading my graphics card to make connecting to my TV easier, so any recommendations would be great. Looking to spend about £150 on a card, and use the TV as second monitor. Oh, and idea was to play games and such on it, using a wireless keyboard and mouse.
Thanks in advance
James Wilkinson
[email protected]