How to connect your PC to TV
On this article we will show you the possibilities on how to connect you PC to your TV-set. Whenever you go for a trip and wanted to show all of your pictures and videos to your family from laptop onto HDTV, There can be several reasons on why to connect a PC to a TV, but I think the most important one is to playback movies in either DivX, VCD, SVCD or DVD format on your PC and showing it on TV. Usually you will need a video card that supports TV-out. Here you will learn how to connect the proper cables, and how to identify if your PC video card supports TV-Out.
1. S-Video - This is probably the most common method out there currently because an S-Video cable is cheap as heck and just about every TV under the sun has an S-Video port. You’ll have to make sure you laptop is equipped with this port. Remember, there are two types of S-Video cables: 4-pin and 7-pin. Most laptops and PC’s are equipped with a 7-pin port, so if your TV only has a 4-pin S-Video port, then this method will not work.
2. VGA - If you have a HDTV, then you will be better off connecting using a VGA cable. It gives much better quality than S-Video and as with S-Video, the cable is very cheap. You usually won’t find a VGA port on regular TV’s though, so this option is if you have an HDTV.
3. DVI - DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface with “digital” being the key word there. The digital signal will give a higher quality picture than either S-Video or VGA. Computer will need to have a DVI connection and your TV will need to be an HDTV. This cord is absolutely not cheap.
4. HDMI - HDMI will give you the best quality. Every computer has HDMI ports, but you can get a DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to your HDTV. HDMI is compatible with DVI.
5. Scan Converter Box - This is the last method for connecting computer to TV. It involves scan converter box, which takes a VGA signal and converts it into S-Video or component video.
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VIDEO CARD WITH TV-OUT (Video Out)
Naturally we do need some kind of connection on our PC to connect to the TV; we're looking for a TV-out connector. TV-Out only means: VIDEO out in such a sense that our TV could be able to handle it. A lot of computers and laptops do have a TV-Out. TV-Out only means that there is a Video signal coming from this pin that can be connected to your TV. This is an entirely different signal than the signal needed for the antenna connector on your TV!
Check-out your PC for TV-OUT (Video Out)
Commonly, you will be able to identify this by looking at the back of your PC, look for the Video Card (your VGA monitor is also connected to this card!). Most video cards by ATI and NVIDIA (but not all!) have such a connector. It's a MUST for a modern video card.
S-Video (also known as Super Video or S-VHS)
Usually, a TV-Out connector is an S-VIDEO connector. It looks a bit like a connector for your mouse/keyboard. These come in several variants;
- with Video-IN and Video-Out signals in one connector
- using Composite video or Super Video
- only S-VIDEO
- only Composite video
Usually special cables come with these cards that convert the connector to a more common connector, like a tulip connector for composite video. when you TV supports S-VIDEO, then please use a S-VIDEO cable to connect your PC to your TV as it will result in the best quality.
On this article we will show you the possibilities on how to connect you PC to your TV-set. Whenever you go for a trip and wanted to show all of your pictures and videos to your family from laptop onto HDTV, There can be several reasons on why to connect a PC to a TV, but I think the most important one is to playback movies in either DivX, VCD, SVCD or DVD format on your PC and showing it on TV. Usually you will need a video card that supports TV-out. Here you will learn how to connect the proper cables, and how to identify if your PC video card supports TV-Out.
1. S-Video - This is probably the most common method out there currently because an S-Video cable is cheap as heck and just about every TV under the sun has an S-Video port. You’ll have to make sure you laptop is equipped with this port. Remember, there are two types of S-Video cables: 4-pin and 7-pin. Most laptops and PC’s are equipped with a 7-pin port, so if your TV only has a 4-pin S-Video port, then this method will not work.
2. VGA - If you have a HDTV, then you will be better off connecting using a VGA cable. It gives much better quality than S-Video and as with S-Video, the cable is very cheap. You usually won’t find a VGA port on regular TV’s though, so this option is if you have an HDTV.
3. DVI - DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface with “digital” being the key word there. The digital signal will give a higher quality picture than either S-Video or VGA. Computer will need to have a DVI connection and your TV will need to be an HDTV. This cord is absolutely not cheap.
4. HDMI - HDMI will give you the best quality. Every computer has HDMI ports, but you can get a DVI to HDMI cable to connect it to your HDTV. HDMI is compatible with DVI.
5. Scan Converter Box - This is the last method for connecting computer to TV. It involves scan converter box, which takes a VGA signal and converts it into S-Video or component video.
Also Read:
VIDEO CARD WITH TV-OUT (Video Out)
Naturally we do need some kind of connection on our PC to connect to the TV; we're looking for a TV-out connector. TV-Out only means: VIDEO out in such a sense that our TV could be able to handle it. A lot of computers and laptops do have a TV-Out. TV-Out only means that there is a Video signal coming from this pin that can be connected to your TV. This is an entirely different signal than the signal needed for the antenna connector on your TV!
Check-out your PC for TV-OUT (Video Out)
Commonly, you will be able to identify this by looking at the back of your PC, look for the Video Card (your VGA monitor is also connected to this card!). Most video cards by ATI and NVIDIA (but not all!) have such a connector. It's a MUST for a modern video card.
S-Video (also known as Super Video or S-VHS)
Usually, a TV-Out connector is an S-VIDEO connector. It looks a bit like a connector for your mouse/keyboard. These come in several variants;
- with Video-IN and Video-Out signals in one connector
- using Composite video or Super Video
- only S-VIDEO
- only Composite video
Usually special cables come with these cards that convert the connector to a more common connector, like a tulip connector for composite video. when you TV supports S-VIDEO, then please use a S-VIDEO cable to connect your PC to your TV as it will result in the best quality.
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