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Posted by Ripper on 10-10-2008 12:29 AM:

Connecting the pc to my lcd tv

Ok i got a 1tb hdd coming filled with hd and blue ray rips to test
I don't want to watch em on my pc screen as it's too small and same for the lappy and now for my specs

Here's my tv
http://electronics.pricegrabber.co....tured/sv=title/

My old dell pc is a dell dimension 8400 specs here

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/7039...ml#latestPrices

Do i need a video card for this so it will work on my tv, i just tested it for a laugh with the normal vga lead to the tv and it fits but no picture, been a while since i messed with a pc and not up to scratch on my knowledge so thought i'd ask here so any ideas????

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Posted by The CandyMan on 10-10-2008 03:55 AM:

Go into the computer vidoe card properties and setup the tv as a second monitor. Clone (shows the same on both screen) seems to work best for me.

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Posted by Ripper on 10-10-2008 06:13 AM:

My Video card is the Radeon x800SE, will give it a shot now and report back

Cheers candyman

Input terminals-Video-PC/AV Digital: DVI-D(24pin) HDCP compatible [DVI1.0]
Input terminals-Video-PC Analog: RGB (mini D-Sub 15 pin),RGB (BNC x 5)*1*2*3

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Posted by Ripper on 10-10-2008 08:36 AM:

Just retried it mate and still the same, i updated the video card up to the latest version and still the same.
Every time i try to activate the 2nd monitor and apply it goes back to greyed out

Display Properties in Your PC set to Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor and checked i check this as well and when i hit apply then it automatically unticks itself.
Only thing i can think is the card is no good for the tv

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Posted by Objectivist Seal Hunter on 10-10-2008 09:19 AM:

Your computer doesn't have s-video (i think it is...) to component?

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Posted by Mother on 10-10-2008 10:59 AM:

Using the VGA cable, you must set your PC's screen resolution to one of the following:

VGA 640 x 480 60 Hz
SVGA 800 x 600 60 Hz
XGA 1024 x 768 60 Hz
WXGA 1360 x 768 60 Hz
SXGA 1280 x 1024 60 Hz

Or you could use a DVI to HDMI cable, which would let you select 720p/1080p outputs.

Either way, you will need a separate cable for the audio.

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-10-2008 11:32 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Mother
Using the VGA cable, you must set your PC's screen resolution to one of the following:

VGA 640 x 480 60 Hz
SVGA 800 x 600 60 Hz
XGA 1024 x 768 60 Hz
WXGA 1360 x 768 60 Hz
SXGA 1280 x 1024 60 Hz

Or you could use a DVI to HDMI cable, which would let you select 720p/1080p outputs.

Either way, you will need a separate cable for the audio.

Ohhh Mother got to it before I could. This man only speaks the truth.

OSH as far as the S-Video to Component. Don't even bother with it. I don't think it'll support anything over 480p cause S-Video is still composite, and Component isn't digital either so therefor it's 100% analog.

I've tried the S-Video to Comp. and the results were just as bad as composite cables in my opinion.

Candyman you're right with the respect that Ripper know's what step he's on.

Aight Ripper here it goes. Take what Mother said as fact. I have used VGA and it looks decent but can only support 720p and doesn't have the picture quality that HDMI/DVI have.

Here is the way I have mine set up and it works perfect.

here is my setup:
AMD X2 5000+
DDR2 667 2gb
ATI 2600xt DVI & VGA Agp
Sound Blaster SE Pci
HDD 320gb IDE (Media), HDD 160gb IDE (OS)

Yes my pc needs newer technology updates, lol.

I currently have a 32in LCD Flat Panel Sceptre TV.
Only problem with it is I only have one HDMI port.

I have the DVI cable hooked up to my pc then I have a DVI adapter at the end so it can go from DVI to HDMI then It's plugged into the tv. My tv has like a headphone jack for audio, I have that hooked up from my sound card to to the TV. At the sound card I have the sound split with a two port headphone adapter, One goes to the TV, the other goes to my pc speakers.

That's the hardware setup.

I never clone the image, What if you wanna watch a movie and surf the web? So just extend the image to the other desktop and you can position which side you want it on.

This set up to get everything working correctly took me a while, and here is why.

I know HDMI is Digital, I read numerous times the chord makes no difference, In many ways that is correct, Digital in means digital out. What you're not realizing is the shielding makes a huge difference.

I was using my cheapy HDMI cable from the pc to the tv and I was getting a loud buzz, I read up on it and realized it could be a ground loop issue so I corrected that problem, The buzz softend but was still there and hard to watch movies. I then decided to try the DVI cable, I switched the HDMI cable out for the DVI cable and the buzz was gone. So the cable quality does make a difference.

The difference between DVI/HDMI and VGA is night and day. Don't bother with anything less then DVI/HDMI

Yes I would prefer a more efficent set up but I only have one pc, So therefor I have to make due with what I got.

Posted by Ripper on 10-10-2008 06:47 PM:

Hi guys, thanks for the reply's and this a handy post due to people moving up to using there tv's rather than another monitor in the room.
All i wanted to do is surf the net and fiddling with programs chatting on irc and watching blue ray and hd films and see if it's worth moving up to blue ray standalone and using the hdd to watch the rips till it becomes as easy to do what happens with normal dvd.

My card wont let me go down below 800 x 600 so that means i need a SVGA 800 x 600 60 Hz that mother listed or go up 1 to XGA 1024 x 768 60 Hz which i dont have a clue about.

Maybe time to upgrade the video card soon then to a HDMI/DVI so any good cards you can suggest for this with my spec base unit which is

pent 4 3000
3gb ram
Radeon x800 se
win xp with service pack 3

1 question is can i use a svga lead on my base unit to the tv till i have the money to upgrade the car?

Again thanks for the help guys much appreciated

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Posted by Ripper on 10-10-2008 06:56 PM:

Would this cable work ok for me for the video and i can get a audio cable from the guy which would save postage

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....4102b80fffdc90b

It only be temp till i can sort out a new video card in the jan sales then i don't mind spending a bit extra for the quality speciallly with the new blue ray and hd films and hopefully the tv series

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-12-2008 03:44 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
Would this cable work ok for me for the video and i can get a audio cable from the guy which would save postage

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....4102b80fffdc90b

It only be temp till i can sort out a new video card in the jan sales then i don't mind spending a bit extra for the quality speciallly with the new blue ray and hd films and hopefully the tv series

You sure can use that cord for VGA, Don't forget you'll need a chord for the audio, both ends will look like the end of a pair of headphones..

I'm going to assue you have a flat panel monitor? Since you can't go below 800x600? Your video card should support 1920x1080. I say should cause I don't know for sure.

VGA supports upto 720p so it'll look great, but not nearly as good as DVI/HDMI.

Posted by Neversoft on 10-12-2008 06:18 PM:

I've had a similar problem with my X880SE as well Ripper... My monitor is DSub only (but a decent monitor nonetheless) so I used a DVI>HDMI converter to the TV and DSub for the monitor and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get output to both of them in a satisfactory way - I wanted the TV to work in theatre mode over DVI/HDMI and it was having none of it.

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-12-2008 07:43 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Neversoft
I've had a similar problem with my X880SE as well Ripper... My monitor is DSub only (but a decent monitor nonetheless) so I used a DVI>HDMI converter to the TV and DSub for the monitor and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get output to both of them in a satisfactory way - I wanted the TV to work in theatre mode over DVI/HDMI and it was having none of it.

When I used the HDMI cable, I was having intermittent signal loss. I have no idea what was causing it.

If this helps ya Ripper I have a ATI 2600xt Agp card, My bro has a 2600xt pciE card, both work great for tv, and monitor use.

I'm currently using the VGA on my monitor since I don't use it for movies and it still looks pretty darn good.

For the tv I'm using the DVI cable with a DVI to HDMI adapter at the tv, Works flawless.

Posted by Ripper on 10-13-2008 07:25 AM:

I'm using a 15" monitor flat screen and i have these display setting available on my card on the monitor

800 x 600
1024 x 768
1152 x 864
1280 x 720
1280 x 768
1280 x 800
1280 x 960
1280 x 1024

Here's some pics and review of my card this may help you help me find the solution for my tv issue also what connections the card has at the back etc

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/20...02/msi_x800se/1

The back plate features the standard connections on a single slot blanking plate – much like all of ATI’s X800 series video cards. There’s the usual D-Sub, TV-Out and DVI-I connectors to allow for a wide range of display outputs – the bundle also includes a DVI-I to VGA converter for those of you who are running two analogue monitors. Along with the DVI-I to VGA converter, there’s a wide selection of cables and connectors for the TV-Out connector, including an RCA composite cable, an S-Video cable, a 7-pin S-Video to HDTV cable and an S-Video to Composite adapter.

Can i just use the xga to svga (tv to dell pc) for now with the audio cable temp till the jan sales ?

Thanks for the reply's guys

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Posted by Ripper on 10-13-2008 08:07 AM:

Or can get 1 of these if i get the nod from you lot, would it fit the dell unit with 3gb memory

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1GB-ATi-Radeo...parms=72%3A1301|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-13-2008 09:05 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
Can i just use the xga to svga (tv to dell pc) for now with the audio cable temp till the jan sales ?

Thanks for the reply's guys

I don't know what you mean by that.

I don't know if you can use that vid card or not bro, I don't know if your pc has a Agp or pciE slot, and depending on what type of pciE slot you'd have there are a few different kinds. I don't know much about pciE since I've barely dealt with em.

I looked at the specs on the pc, and It didn't say pciE unless I over looked it.

Dude seriously if you have a DVI out on your video card, use a DVI cable, and get this adapter.

http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Male-DVI...23881468&sr=8-8

Posted by yoshy on 10-13-2008 10:54 AM:

Hey dude(para)

So what you are saying is,,,,,,,,, if my videocard ahs that dvi thingy output.........

I get that cable and adapter and i dont need no tvcard?

more info for a noob

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Posted by Mother on 10-13-2008 11:37 AM:

I have my PC set up with the main monitor connected via analogue VGA connections, and when I want to watch something in HD I connect up the LCD TV with a DVI to HDMI cable.

I have an ATI card, and yes, the Catalyst Control Centre is a bitch to set up how you want it. I did eventually, after a lot of fiddling, get Theater Mode working correctly - MPC showing the video windowed on the monitor, and fullscreen on the TV.

Posted by yoshy on 10-13-2008 11:45 AM:

*sits in the corner and waits for Mother to explain in English*

I have a pc and a hd

what do i need, do to accomplish this?

as in, leads, cards, adapters

I think, going by what I have read, If I get that dvi lead and run it from my video card, put the adapter on the end, then connect thru hdmi?

yes?

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-13-2008 02:56 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by yoshy
*sits in the corner and waits for Mother to explain in English*

I have a pc and a hd

what do i need, do to accomplish this?

as in, leads, cards, adapters

I think, going by what I have read, If I get that dvi lead and run it from my video card, put the adapter on the end, then connect thru hdmi?

yes?

The easiest way to explain this. Maybe mother can help me simplify it, cause it can be a bit of a pain in the ass to set up if you know nothing about this.

There really is no such thing as a tv-out card.

Think of your TV as a monitor, I don't care if it's a tube TV it's still a monitor.

Video cards have outs, such as hdmi/vga/dvi/s-video/composite

All TV's have ins such as hdmi/vga/dvi/s-vid/component/composite

Most of your newer video cards have DVI/VGA

You hook your monitor up with the VGA cable correct? Why not just do the same with your tv? Instead use the DVI out, If you need the DVI to HDMI adapter then get it and hook it up.

Once hooked up right click on the blank area of your desktop and go down to properties and go to settings, and extend your desktop on the second monitor.

This cord http://www.svideo.com/stereoaudio20.html is what I use for my audio. plug it into the soundcard and out to the tv, and you've got sound.

The End.

You can use the Catalyst software if you wish, there are some usefull things with it. I never do. I just do it the way i mentioned above.

Posted by Ripper on 10-13-2008 08:17 PM:

So if i get what your saying correctly now is the following:

I plug in the dvi adapter into the video card and hook the cable up to the tv , then i turn the pc on with my 15" monitor and go into the display settings and add the tv to the video card as say secondary tv am i getting close

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Posted by yoshy on 10-13-2008 10:09 PM:

I got it...........thanks

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-14-2008 01:37 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
So if i get what your saying correctly now is the following:

I plug in the dvi adapter into the video card and hook the cable up to the tv , then i turn the pc on with my 15" monitor and go into the display settings and add the tv to the video card as say secondary tv am i getting close

Pretty much bro, Once you get back there and look at things, it'll just make since.

You'll probably want to use the DVI to HDMI adapter which I posted a link to it through amazon. Just plug it in, it's that simple then go to the display settings and extend desktop to the tv, and you've done it.

I have noticed with some file types you have to set up the TV as the primary monitor, or in your video box it will remain black.

Just get behind there and fuck with things dude. That's all you have to do, you'll figure it out.

Posted by Ripper on 10-14-2008 02:21 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
Pretty much bro, Once you get back there and look at things, it'll just make since.

You'll probably want to use the DVI to HDMI adapter which I posted a link to it through amazon. Just plug it in, it's that simple then go to the display settings and extend desktop to the tv, and you've done it.

I have noticed with some file types you have to set up the TV as the primary monitor, or in your video box it will remain black.

Just get behind there and fuck with things dude. That's all you have to do, you'll figure it out.

Sorted then mate i will grab 1 from maplins tomorrow 24kt gold plate etc and spend the afternoon playing with it and try to tweek it, personally i think i will use the tv instead of monitor all the time so may as well set it up for primary tomorrow

Thanks for the help everyone, next time i post on here i hope to be using the big tv

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Posted by Ripper on 10-14-2008 02:31 AM:

Or the other lead i was looking at is this

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=48585

Direct so cable already attached and no loose connection what you think

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-14-2008 04:21 AM:

No you won't. Text still looks like shit, Not nearly good enough. So you'll still be using your monitor for regular computer stuff.

Posted by yoshy on 10-14-2008 06:43 AM:

This my v/card Which one is the dvi?

the one that has lcd stamped next to it?

the one lowest in the picture

the first one goes to my monitor, middle is s video out and bottom is?

pic didn't work

g force 5200

# VGA output: D-Sub
# TV-out connector: S-video out
# DVI connector

they are my outputs

at the moment im presuming my pc monitor is in the vga output one

so the other rectangle one is my dvi

cheers for that

:: this one

but mine says vcd not dvi but im presuming that's it

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-14-2008 06:22 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by yoshy
This my v/card Which one is the dvi?

the one that has lcd stamped next to it?

the one lowest in the picture

the first one goes to my monitor, middle is s video out and bottom is?

pic didn't work

g force 5200

# VGA output: D-Sub
# TV-out connector: S-video out
# DVI connector

they are my outputs

at the moment im presuming my pc monitor is in the vga output one

so the other rectangle one is my dvi

cheers for that

:: this one

but mine says vcd not dvi but im presuming that's it

Dude I have no idea what your talking about, Take a picture.

Posted by Ripper on 10-14-2008 09:17 PM:

Ok today i bloody done it and am currnetly using my lcd tv typing this and had a few little issues but nothing magor i just dumped the little 15" off the settings as i couldnt be assed cloning due to the mouse moving from 1 screen to another,
The only issue left is i have no sound even though i got a jack for it and is plugged in, only thing i can think of is the tv setting which i'm gonna do now

Yoshy the adapter is a must as well as a good hdmi lead (mine was £60.00)

My card dosent have a jack port for the audio so tryin to use it through my motherboard or the sound blaster card i have in my dell

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Posted by Ripper on 10-14-2008 10:21 PM:

Righty ho got the audio to work i had to change the settings on the tv and switch it from digital and use analogue
Tested it with nero music player and was choppy as hell, now using windows media 11 and got it blasting love the bonkers hardcore

Thanks for all the help guys and any help needed give me a shout that includes you yoshy

1 last thing the pic is real good for surfing and can read off the tv no probs, and playing dvds from the dvd rom just waiting for the hdd to turn up then blue ray hd films here i come

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Posted by Ripper on 10-15-2008 02:16 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by yoshy
This my v/card Which one is the dvi?

the one that has lcd stamped next to it?

the one lowest in the picture

the first one goes to my monitor, middle is s video out and bottom is?

pic didn't work

g force 5200

# VGA output: D-Sub
# TV-out connector: S-video out
# DVI connector

they are my outputs

at the moment im presuming my pc monitor is in the vga output one

so the other rectangle one is my dvi

cheers for that

:: this one

but mine says vcd not dvi but im presuming that's it

Yoshy that is a dvi plug mate (click on paras link on this page to amazon to see the adapter) you need the adapter for it along with the hdmi lead to plug in and then just an audio lead, you may have to switch it on your tv from digital to analogue though.

Mines running nice pic and sound, i got media player playing in the background and typing this on the 46" lcd so it does work

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-15-2008 04:36 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
Yoshy that is a dvi plug mate (click on paras link on this page to amazon to see the adapter) you need the adapter for it along with the hdmi lead to plug in and then just an audio lead, you may have to switch it on your tv from digital to analogue though.

Mines running nice pic and sound, i got media player playing in the background and typing this on the 46" lcd so it does work

Damn I'm awesome, There are no words that can describe how great I am, lol.

Post a pic bro, I wanna see the setup.

Posted by Mother on 10-15-2008 01:39 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
... a good hdmi lead (mine was £60.00)

£60? They saw you coming.

Here's one for £2:
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/p...p?SKU=AV1361632

Posted by Ripper on 10-15-2008 04:48 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Mother
£60? They saw you coming.

Here's one for £2:
http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/p...p?SKU=AV1361632

I said it was worth £60 mother a friend got it for me for £10

Retail price is £69.99 but heres a link for £29.99

http://www.directtvs.co.uk/Profigol...CFQs4QgodOAUB1Q

Make is profigold prov1002 2.0m

Pic and text is amazing mate and sound is good too, thanks for your input though mother.

Para, just taken a pic mate just got to find my cable so i can hook it up to the pc

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Posted by Ripper on 10-15-2008 06:14 PM:

Heres a pic from my mobile, i cant find the cable for the digital camera, will post a nice 7mb pic when i find it

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Posted by Ripper on 10-15-2008 06:21 PM:

Sorry pic was crap here's better 1, and couldn't delete post above

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Posted by Ripper on 10-15-2008 06:24 PM:

Heres another with the unit and tv on and surfing redtube

Pics are crap compaired to the digital version but the phone camera is only 3vmega pixel

Also botttom right is a dvd for scale

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Posted by Avenue_1 on 10-15-2008 06:36 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
I said it was worth £60 mother a friend got it for me for £10

Make is profigold prov1002 2.0m

Pic and text is amazing mate and sound is good too, thanks for your input though mother.

Does an expensive cable make a difference to hdmi?, i thought it's either off or on, unlike the signal through scart where a good cable makes a difference.

Posted by Ripper on 10-15-2008 06:53 PM:

I think so yes mate, it's down to how it is made and the quality control
I just posted a link where you can get 1 for £29.99 that retails for £69.99 and comes with lifetime warrenty.
Maybe thats why Neversoft had problems using his and why some say the text is crap on the tv, i pulled my 15" out and is now in my sons room for when i slap him together a surfing pc.
Hell of a differance beween a 15" and 46" porn is amazing whilst streamed and irc is good too, didnt hit the sack til 7am today as was playin online and that, think of this pc games on massive screen and it's connected to the net so on line play is easy

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-15-2008 06:58 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Gimp Mask
Does an expensive cable make a difference to hdmi?, i thought it's either off or on, unlike the signal through scart where a good cable makes a difference.

HDMI cables? No, The only thing you wanna make sure of is shielding. That's a big one.

As far as picture quality goes, not one bit of a difference, Digital in means digital out. No loss of quality.

I have two different types of cables, One great DVI cable, and one HDMI cable, text looks the same. It looks significantly better when in 720p compared to 1080i, I think the interlaced makes a difference.

Ripper are you running everything in 1080p/i?

Posted by Ripper on 10-15-2008 07:11 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
HDMI cables? No, The only thing you wanna make sure of is shielding. That's a big one.

As far as picture quality goes, not one bit of a difference, Digital in means digital out. No loss of quality.

I have two different types of cables, One great DVI cable, and one HDMI cable, text looks the same. It looks significantly better when in 720p compared to 1080i, I think the interlaced makes a difference.

Ripper are you running everything in 1080p/i?

I'm not sure para mate to be honest there's nothing on the catalysts settings on video card etc to say what it is running at, is there a site i can use to check graphics online, or something i can use to check, i have a .ru web based site i can grab summin from but the info is on the lappy and is down my bro's place till next week

The cable i'm using does look like good quality though and is thick as hell and had to bend it a bit when i got it out of the pack

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-15-2008 11:34 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
I'm not sure para mate to be honest there's nothing on the catalysts settings on video card etc to say what it is running at, is there a site i can use to check graphics online, or something i can use to check, i have a .ru web based site i can grab summin from but the info is on the lappy and is down my bro's place till next week

The cable i'm using does look like good quality though and is thick as hell and had to bend it a bit when i got it out of the pack

On your tv, It should have an Info button on the remote, that'll tell you what resolution your running at.

Think about it this way, Digital in, digital out. There's no converting to analog so how is there going to be quality loss? but the shielding is the biggest problem with cheaper cables.

Posted by Ripper on 10-16-2008 01:04 AM:

Will check on that and get back to you regarding the resolution on t.v

As for the quality loss, i was thinking way of thin cables bending and crimping the wires inside with moving things around catching em, cables coming loose with poor quality connections etc
Saying that if there wasn't any difference with cables why such the big price difference as i am sure a lot of people would go say £20 for a cable rather than £70 not just mugs

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-16-2008 05:03 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
Will check on that and get back to you regarding the resolution on t.v

As for the quality loss, i was thinking way of thin cables bending and crimping the wires inside with moving things around catching em, cables coming loose with poor quality connections etc
Saying that if there wasn't any difference with cables why such the big price difference as i am sure a lot of people would go say £20 for a cable rather than £70 not just mugs

With other types of cables there is a huge difference, Component/composit/s-video etc. Because they are analog, When you have a digital source like a DVD player it has to convert to analog therefore you have quality loss.

It's a misconception with the price of cables, If you go to a best buy or circuit city of course there going to tell you that monster cables are the best, and you'll lose quality by getting a cheap hdmi cable. There job is to sell you shit you don't need.

Just google it dude, you'll see what I mean.

Posted by Ripper on 10-16-2008 06:24 AM:

No probs para you, mother etc got me sorted so i will take your word for it, don't the 24k mean anything either then lol

Ok my resolution is 1920 x 1080 /60 hz
So i am assuming i'm on 1080 hdmi?

Pic is fine and no probs except earlier osh posted an attached nfo i couldn't see, think it was the tropic thunder tc post or eagle eye 1 of em anyways

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-16-2008 09:21 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by Ripper
No probs para you, mother etc got me sorted so i will take your word for it, don't the 24k mean anything either then lol

Ok my resolution is 1920 x 1080 /60 hz
So i am assuming i'm on 1080 hdmi?

Pic is fine and no probs except earlier osh posted an attached nfo i couldn't see, think it was the tropic thunder tc post or eagle eye 1 of em anyways

I think it has to do with the shielding.

Posted by Ripper on 10-16-2008 08:49 PM:

Ahh good good, so my tv is running in high def 1080 then

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Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-17-2008 12:31 AM:

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Originally posted by Ripper
Ahh good good, so my tv is running in high def 1080 then

Nope sorry about your luck bro, it's running at 480p, LOL.

yeah it's running at 1080 but is it running at 1080i/p?

Posted by Ripper on 10-17-2008 12:47 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
Nope sorry about your luck bro, it's running at 480p, LOL.

yeah it's running at 1080 but is it running at 1080i/p?

on top of the screen it just says 1080, what's the i/p bit mean haha, only way i think i will tell is sticking a external drive to the pc and playing a blue ray disc or 2

Google'd it lol 1080-line progressive video with 24 frames per second

Now how do i find out if mine does that then

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Posted by Neversoft on 10-17-2008 08:20 PM:

RTFM

Posted by Ripper on 10-17-2008 08:34 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Neversoft
RTFM

If you saw the size of the manual you would understand, makes a good door wedge though

It could be an idea if the page is trimmed down and made a sticky, as some real useful info from mother and para, and this is mainly a movie site and hi def is the way the world is going, and frankly if you got a hi def tv hook and have the ability to hook it up to the tv do it, best thing i done in ages

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Posted by Avenue_1 on 10-17-2008 08:37 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by Neversoft
RTFM

RTFM

I'm not racist but Critics say that frequent users of the phrase (or similar variants) are simply expressing elitism, and that their attitude drives away newcomers without helping them. Their time could better be spent adding the question and answer to a FAQ, pointing the user to a helpful website, or simply not responding. They point out that RTFM is often used when it is not even clear which manual their correspondent should be reading. One of the most frequent criticisms of the open source community is lack of friendly support for newcomers. The Ubuntu Forums and LinuxQuestions.org, for instance, have instituted "no RTFM" policies to promote a welcoming atmosphere.

Posted by HoldDaSalad on 10-17-2008 09:26 PM:

Reading the manual is rather important in this case. How many of us have HDTV's? How many of us have the same Model? or even the same Brand?

We can help with some of the basics but as far as features go on the TV we can't help with specifics.

I was eager to help Ripper with hooking his pc up to his tv, Most of that isn't going to be in the manual and how to do it, The manual will only be very basic.

So Ripper read the fuckin manual you lazy bastard

Posted by Ripper on 10-18-2008 04:50 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by parasiticgannon
Reading the manual is rather important in this case. How many of us have HDTV's? How many of us have the same Model? or even the same Brand?

We can help with some of the basics but as far as features go on the TV we can't help with specifics.

I was eager to help Ripper with hooking his pc up to his tv, Most of that isn't going to be in the manual and how to do it, The manual will only be very basic.

So Ripper read the fuckin manual you lazy bastard

Haha will do para over the weekend, save some electric for a change

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Posted by yoshy on 10-18-2008 06:08 AM:

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Originally posted by Gimp Mask
RTFM

I'm not racist but Critics say that frequent users of the phrase (or similar variants) are simply expressing elitism, and that their attitude drives away newcomers without helping them. Their time could better be spent adding the question and answer to a FAQ, pointing the user to a helpful website, or simply not responding. They point out that RTFM is often used when it is not even clear which manual their correspondent should be reading. One of the most frequent criticisms of the open source community is lack of friendly support for newcomers. The Ubuntu Forums and LinuxQuestions.org, for instance, have instituted "no RTFM" policies to promote a welcoming atmosphere.

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