connecting pc to tv

nickels · 12 Oct 2006 at 11:37

hi,
i want to connect a pc to my tv downstairs, but dont know what i need
i dont have hd tv so no hdmi port or anything

theres scarts, and i think theres a round yellow port (i can confirm this later when im home)

i just need to know if i can do it and what cables/converters i will need

hope someone can help
nickels

Andybtsn · 12 Oct 2006 at 11:44

Type "connecting pc to tv" on ebay or google even and there will be kits for you.

Bear in mind I did this with a normal TV with a scart socket and the quality was poor, just need a S-Video or alike output from your PC and then the other end of cable goes into the scart on your TV.

Loads of kits around, I have one at home I think.

nickels · 14 Oct 2006 at 17:02

right i connected it via s video, the computer seems to be running but has no picture on screen... i have tried different channels but nothing :/

do i need to set the graphics card up to use s video or anything like that?

J.B · 14 Oct 2006 at 17:17

if you bring up display properties then settings and advanced there's normally some setting in there to enable the disply, you shouldnt need to try all the channels on ** tele, just select the right input for s-video

comp builder · 14 Oct 2006 at 18:54

have you tryed channel AV on your tele?

Scream · 26 Oct 2006 at 23:30

I know this is an old thread but I would like some help on something.

Out of all the LCD tv's in my house, the one that I want to connect my laptop to hasn't got PC input with only scart/video in and s-video.

I've got it working with s-video but the quality is not great. I mean its very difficult to read any text on screen.

I'm not able to change resolution on the lcd and if I do change it, it reverts back to the first one.

Is there another way to improve the quality, maybe use the video in or scart for this s-video is not worth using.

Andybtsn · 27 Oct 2006 at 08:53

Thats the problem, the quality is always poor and there's nothing you can do it really!