HDMI

wgannon82 · 28 Feb 2011 at 19:55

to connect a computer to a tv do i need to use the HDMI on the motherboard or on the graphics card ??

Brian8bit · 28 Feb 2011 at 19:56

If you have a dedicated graphics card, use it. If you only have onboard graphics, use it.

RJC · 28 Feb 2011 at 19:57

You don't have to use HDMI, but it will depend on what ports your tv has, you would need to plug this into your active card.

wgannon82 · 28 Feb 2011 at 20:09

well i will be using a dedicated graphics card as the motherboard i have chosen doesnt have a hdmi. when i connect to tv using hdmi will i see the screen straight away or will i have to do a bit of fiddling as i have no monitor ?

RJC · 28 Feb 2011 at 20:11

You should see the screen straight away, you may need to use the gpu's software to slightly adjust the image as it may overscan slightly.

wgannon82 · 28 Feb 2011 at 20:38

i see so mayb not a good idea for it to be like that for a first turn on as i am building this !lol