I want to setup my PC to my TV via HDMI, need some help!

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Hey Guys,

I got a PC in my study and instead of having to move it constantly from the study to the lounge so I can hook it up to the TV. I had an idea.

I was thinking of getting a very long HDMI cable about 10-15 meters. Then running this cable to the TV in the lounge. I think the TV supports HDMI 1.2 or 1.3. Currently when I move the PC into the lounge I connect it up using a VGA cable. I have a Nvidia 512MB dual head DVI 8800GT. So what I do is use the supplied DVI to VGA adapter.

My TV is a flat panel LCD 1366x768 resolution display. The other day I was gaming on it, when I plugged in via VGA using the adapter there was no need for me to do any configuring to get the resolution setup.

I usually run the PC in 1680x1050 when plugged to my monitor in my study. I did not have to do change any settings. The moment I plugged in the cable to my TV and switched on the PC the resolution changed automatically to 1366x768. Then from the desktop I went and loaded a game and went to the games option screen and saw it had also automatically changed the resolution to 1366x768. I thought I would have to change the resolution manually but it was all plug and play.

I heard it's not so much plug and play as you have to manually configure and create a preset so it automatically sets the correct resolution when gaming on your TV when you use a DVI to HDMI cable or a HDMI (same at both ends) cable using a DVI-HDMI adapter. Is this true? Or will I get the same effect as I do with my current VGA setup?

Also is it okay to run a 10-15 meter cable, will i lose any sound and picture quality?

Lastly, the reason I want to go with HDMI is as it carry's sound to the TV's speakers but I just realized that as I have a 8800GT it may not work as the card does not support HDMI audio, is this true? I only want to do 2 channel audio?

Then I plan on using a wireless mouse and keyboard so I can game in this lounge while my PC stays in the study, is this all possible?

Sorry for all the questions but I really hope you can answer them all!

any help much appreciated

Many thanks in advance
 
If your card doesnt support audio over HDMI you'll need a soundcard with passthrough such as http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...11&subcat=&name=ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3 Sound Card (i'm assuming thats what the 2 HDMI connectors are, you'll need to check for sure)

Either that or run a seperate audio cable and hook it up to a set of speakers. I don't think TVs support HDMI+seperate audio but I could be wrong.

As for image quality over distance with HDMI, since it's a digital connection you'll either get a perfect picture or no picture at all (or a very poor picture if it's borderline). You'll probably need a good quality cable for that sort of distance (or so i've heard), you may want to poke your head into the home cinema and/or sound forums for more detail on that.

TBH if you're getting a decent picture with VGA I wouldn't bother switching, it's probably more effort than it's worth.

Wireless KB/mouse should work provided there's nothing blocking the signal, just make sure you get an radio based one (some are infrared, like a TV remote, although those are dying out now). I think most have a 10m range.
 
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I'm currently hooked up to a 19" hdtv, through a DVI->HDMI cable, and using a set of speakers for audio.
My tv does support separate audio in, however (but it wouldn't sound great). Best to check if your's supports separate audio in though.
It was pretty much plug and play for me, everything detected everything else correctly, but it might be more difficult with the audio. (In linux it detects the wrong resolution if you use propietary drivers, easy to change.)
DVI->HDMI should support your resolution fine, so long as they make them that long.
As for the keyboard and mouse, well as long as they're in range!

Hope this helps,

Darkstroke
 
Many thanks for your replies guys,

Separate audio in! Is that HDMI for video and sound using standard L+R analogue cables?

Sorry got a little confused.

I am running XP home edition + service pack 3

I was thinking is it possible to get a DVI to HDMI cable that has on each end analogue L+R stereo input cables for plugging into the back of my TV. If the cable has these inputs on each end then I could just plug one L+R input into the soundcard ports and the other end into the TV ports. Is this possible? Anything like that. I don't know the correct name for this.
 
dvdbunny said:
Separate audio in! Is that HDMI for video and sound using standard L+R analogue cables?
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Yes.

dvdbunny said:
I was thinking is it possible to get a DVI to HDMI cable that has on each end analogue L+R stereo input cables for plugging into the back of my TV.
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No. You would need to run 2 seperate cables.

dvdbunny said:
could just plug one L+R input into the soundcard ports and the other end into the TV ports
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If your TV supports seperate audio/video when using HDMI then yes, otherwise you'll need to connect the audio cable to a standalone set of speakers.
 
Same here....confused as it seems to be a 3.5 jack to Component is what I need? (Not found one yet)
 
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