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
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