media pc

hittman · 9 Dec 2008 at 20:25

Hi.

I have decided to use my silent tower as a media pc in my living room. Will be used for general web surfing and watching movies etc.

Just wondered what I need/do to make general web browsing more pleasant on the eye as the text/images is really bad. Watching movies on my tv looks fine.

My graphics card is Sapphire ATI 128mb (I know, old!).

I am using a scart connection from the pc to the tv.

thanks,

hittman · 9 Dec 2008 at 21:24

my tv doesn't have DVI/HDMI or VGA i'm afraid. Its got the standard component (Y,W,R) inputs at the front.

any solutions?

hittman · 9 Dec 2008 at 21:45

The resolution the tv is running is at 1024 x 768. My tv does support S-video at the front but its running it in black and white-I think the front connections on my tv is loose/faulty.

The scart also accepts S-Video as an input but doesn't seem to be working from pc to tv.

My current connection set up is:

PC -> S-video out -> yellow RCA connector -> Scart -> TV

Sound works fine through the TV using the White/Red -> Scart -> TV

I've tried the ATI control panel but not much improvement i'm afraid.

what are my options?

hittman · 9 Dec 2008 at 21:58

which would provide better quality, composite (YRW) or S-Video?

hittman · 9 Dec 2008 at 22:44

If I did s-video (Pc) to s-video (tv), would this be better? or not worth it?

hittman · 9 Dec 2008 at 23:49

Windows Media Centre looks pretty good on my TV (CRT) but would be great if you could do everything in the comfort of your sofa without buying a new tv.

Could I buy a VGA/DVI to Scart adapter?

Cheers for the great advice guys. I will have a play with the settings and do abit more research on the weekend.