Video files on Plasma

sp92 · 30 Sep 2007 at 12:29

Can anyone tell what cables and software are required to connect my pc to a plasma tv.
My TV has a vga connector but how do i get sound to the tv?

RJC · 30 Sep 2007 at 12:48

Does your TV have a audio in jack! or the red and white RCA connectors.

What windows are you using.

Rob

Paul11 · 30 Sep 2007 at 13:03

do you have a hifi in the same room..

sound card to amp

sp92 · 30 Sep 2007 at 13:45

I have a home cinema system in the same room and I`m using windows xp. My tv also has rca connectors in the rear.

Paul11 · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:46

then you can go from your sound card to an audio input on your amplifier...

Columbo · 1 Oct 2007 at 15:57

No software required. If it has a VGA in (most plasma's do) then just go from your graphics card out (be VGA or DVI) straight into your TV.

Then just go from your standard output from either your soundcard or on-board mobo sound into your amp.

I stick mine into the Optical DVD input (my card has optical out) on my Yamaha amp and set the audio to pass through mode so that the amp is decoding the 5.1 instead of the PC

If you are connecting to your monitor at the same time you may have to go into your drivers and turn dual-monitor capability. All depends on your drivers, hardware etc.

TIP - be sure to the screensaver on to minimise the risk of 'Burn-in' on your screen.

badbob · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:06

You'll want to set desktop to native, and within ffdshow also.

WILD9 · 1 Oct 2007 at 16:19

what plasma is it?

sp92 · 1 Oct 2007 at 20:45

Panasonic TH42PX60B

WILD9 · 14 Oct 2007 at 02:55

Ive got the same set, best bet is to use a VGA lead but the screens native resolution is 1024x769 (anamorphic pixels) so you'll need to set whatever media player you use to compensate for this otherwise it will appear over stretched.