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Posted by: Mamoru on 2010-07-29, 08:47:00
I'm not sure how old your television and your computer are, so I'm going to try to cover as much as I can. First of all you'll need to identify the ports. This is what an RCA connector looks like: upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/ commons/ 9/ 90/ RCA_Connector_%28photo%29.jpg This is what a VGA connector looks like: The female end: en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ VGA_connector The male end: upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/ commons/ 6/ 61/ VGA_Stecker.jpg This is what a DVI connector looks like: upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/ commons/ d/ d5/ DVI_Connector.jpg This is what an HDMI connector looks like: upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/ commons/ b/ b3/ HDMI.jpg This is what an S-Video connector looks like: upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/ commons/ f/ ff/ SVideoConnector.jpg If you've purchased a fairly high end flat panel television, then it probably has what are called HDMI input ports. If your computer is fairly recent (within the last year), then all you'll may need is an HDMI cable. However, if your computer is older than that, you may need a DVI to HDMI cable or a VGA to HDMI cable. Of course if your television lacks HDMI input then the situation gets a a bit more complicated. You may need an HDMI to S-Video cable, or an HDMI to RCA cable, or a DVI to S-Video cable, or a DVI to RCA cable, or a VGA to RCA cable. Also, if you're using a desktop computer and not a laptop, you'll may want to see if your computer's video card can output to more than one monitor in case you want to see things on the normal monitor and have your wife see them on the TV. |
