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Danny P

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11th Mar 10 at 14:01

How Do,

Is there any way in which I can connect my PC up to my TV so I can use the TV as a monitor?

Moving out soon and i've not really got space a desktop PC so am going to buy a laptop. Dont want to get rid of the desktop so was thinking of just using it as a hard drive for music and films etc.

Basically it would just be the tower under the TV, then a wireless mouse/keyboard when needed.

I'm sure its possible, just no idea how

Scotty_B

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11th Mar 10 at 14:10

decent graphics card and a VGA connector should do the trick. You'll have to run a seperate cable for the sound.

Danny P

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11th Mar 10 at 20:04

Cheers.

If I was just going for the sound option i'm guessing I would need to upgrade the graphics card? Just get a sound cable and run it from the PC to the TV or whatever?

Would be nice to watch downloaded stuff though, so if I upgraded is at easy job?

I've literally no idea about stuff like this

baz2003uk

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11th Mar 10 at 21:39

HDMI mate if your pc has that connection how i run mine and its sweet as a nut
no extra cable for sound either

ssj_kakarot

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11th Mar 10 at 21:42

just get a hdmi graphics card, can get em for like £25 quid odd, sends sound aswell.

oceansoul

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11th Mar 10 at 21:48

If you tv has a VGA input port (most moden(ish) flat panels do) then just run a vga from your graphics card to the vga on your telly. For the sound, 3.5mm trs to 3.5mm trs(headphone socket) to go from your soundcard to tv

Danny P

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11th Mar 10 at 21:59

Cheers folks.

Just been looking on line and seen a couple of You Tube videos on how to it and its more simple than I thought

Just another quick question, cable will only be going a short distance, guessing I dont need to be spending loads and a cable from Maplins will do?

noshua

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11th Mar 10 at 22:11

eBays £1.29's finest!

Edit, look into XBMC software to make your library pretty

[Edited on 11-03-2010 by noshua]

baz2003uk

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11th Mar 10 at 22:59

quote:
Originally posted by noshua
eBays £1.29's finest!

Edit, look into XBMC software to make your library pretty

[Edited on 11-03-2010 by noshua]

agree XBMC is the nutz

Danny P

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12th Mar 10 at 13:31

Nice one.

Guessing i'd just download that from the world wide web?

noshua

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12th Mar 10 at 13:36

http://xbmc.org/

Best skin (IMO) http://xbmc.org/skins/aeon/

Danny P

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12th Mar 10 at 18:50