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Feynman · Nov 28, 2007, 01:59 PM

So do they make PCI cards that you can use to hook up to your TV so you could play video from your computer to your TV?

I know there are plenty of cards that can do just the opposite but that's not what I am looking for.

Additionally, does anyone know what the quality would be like on these cards?

Big Mac · Nov 28, 2007, 02:12 PM

I'm sure at least some exist for the PC, but. . .

Feynman · Nov 28, 2007, 03:34 PM

How about at least a box I could plug into the computer? There's gotta be something....

zerostar · Nov 28, 2007, 03:38 PM

I use the DVI to HDMI cable to my TV, what inputs does your TV have?

mduell · Nov 28, 2007, 06:40 PM

You can get a little dongle to go from one of your graphics card's DVI ports to composite/s-video or VGA.

Or if your tv has HDMI you can get a DVI-HDMI cable or adapter.

angelmb · Nov 28, 2007, 10:34 PM

Wouldn't something like an old Miglia AlchemyTV DVR PCI card do this?, it comes with a S-Video OUT port…

Feynman · Nov 29, 2007, 11:50 AM

For those of you suggesting the DVI to HDMI cable solution; what's the quality like?

Basically what I am doing is ripping all my DVDs to their raw format (not encoding it) and want to be able to watch on my television.

I wouldn't think their would be a quality loss but it is going from DVI to HDMI...

mduell · Nov 29, 2007, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by Feynman

For those of you suggesting the DVI to HDMI cable solution; what's the quality like?

Basically what I am doing is ripping all my DVDs to their raw format (not encoding it) and want to be able to watch on my television.

I wouldn't think their would be a quality loss but it is going from DVI to HDMI...

HDMI is the best quality option. HDMI is just DVI video + some audio + a different connector; no conversion at all. What TV do you have?

Feynman · Nov 29, 2007, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by mduell

HDMI is the best quality option. HDMI is just DVI video + some audio + a different connector; no conversion at all. What TV do you have?

A non HDTV

So I will probably go with angelmb suggestion for now

EndlessMac · Nov 29, 2007, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by Feynman

to hook up to your TV so you could play video from your computer to your TV?

This may not be exactly what you are looking for but to play videos from my PowerBook to my tv I just use a very simple method of buying an s-video to s-video cable that also has audio connectors. Basically it's an s-video connection from my laptop to an s-video connection on my tv. That's assuming your computer and tv have s-video ports.

It's like having my tv setup as a second monitor or I can mirror the tv so that it becomes an external monitor. The cable cost something like $30 so it's a simple and cheap way to watch videos on my tv.

mduell · Nov 29, 2007, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by Feynman

A non HDTV

So I will probably go with angelmb suggestion for now

You don't need to spend $$$ on angelmb's suggestion if you only have one monitor. Buy the s-video/composite adapter from Apple for $20 and plug it in to your DVI port.

SSharon · Dec 5, 2007, 10:38 AM

The quality isn't so great but I use a radeon 7000 pci card to output either s-video or vga to my tv.

The Godfather · Dec 10, 2007, 12:00 PM

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