Got a new TV (pic)

[9camaro9]

haha yes i am gota problem with it? [img]smile.gif[/img]

jk

[camaro_speedemon]

Originally posted by 99camaro99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 01MaroIL:
how are you guys hooking up computers to your TV?

like this via component connection and then a coaxial digital output to a good AV unit. [img]smile.gif[/img]

HDTV to PC

You could also do conventional S-Video or RCA cabling but the quality won't be as good. If your TV has DVI support that also puts out excellent quality but I prefer my current method. </font>[/QUOTE]I think as far as quality goes DVI&gt;Componant&gt;S-Video&gt;RCA&gt;Coax. BNC is ultimatly the best quality, but those are mostly only found on broadcast quality equipment. I think the quality difference between all of them is very negliable. Then again I haven't seen any of them side by side, so I can't tell you.

My latop has an Svideo out that goes into my modulator then to my TV.

[kristen]

owww pretty

[carldev96]

HDMI is essentially DVI, the digital output used to drive computer monitors. For your DVD player I would stick with the component for now. Once the new HD DVD players are on the market then you should upgrade. Use the HDMI interface for a computer. You'll be able to connect it directly to the digital video output of the pc's video card.

Cables @ L-Com

-carldev

[HokieBird]

My monitor and video card support DVI, but I just can't bring myself to spend $50 on a 6 foot cable. So, I won't be using it anytime soon.

[LD]

Originally posted by Ovidiu:
So I just took delivery last week of a brand new TV. I'm pretty pumped about it, cause it's so big and awesome and all. Here's a pic:
http://visionsconnect.com/web/TV4s.jpg
As you can see, it is even more awesome because I can connect my PC to it and all. Doom3, here I come :D

I have a question about the cables though. The TV has a HDMI input, the DVD player has a HDMI output, but the HDMI cables are very expensive (~100$). Are they really worth it? Should I get them or just live with the component output?

very nice
I was looking at tvs when I got my own place and found a very nice sony plasma or lcd I forget
was gonna set me back about 2400, so I said screw it and got rear projection
$1100 got me 52in so I was happy

[99camaro99]

Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
I think as far as quality goes DVI&gt;Componant&gt;S-Video&gt;RCA&gt;Coax. BNC is ultimatly the best quality, but those are mostly only found on broadcast quality equipment. I think the quality difference between all of them is very negliable. Then again I haven't seen any of them side by side, so I can't tell you.

My latop has an Svideo out that goes into my modulator then to my TV.

Quality difference negligible? [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img]

Ken c'mon man what's with you. DVI/Component are similar, I'll give it that. S-Video is far superior over RCA (good 'ol yellow cable) and that's way better than BNC.

[12secondv6]

WOW!

SWEET!

[Pig General]

Whoever spends 50 dollars on a peice of 6 foot DVI cable is a freaking moron. The way companys rip off on lengths of component/dvi cables to unsuspecting consumers that thing buying a 50 dollar dvi cable will yeild a quality difference over the 13 dollar one at Cablesdirect.com is just rediclous.

[camaro_speedemon]

Originally posted by 99camaro99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
I think as far as quality goes DVI&gt;Componant&gt;S-Video&gt;RCA&gt;Coax. BNC is ultimatly the best quality, but those are mostly only found on broadcast quality equipment. I think the quality difference between all of them is very negliable. Then again I haven't seen any of them side by side, so I can't tell you.

My latop has an Svideo out that goes into my modulator then to my TV.

Quality difference negligible? [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img]

Ken c'mon man what's with you. DVI/Component are similar, I'll give it that. S-Video is far superior over RCA (good 'ol yellow cable) and that's way better than BNC. </font>[/QUOTE]I'm looking at the back of our beta deck we have at work and all the connections are BNC ;) . I suppose I forgot to mention componant BNC is the best [img]redface.gif[/img] . BNC is way better then RCA.

I haven't really dabled in HDTV yet, so 99% of my knowledge is with a standard NTSC signal. For standard deffinition (SD) you're not gonna really see any differences between S-video and componant.

[majeskyb]

Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 99camaro99:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by camaro_speedemon:
I think as far as quality goes DVI&gt;Componant&gt;S-Video&gt;RCA&gt;Coax. BNC is ultimatly the best quality, but those are mostly only found on broadcast quality equipment. I think the quality difference between all of them is very negliable. Then again I haven't seen any of them side by side, so I can't tell you.

My latop has an Svideo out that goes into my modulator then to my TV.

Quality difference negligible? [img]graemlins/slap.gif[/img]

Ken c'mon man what's with you. DVI/Component are similar, I'll give it that. S-Video is far superior over RCA (good 'ol yellow cable) and that's way better than BNC. </font>[/QUOTE]I'm looking at the back of our beta deck we have at work and all the connections are BNC ;) . I suppose I forgot to mention componant BNC is the best [img]redface.gif[/img] . BNC is way better then RCA.

I haven't really dabled in HDTV yet, so 99% of my knowledge is with a standard NTSC signal. For standard deffinition (SD) you're not gonna really see any differences between S-video and componant. </font>[/QUOTE]Just wait until they start putting fiber video ports on your dvd player and tv- like they did with audio. That will be the best quality connection you can get ;)

[99camaro99]

oh I won't deny that with stand defintion S-video looks great and nothing else really looks better, HOWEVER, component/DVI looks a THOUSAND times better than S-video on an HDTV display. :cool:

[Ovidiu]

Originally posted by Pig General:
Whoever spends 50 dollars on a peice of 6 foot DVI cable is a freaking moron. The way companys rip off on lengths of component/dvi cables to unsuspecting consumers that thing buying a 50 dollar dvi cable will yeild a quality difference over the 13 dollar one at Cablesdirect.com is just rediclous.

Werd... I ended up spending 20 bucks for a cable from another website, but still. Best Buy had a 200$ cable!!!
I bought a hdmi cable and a dvi -&gt; svga cable, and awaiting delivery. [img]graemlins/popcorn.gif[/img]

[shenanigans]

whats a good cable..

looks (exact link, I am lazy [img]tongue.gif[/img] )


I just hooked up through S-video and I am hooked. 32" posting is bad ***...

I am going to snag an old small computer from my work I think thye are 500 mhz, like 512 mb ram. Former cash registers.

gonna hook it up to the TV and hook it up to the network, then get a wireless mouse/keyboard

Already liked it, my girlfrind just watched 4 episodes of downloaded "desperate housewives"

came out in great quality.

[phil97.3.8]

Get the cable at Best Buy or something and take it back for a refund if you don't like it!