Silent Hunter on a Big screen TV

Akula4745 · 04-06-09, 11:42 AM

Hmmmmm... this sounds most interesting! What a great idea!

So help me here - do I need a TV card in the PC or what? I read in this thread an s-video cable won't carry the audio... so what is best?

rcjonessnp175 · 04-06-09, 11:52 AM

As long as your tv is a HD tv, ie hookup via Hdmi, use that, not all graphics cards have a Hdmi out, but have the dvi out. 1.

So in this case the tv comes with dvi or vga hookups, it all really depends on your tv, from what i know the dvi and hdmi methods will produce the best results.

For me with my 52 inch samsung i have a good dvi cable hooked up from my graphics card the nvidia 260 to the back of my tv as it has every connection known to man pretty much.

Jonesy

FIREWALL · 04-06-09, 12:08 PM

I did some checking around locally and it's the thing now.

You can buy a 30" to 40" LCD tv cheaper than a same size monitor. And works great for computer gameing.

I don't know about other computer uses.

Probably take Porn surfing to another level.

TigerOmega · 04-06-09, 12:41 PM

I bought a DVI to HDMI cable for about $30.00. I works great. I can have both monitors on at the same time or just one. SH4 looks really good.

Ramstone · 04-06-09, 02:20 PM

Every six months ago I think about this but then I'm always put off by a combination of price, cable run, and ability to easily toggle from the PC monitor to the HDTV. HDMI cable can easily exceed $100 US, and I need at least 15 feet of run, and probably 20. There's DVI too but I haven't looked into that. I'm sure my rig and radeon can handle it but I guess I'm too lazy/intimidated.

Akula4745 · 04-06-09, 05:14 PM

Thanks for the info, gents... I will definitely be checking this out!!

Frame57 · 04-06-09, 05:33 PM

If I had thought about this a couple years back....I bought an ACER widescreen monitor for almost 400 bucks. Now I am definitly going to upgrade to this TV business. The graphics are just too good to not.

peabody · 04-06-09, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Akula4745

Hmmmmm... this sounds most interesting! What a great idea!

So help me here - do I need a TV card in the PC or what? I read in this thread an s-video cable won't carry the audio... so what is best?

If for some reason you can't use the other methods and have to use the S video, then just get a set of cables for the audio and hook to your surround sound if you have it or leave it hooked to your computer speakers, or hook to the audio imputs on your TV. There are all kinds of hookups you can do.

Peabody

04-06-09, 11:42 AM	#1
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Hmmmmm... this sounds most interesting! What a great idea! So help me here - do I need a TV card in the PC or what? I read in this thread an s-video cable won't carry the audio... so what is best? __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

04-06-09, 11:52 AM	#2
rcjonessnp175 Weps Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panzer barracks, Germany Posts: 363 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	As long as your tv is a HD tv, ie hookup via Hdmi, use that, not all graphics cards have a Hdmi out, but have the dvi out. 1. So in this case the tv comes with dvi or vga hookups, it all really depends on your tv, from what i know the dvi and hdmi methods will produce the best results. For me with my 52 inch samsung i have a good dvi cable hooked up from my graphics card the nvidia 260 to the back of my tv as it has every connection known to man pretty much. Jonesy __________________ The mother ship,Coolermaster HAF, I7 intel overclock 4ghz, , 6gb mem, 5870 crossfire, soundblaster Xfi titanium , Oh and 52 inch samsung 750 120hz. 7.1 onkyo 1200 wattss system

04-06-09, 12:08 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I did some checking around locally and it's the thing now. You can buy a 30" to 40" LCD tv cheaper than a same size monitor. And works great for computer gameing. I don't know about other computer uses. Probably take Porn surfing to another level. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

04-06-09, 05:14 PM	#6
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	Thanks for the info, gents... I will definitely be checking this out!! __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

04-06-09, 05:33 PM	#7
Frame57 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: 1300 feet on the crapper Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	If I had thought about this a couple years back....I bought an ACER widescreen monitor for almost 400 bucks. Now I am definitly going to upgrade to this TV business. The graphics are just too good to not. __________________ "My Religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds." Albert Einstein

04-06-09, 12:41 PM	#4
TigerOmega Watch Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 22 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I bought a DVI to HDMI cable for about $30.00. I works great. I can have both monitors on at the same time or just one. SH4 looks really good.

04-06-09, 02:20 PM	#5
Ramstone Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Yonkers-on-the-Hudson Posts: 10 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	Every six months ago I think about this but then I'm always put off by a combination of price, cable run, and ability to easily toggle from the PC monitor to the HDTV. HDMI cable can easily exceed $100 US, and I need at least 15 feet of run, and probably 20. There's DVI too but I haven't looked into that. I'm sure my rig and radeon can handle it but I guess I'm too lazy/intimidated.