PC > TV HDMI Connectivity Question

[David]

Guys, i've just got a new tele. i have a gcard which outputs 1 vga and 1 dvi, on the TV there is 2 hdmi ports 1 vga port.

Whats the best way to connect it ?
DVI > HDMI?
VGA > VGA?

or will it make no difference, as i'm pretty sure VGA will still output HD resolutions. Sorry if it's stupid question i'm getting a long cable and want to get the best signal i'm currently thinking DVI > HDMI.

 

[alexbleubolt]

no difference really, whatever is easier to change the channel to

 

[McBunny]

yes there is a huge difference !!!

dvi > hdmi is usually the best but it all depends on the tv alot will not do 1-1 pixel mapping over vga

some will also not do it over vga or hdmi but hdmi will usually support higher resolutions

 

[V1NNY]

yeah dvi is much better as its a digital signal

 

[McBunny]

some tv's suck balls tho for connecting to pc's

 

[David]

ok mate well mines the Sony 40" W series. should be pretty good for iit... i'll go down the DVI route, cheers boys.

 

[McBunny]

it will be alright you will need powerstip so you can mess around with resoutions most probably

 

[David]

yeah i put vista on a mates machine and had issues with that. fortunately nvidia xp drivers support overscan so hopefully not a problem, appreciated though mate cheers.

 

[gazzrenn]

I have a Samsung 32" HD, i connect my PC to it using VGA > VGA.

Media Center looks awesome, HD content looks awesome.

Whichever way you connect it..... VGA > VGA, DVI > HDMI etc etc, its going to look good

 

[David]

heh cheers mate. can't wait to sort it out. get winamp running visulalisations in pure 1080p

 

[Evil Ally]

My projector is connected to my PC with a DVI-HDMI cable, much better than analogue. Make sure you have 1:1 pixel mapping as mentioned already to get the best picture. e.g. my projector has a 1280x720 panel, so I use 1280x720 resolution in windows. You might also have to configure some stuff on the TV as well. Then get the beers out and play some counter strike

 

[David]

would this 1:1 pixel mapping be an option on the gcard driver software or the tv itself?

 

[Evil Ally]

Find out the native res of your TV, then set that res in windows. I also had to set up my projector because it was overscanning by 10% so I lost the 1:1 mapping. I didn't have to fiddle with any drivers or anything since windows just sees it as a standard monitor, not a TV.

 

[David]

right i get ya, well the resolution will be ther 1080p one so i think i'ts 1920*1080 or something like that. will look into that, nice one mate.

 

[Evil Ally]

No problem m8. Once you get it all working, read griffs newsgroup sticky. There's loads of high def movies on the newsgroups that you can use your PC to play. Perfect for showing off to your m8s

 

[David]

high def movies? er like 35 gigs each? hmmm my 2mb line may take a beating hahaha