Connecting PC to HD TV

[Graham Bernard]

[Joao Souza] “Can I use a cable VGA(PC) to HDMI(TV) to connect my PC to my HD TV?”

Basically, HDMI is the latest way to deal with Digital INputs or OUTputs. VGA does not – it’s analogue. So whatever you get from your VGA OUTput needs to be converted to Digital to go in to a Digital INput – here that’s your HDMI INput on your TV.

Oh and another thing, don’t bother spending heaps on Gold-Plated Digital HDMI sockets – it’s digital, 1 and 0 – Ones and Noughts.

Here’s a YT video. If you want to be even more reassured in this VGA to this DIGITAL (HDMI INput) search the NET – there’s stacks of it. DIGITAL!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD9FhjhYp6k

Cheers

Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 and two elderly XM2s

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[Joao Souza]

Thanks Bernard, I already google’d about vga-hdmi converters.
Thanks for your reply 😉

We have so much time and so little to do! / Willy Wonka

[Mark Barton]

Another possibility is to find another video card that has a DVI port and then get a cable (DVI to HDMI).

[Joao Souza]

Hey Mark I have it but as I never used it, I forget about it.
Yep I’ll install it and use a DVI to HDMI cable 😉

We have so much time and so little to do! / Willy Wonka

[John Bolton]

Don’t forget that HDMI would carry the Audio and DVI won’t. If you have a very new TV then it may not have an Audio 3.5mm jack input. I also had the same problem, so had to get an HDMI out card. Before you get one make sure what PCIE version your mainboard has if you do decide later to get an HDMI one. Ideally needs Ver 2.0. Some MBs do work with HDMI Cards with with Ver 1.0 and some don’t…