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This is a discussion on hooking up my pc to my lcd within the Technical Help forums, part of the Off Topic category; okay so at the moment i have no pc monitor long story, was wondering if its possible to hook up ...
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13-01-11, 03:34 PM
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| iPod 30gb  Join Date: Jul 2010
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 | hooking up my pc to my lcdokay so at the moment i have no pc monitor long story, was wondering if its possible to hook up my pc to my flat screen using a dvi to hdmi cable or is it more complex than that |
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13-01-11, 03:55 PM
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| it can be done, mine is currently running in a similar way for my TV & monitor (dual screen) you can get the cables off ebay just have a look around i think the guy i got mine from was called cablestar or something along those lines. Mine uses a DVI - VGA adaptor for my screen cable, and then a straight DVI - HDMI cable for the TV, however i know some TV's do have a direct VGA socket on the back if you wanted to go that way Genuine gold plated connectors and everything for around £15 for a 5m cable. Last edited by arcticash; 13-01-11 at 03:56 PM.. |
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13-01-11, 03:56 PM
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 | No that should be as simple as it gets, you may need to alter the resolution to fit the screen but hdmi generally does that for you. EDIT: You don't need a cable for dual screens  I connect it to my lcd tv in my lounge for movies with a simple hdmi cable and it runs perfect.
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13-01-11, 03:59 PM
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| yeah but my graphics card on pc is dvi no hdmi sockets so would i just alter the resolution to something widescreen like 1366x768 |
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13-01-11, 05:37 PM
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| and windows xp lol |
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13-01-11, 06:10 PM
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 Only tried on windows 7 
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17-01-11, 12:06 PM
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| yes but how do you get sound also from laptop to tv using cable |
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17-01-11, 01:48 PM
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| Looked on ebuyer basic dvi to hdmi is a fiver total bargain just need to get bank account changed to mums address lol |
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11-02-11, 02:50 AM
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| Okay so I have picture am halfway there am I right in thinking pc should use tv speakers |
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11-02-11, 01:16 PM
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| from what i've read the audio should go through the hdmi same as pic shouldn't need separate cable |
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11-02-11, 03:44 PM
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| no hdmi on pc have just hooked pc speakers to pc and playing tv through them |
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