Hello,
I have searched older answers and I couldn’t find any help. I can’t afford cable so I want to watch shows using my computer on my tv. Currently, I have maybe a 3 month old computer. I’ve read that you can run a cable from the video card to the tv but I have a really old tv so I may not be able to connect it.
My setup:
-ATI Radeon 4850 graphics card.
-Vista home premium
-Tivo with dual turner on tv no connected
-dsl internet via router through phone jack(low speed 1.5mb/s DL/averaging 150 kb/s)
-tv only has the red, white, yellow inputs and a deal in the back for cable only.
I’m hoping that I don’t have to buy an Xbox or anything else to expensive. What is the cheapest way for me to go? Thanks in advance for ansering my question.
I just ordered a S-Video to 3 RCA cable on ebay. My video card has an s-video output. I’m hoping this will solve my problem. Thanks for all the help guys/girls.
I have VGA, DVI, and HDMI outs on my video card but only the composit outs on my tv so this is my only option. When I decide to upgrade my tv, I will have better quality. I don’t see that happening in the near future though…..
Answer:
The cable you bought should work, however the quality might not be the greatest. Do you have any other outputs like the first few on this list? http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/mediacenter/getstarted/wmc-on-tv.mspx
