Connect Computer To Your Tv And Stereo

1. Connect your Computer to your TV and stereo
April 14, 2008
Now I know that many of you would like to connect your computer to your TV and stereo system. You may want
to watch a movie or video on your TV instead of staying in a chair in front of your PC. You also may want to play
your music with real surround sound speakers instead of tiny PC speakers. It is quite easy to set up and may
require only a little expense.
Requirements
A Computer with an extra output from your video card
A TV with some kind of AUX input.
A Stereo with some kind of AUX input.
Connecting your Video
We are going to deal with video first because it is much more challenging than audio. The quality depends mostly
on your actual television set. It may be difficult to see the icons and text appearing on the TV. Regardless
whether your TV is old or new you still can watch videos and movies on it.
Find your connection
First we must figure out what kind of inputs you have on your TV. Certain connections perform better than others.
We will make the list starting with the best
Connections
HDMI - High Definition Multimedia Interface
HDMI is the newest connection out there right now. Eventually we all will need one. A lot of new TVs and video
cards are now offering this connection type. This gives you the best quality signal video. HDMI also is capable of
carrying audio. It has the same video quality as the DVI connection and is easy to install.
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2. DVI - Digital Visual Interface
This connection is currently offered on many TVs and computers.
VGA/XGA / Video Graphics Array
This is the standard video output you have for your video card. However most TVs don`t have this input in them.
You can see text clearly and movies look good.
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3. S-Video / Separate Video
Many TVs and Video Card have the option of S-Video. Using this type of connection, you will have trouble
reading the text. Movies and games will be viewed fine.
Composite Video / RCA connector
The oldest one and the one everyone is familiar with is the RCA connector. We have used this connection for aa
while. This will have lower quality than S-Video but is still good for audio and video. Some video cards may have
this. All TVs should have it.
If you don`t have a connection between the TV and the video card you can buy a box that will convert your input
into many different kinds of outputs. However it might be cheaper for you to buy a video card with the output you
need. If you have onboard video then you should buy another video card and simply add it on.
Setting up your video
You should first turn the TV on and ensure that it set to the display.
Then connect the TV and video card together using any of these connections.
If you plan to use HDMI, DVI and VGA, your computer will recognize your TV as a standard monitor, which will be
easier to setup.
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4. Now you need to decide whether to clone your display or use secondary monitor (extended view).If you clone it
you will see exactly what you see on your screen. To use extended view you must drag anything you want to see
to the way right or secondary monitor.
On a laptop you can press "fn" key with the the that has the monitor output logo on it.
Setting up your audio
Connecting sound to TV
Unless you are using HDMI you are most likely to use RCA jack. In order to Connect to your computer`s 3.5mm
plug you will need to buy a 3.5mm stereo plug to RCA pair cable.
Connecting to your surround sound
This will be the tricky part.
You can use the digital option if our computer and Hi-fi which will have to be featured on both devices. This
means you will use only one cable instead of three or four.
There also might be other adapter to accomplish this
After that all is done and you enjoy your computer connected to your home theater.
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