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Old 2nd May, 2006, 10:57 PM
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COMPUTER to PLASMA??
would this connect up and work???

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-FT-VGA-to-3-R...QQcmdZViewItem
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which plasma?

problem resides on the resolution that the plasma runs native, and what the cable can provide.



BTW, component cables ARE NOT HD.
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its a pioneer 5060HD

as far as work, i mean would the PC connect to the tv wit one end vga and the other component cables, or should i just get a long VGA to VGA cable?? since it has a pc input...
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use the pc input, PLS!
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well jus wanted to know if that would be better or clearer or anything...or even if it would even work, i was wondering thats all

pc input it will be
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Well, the pc input will give you more resolution choices.

Although component calbes can carry an "HD" signal, chances are your screen is a native 1280x768, which almost encompasses the limit that a component cable can carry. The pc input, on the other hand, will carry more colour information, and hold a "truer" picture as there is no conversion to analogue happening for the cable. Best to feed a digital display with a digital signal.
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ok...sounds good to me!
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The pc input, on the other hand, will carry more colour information, and hold a "truer" picture as there is no conversion to analogue happening for the cable.
If the feed is taken from the VGA connector on the PC to the VGA connector on the media receiver then you're using analog. The VGA connector only offers analog outputs.

From memory, the 5060HD supports the use of two HDMI connections. If you have a graphics card with DVI out, you should be able to connect DVI to HDMI. If your machine has a digital audio output, then that can also be pushed over the HDMI connector. Note, I've not tried this personally.
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You're right Aedan...VGA is analogue, but it does hold more info than a composite connection. I had a long day yesterday.
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ok so my card has DVI, how would i connect DVI to HDMI? is there such a cable that has one end dvi the other hdmi??
sound wise i have an x-fi xtreme music, theres no optical on it


edit: nvm jus found these cables ALLLLL over ebay, just bought a monster one...
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yes you can get a DVI-HDMI converter cable, quite expensive tho, in comparison to other cables. we won't see HDMI connection on vidcards for a while, i think.
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HDMI is basically a DVI output with a few extras. It takes DVI and adds the HDCP copy protection, and throws audio into the mix as well.

However, it'll also happily run just DVI instead.
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it's the hdcp chip that holds these connectors back from vidcards currently.
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so i got a monster cable dvi-hdmi on ebay so yea im going to use the dvi to hdmi for video, and then use the one below to run the 5.1 from the card through home speakers, bc my klipsch's def will sound like 50x better than these stupid logitech's

im using this...http://creative.com/products/product...&product=14309
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sounds like nice gaming! I just need a new screen now...recent hardware failures have set me back a bit!
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I did something like this. My PC is hooked upto my samsung plasma, through PC-PC inputs. I connected my X-fi to a creative DTS-610 and then used an optical cable to a yamaha amp and then to my energy take speakers.
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how is that creative 610, i was looking at it for a while, but didnt know if it was actually worth it or not...

its kinda cool having a 50" plasma and a 100" projector in the same room now
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You're right Aedan...VGA is analogue, but it does hold more info than a composite connection. I had a long day yesterday.
yes you're correct VGA provides better picture quality than composite, even outperforms Component.... also depending on the quality of the cables. Higher spec'ed cables that are rated at UXGA or QXGA are best in their analog class.



Woa.... nice tv you got there, z3speed4me
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tanx...got it like ummm 2 weeks ago maybe... its a college graduation present from my dad
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certainly an incentive to graduate ..wish daddy bought ME everything

hehe but seriously, it's going to be an impressive setup
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