How do I hook up my Dell 42" LCD HDTV to my computer?

Question

I have a Dell 42" LCD TV with seemingly every input/output slots you could imagine. I've also got Dell XPS 410 and a GeForce 8600 GT 512 MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card.

I want to know how to use my TV as the monitor.

If you could just post what cable/cords and any converters I might need, and if there's anything else required.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Depends on the particular video card.

If your card has an hdmi connection, you need an hdmi cable.

If your video card has a 's' video out, you just need an 's' video cable.

Since it's a fairly new t.v., you most likely would not need any adapters.

The video card software should have a control panel that will allow you to configure your output options.

btw(The 's' video out is the round one, the hdmi is sort of rectangular)