What do I need to connect my computer to my TV?

Question

i have an awesome TV and would like to watch movies from my computer on my TV, but I'm slightly technically challenged. What do I need to buy??

Answer 1

You need either a video card with a composite video output or a TV with a VGA input.  There are also VGA to component converters.

Answer 2

It all depends on the inputs your TV has and the outputs your computer has in common.

Rule out S-Video. It's not hi-def and it sucks.

Best bet:

Your TV surely has HDMI. Your computer may, but not as likely. If your computer has DVI, you're in luck. It's the exact same signal so you can just buy a cheap adapter or cable.

Answer 3

s-video cable

Answer 4

well it depends on the TV and on the computer. It might be possible with an s-video cable or perhaps the TV has a computer video cable connection. We might need more information

Answer 5

depends on ur tv, i have a pretty nwe LCD tv, all i have to do is plug in the cable onto a special outlet on the back of my tv...

the same cable u plug into ur computer monitor ;)

Answer 6

you need av conetor cable that will fit into the printer slot on your computer/laptop  

Answer 7

you need to buy a good video card  (8 series and up) for high video resolutions with DVI connections, if your tv has HDMi you can use a DVI to HDMi cable or DVI to DVI. S-Video is good.

Answer 8

A REALLY expensive scan converter.  Cable television signal work at a lower resolution than your laptop/ computer.  In order to watch movies from your computer you'll need to "down scale" your computers resolution to a NTSC format.  All this being said you'll need a VGA cable that goes to the scan converter, then out of the scan converter you'll need a BNC cable with a RCA bullet or you can use a S - Video cable into your television.  

Hold on!!!  Check your computer to see if you have a RCA video out port or a S - Video out port.  If so go buy the corresponding cable and plug it directly into your television and change your televisions input to the corresponding jack.  Easy!  

Easy answer!  Go to radio shack.