Please help

TL666 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Karma :

Right, er I'm planning on doing my house up a bit and have decided to try to link up my stereo and my tv to my PC.
I was wondering what sort of wiring would I need or could I do it with this wireless network thingy.
Sorry for being a bit vague. I'm a bit clueless when it comes to this sort of thing. Embarassed

T1z3R · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Karma :

if you want your PC's sound coming out of your stereo and your PCs video displayed on your telly then it depends on what components you have.

at the basic level you can use standard audio cable with a 3.5mm stereo plug on one end that connects to your soundcards lineout and the other end will likely need 2 phono plugs to connect to the stereo.

your PC will need to have a VGA card with a TV-out connector or your TV will need to have a VGA/DVI connector. just buy the relevant cable type for that and you'll probably have to enable the TV-out in your display properties.

you could maybe do the video wirelessly using a video sender but this will rely on you using a TV-out and not the VGA/DVI route.

not sure about doing the audio wirelessly though.
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TL666 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Karma :

Thanks for the info mate. Much appreciated Thumbs Up

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Easiest way to connect your pc to tv is via s-video. You can probably pick up a graphics card with s-video output for next to nothing, then you plug the s-video into your tv.

If you don't have s-video in on your tv then just use a scart adapter or phono adapters. You can do the whole setup with graphics card for about £20-£25 Thumbs Up

TheBoyChris · Scooby Slapper Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Karma :

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

I just use the surround sound of my pc for videos on my tv, as the tv is about 2 meters away from my pc in my room its ok. Very Happy

John C · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2005 Karma :

Standard audio leads (3.5mm or phono) only transmit analogue mono/stereo sound.

If you have an amp with 5.1 speaker setup, and you want the Dolby Digital or DTS soundtrack of dvd's played on your PC to be transferred to the amp, you'll need a sound-card (or motherboard with on board audio) with a digital out. This can be in the form of an optical or S/PDIF connection.

A digital connection will also improve the audio quality of stereo sound such as MP3's CD's ect...

Coaxial (S/PDIF) & optical audio output connectors
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