Using Plasma as Monitor

**jamie21288** · #1 18th Sep 2007, 10:44 AM

Hey guys im new on here and was just wondering how i can use my HD plasma as a monitor.
I have a ATI Radeon 9250 128 MB AGP EPOX graphics card.What cable do i need to connect my pc to tv?

**jamie21288** · #2 18th Sep 2007, 10:48 AM

I thought i should add that that i dont have a DVI or VGA on my tv!

**Emrys88** · #3 18th Sep 2007, 11:07 AM

I would think you would need to get a better graphics card.
Also what is the Model of the TV you want to use.?

Dan

**jamie21288** · #4 18th Sep 2007, 01:43 PM

ahh right its a Pioneer, this one:

http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/products...SXE/index.html

**Rik** · #5 18th Sep 2007, 02:18 PM

Get yourself an s-video to s-video cable and it should work.

That is unless you have one of the cheaper 9250's that doesnt have an s-video port. You will have to look at the back of your graphics card to see, it will be a small round socket.

Hope that helps, Rik.

**jamie21288** · #6 18th Sep 2007, 04:44 PM

yeah it has an s-video in the back.is this all i need then?will it do sound aswell?

**Emrys88** · #7 19th Sep 2007, 12:21 AM

There are also holes at the back, excuse the terminology half asleep, they are red and yellow. These are your sound.

So S-video = Video
Red and yellow = sound.

I think.

Dan

**jamie21288** · #8 19th Sep 2007, 01:46 AM

at the back of what?the tv or graphics card?you mean red and white.i think yellow is video.you must be tired.lol

**Emrys88** · #9 19th Sep 2007, 01:51 AM

Both TV and Graphics card.

That the one, Yer waking up at 4 am, after going to bed at 1, is not a good idea. Lol

**jamie21288** · #10 19th Sep 2007, 01:59 AM

lol.i have not got any in the back of my graphics card i only have a s video, dvi and vga??

**Emrys88** · #11 19th Sep 2007, 02:01 AM

When i awake from my sleep daze. I will look into it for you
:D

Dan

**Rik** · #12 19th Sep 2007, 03:00 AM

Your graphics card wont have any audio outputs unless its an "all in wonder pro" version. You will have to get sound from your soundcard (or built in sound as a fair ammount of mobo's have). That will be a stereo 3.5mm jack to 2 phono.

**jamie21288** · #13 19th Sep 2007, 04:51 AM

yeah thats right.ive sussed that out now.just wondering if a s video from the computer and into the tv will work???

**Rik** · #14 19th Sep 2007, 05:21 AM

If your tv is pal and your graphics card is pal then it should work fine.

One thing i just remembered tho, some of the older ati cards will only output in black and white to a uk tv. The faq's on the ati website may tell you one way or the other. They did used to do an adapter that would get a colour output, this was quite some time ago tho.

**jamie21288** · #15 19th Sep 2007, 07:10 AM

Thanks for the help guys,

.i have it running through a S-Video to Composite connector cable in colour.Would running an S-Video cable straight from the PC to the TV (without the composite connector) give a better picture??

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