ok i have a 3.5 80gb hard drive i have backups of all my music and dvds on it and now id like to link my hdd to my tv to watch them. whats the cheapest or best way to do it. i dont want to spend more than 50 pounds
You need to have your HD in a PC in order to watch your movies on your TV. You also need a graphics card capable of a TV output, i.e. a Super VHS output. So you have to have your PC running to watch your movies!
Welcome to AD. I'm not sure if you have your HDD in a drive enclosure and what the interface might be(ie USB, firewire,etc) but if you do, here's a not so cheap alternative, the ShowCentre 200 by Pinnacle Systems: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSi...pters/Digital+Media+Player/ShowCenter+200.htm In case you don't have your HDD in an enclosure and want to do so here's where you can purchase enclosures http://www.cwol.com/usb/usb_products.htm
No No No... i have an external harddrive 3.5 with a usb interface. i notice u can buy this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB2-0-MP4-MP...ryZ73839QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem but i dont want to pay 60 pounds for this, what i do want to know is if there is a way 2 do something like this your self. i am willing to spend 40-50 pounds. I NEED A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE.
If you have a video card in your computer that has a s-video hook up, you can plug in a s-video cable from your card to your tv, then hook up your audio to your sterio. That's what we do, but you need the video card. Most computers come with them now. I don't think you can actually hook up from your hard drive to your tv (that I know of).
if you want a cheaper alternative get a really cheap ass graphics card with tv out (like a geforce fx5500) for your pc and an S-Video cable http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=GC-AFX55D128 heres 1 such card
hi have a good new graphics card. ati x550 it has a yellow component out put. can i do anything with that.
yes you can if you have a newish tv there should be a yellow composite input somewhere this will let you send video to the tv to get audio there aswell you need a lead from you sound card output on the pc to the audio input on the tv (red and white connectors)
ok that sort of worked, all the configs were done but it still doesnt work proper, the screen is a small sqaure and u cant see all of the window. the tv is bigger than the monitor. when i turn on a movie it doesnt display on the tv.
Im not entirely sure as im not an ATI user but i beleive with ATI cards you need to set the video mode to be "theatre mode" in the advanced options menu for your card. there should be a feature that allows you to zoom in or out for the tv output to make it fit the screen properly if your using a large resolution on your monitor the tv wont accept it properly and it will just pan around the edges as you move your mouse but it should go into fullscreen for video let me know how you get on with this
