So you want to share photos, watch videos, or play computer games on the expansive screen of your HDTV? On one hand, this is a really simple how-to: use HDMI!
That, of course, isn’t the whole story. Not all computers, and not all TVs, can output or input a signal via HDMI easily. There are also a few tricks to consider.
The easy
Many modern video cards have an HDMI output. This is the easiest way by far to connect a computer to a TV. I do this all the time, with my gaming home-theater PC running through my receiver to my projector. There are few things better in life than Star Wars: The Old Republic on a 102-inch screen in full surround sound . The newer video cards even output audio over HDMI, allowing single-cable hookup.
Slightly older video cards have DVI. This larger connector uses the same video transmission tech as HDMI, but lacks audio. So you’ll need audio cables to run from your PC to your receiver or TV. Some older TVs had DVI connectivity, so you can use that too, obviously.
Any HDMI cable will work , and most new video cards come with an adapter to go from their Micro-HDMI output to a normal HDMI connector. These adapters are cheap if your computer didn’t come with one.
Still easy, less awesome
If your computer doesn’t have HDMI or DVI, it will likely have VGA (RGB-PC) analog outputs. This is the old-school computer monitor connection,
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