Computer to Plasma

BWillie · 12-27-2007, 01:55 AM

My laptop's hard drive crashed, so I currently have no computer except for this old one I had laying around. I am in the process of trying to get a media center computer, but I got a SVGA cord and hooked up my ikd computer to the back of my Plasma Display RGB input deal.

It looks shitty. The colors are really dull and dark. It's not the contrast of the TV because obviously when I go back to TV it looks great again. I'm not a computer guru but am I lacking a video card? Also my sound does not work at all, and the sound is checked on from all the sound controls.

ok, I am done because I am getting dizzie from the blurry text I have the read.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 12-27-2007, 02:23 AM

Yes, you almost certainly need a better video card, preferably one that can support a resolution above 1920x1080.

To be perfectly honest, it's hard to find a card that will work very well for basic browsing on a HTPC, as the text will generally be somewhat blurry.

If you want to kill two birds with one stone you should try a Radeon 2600 Pro or 2600 XT. They have and included DVI-HDMI adapter that will allow you to pass video and sound (up to 5.1) over one cable (in this case, HDMI).

12-27-2007, 01:55 AM
BWillie Crushing your Hopes & Dreams Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: baldeaglepoker.com Casino cash: $41341	Computer to Plasma My laptop's hard drive crashed, so I currently have no computer except for this old one I had laying around. I am in the process of trying to get a media center computer, but I got a SVGA cord and hooked up my ikd computer to the back of my Plasma Display RGB input deal. It looks shitty. The colors are really dull and dark. It's not the contrast of the TV because obviously when I go back to TV it looks great again. I'm not a computer guru but am I lacking a video card? Also my sound does not work at all, and the sound is checked on from all the sound controls. ok, I am done because I am getting dizzie from the blurry text I have the read.
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12-27-2007, 02:23 AM	#2
'Hamas' Jenkins Only rapes to save Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $39672	Yes, you almost certainly need a better video card, preferably one that can support a resolution above 1920x1080. To be perfectly honest, it's hard to find a card that will work very well for basic browsing on a HTPC, as the text will generally be somewhat blurry. If you want to kill two birds with one stone you should try a Radeon 2600 Pro or 2600 XT. They have and included DVI-HDMI adapter that will allow you to pass video and sound (up to 5.1) over one cable (in this case, HDMI). __________________ "When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty – to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.”--Abraham Lincoln
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