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    TV out on 9800m GTS

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by adamjon858, Jan 22, 2009.

  1. adamjon858

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    I have a 7811fx and I was wondering if this card/laptop supports tv output through the vga port.

    I want to be able to watch movies from my PC on my older TV and if it was as simple as buying a vga to rca cable on eBay for $3 it would be awesome. I'd rather not pay $40 for a vga to rca converter box if my video card already supports it.
     
    adamjon858, Jan 22, 2009
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    I did the VGA to RCA thing on my 6860, the image quality was fairly poor though.
     
    idiotpilot, Jan 22, 2009
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    Would I be able to watch movies with subtitles?
     
    adamjon858, Jan 22, 2009
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    The HDMI looks great on my TV.
     
    apachehavok, Jan 22, 2009
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    Does the HDMI support sound?
     
    adamjon858, Jan 28, 2009
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    No, I tested this on a bran new Vizio TV I bought other day, Hdmi graphics look out standing, however I used a 40mm Wire to RCA (red and white) cable - to my TV and the sound was pretty out standing as well.

    You can get one from radio shack, just look for 40mm (sound card plug) to RCA.
     
    Misconduct, Jan 28, 2009
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    Yes, HDMI supports sound.

    You just have to "activate it" by defaulting it as the sound output in your playback devices first. Then open up/go to whatever you want to watch (if there's no sound, close the program and re-open it and you will definitely have sound to your TV).
     
    suppaman, Jan 29, 2009
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    Ouch thats only thing I didn't do when I hooked my laptop up to the TV, I figured it was defaulted on, thanks for sharing this info.
     
    Misconduct, Jan 29, 2009
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    btw, mmsi....how do you have a 750GB in your Gateway? The biggest 2.5" is a 500GB 5400rpm
     
    adamjon858, Jan 30, 2009
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    Its an external box I carry around with me, my other internal is a Maxtor 160GB added to the 160 i already have, just to lazy to update my signature lol
     
    Misconduct, Jan 30, 2009
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    you can have up to 1TB 5400rpm and 640GB 7200rpm internal in your gateway because it has 2 hdd bays.
     
    zarraza, Jan 30, 2009
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    Can anyone point me to a good VGA cable for tv out?
     
    adamjon858, Feb 15, 2009
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    Still looking for a cable....What should I get?
     
    adamjon858, Feb 17, 2009
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    VGA to component doesn't work since component TV signal is in CYM color space and VGA is in RGB color space. You need a converter box to go from VGA to component video.
     
    Big Mike, Feb 17, 2009
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    I'm actually curious about this too. I tried to connect my P-7811fx to my HDTV 42" plasma and the screen was not formatted properly. I used an HDMI to HDMI cable. What did I do wrong? Did I just have the wrong resolution picked? What should the proper resolution be set to on my laptop for a 42" Plasma TV?
     
    GreggyVT, Feb 18, 2009
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    From another tread:
     
    Tybalt39, Feb 18, 2009
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