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booster11373
09-15-2009, 08:54 AM
The title was supposed to be "can I harmmy HDTV"

So I got a new HDTV over the weekend and noticed a RGB (VGA) input on the back and having a cable and a old PC that I no longer use I hoped it to my new TV can this do any harm?

Is there anything cool I can do with it?
KnoxHarrington
09-15-2009, 09:02 AM
The title was supposed to be "can I harmmy HDTV"

So I got a new HDTV over the weekend and noticed a RGB (VGA) input on the back and having a cable and a old PC that I no longer use I hoped it to my new TV can this do any harm?

Is there anything cool I can do with it?

I wouldn't see how it would harm anything.

You could always turn the old PC into a Boxee server (or other similar video software)

http://www.boxee.tv/homepage/
lleeder
09-15-2009, 09:04 AM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stop raping that HDTV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
biggestmexi
09-15-2009, 09:17 AM
The title was supposed to be "can I harmmy HDTV"

So I got a new HDTV over the weekend and noticed a RGB (VGA) input on the back and having a cable and a old PC that I no longer use I hoped it to my new TV can this do any harm?

Is there anything cool I can do with it?

Composite cable FYI.

This is VGA http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/SVGA_port.jpg/300px-SVGA_port.jpg
boosterp
09-15-2009, 09:22 AM
It will not harm it but the video may not look right. The quality of video depends on the resolution, etc that the vid card allows for. Also the D-sub 15 pin (VGA) port has it's limits too. Best bet, upgrade to a HD capable vid card and avoid the VGA port and use composite (3 color plugs) or HDMI converter.
KingGeno
09-15-2009, 09:22 AM
I have a Windows XP Dell laptop hoocked up to my TV's DVI/VGA slot. I use it as a media server, torrent on it, etc. I watch movies, browse the web, etc. I went ahead and bought this wireless trackball keyboard, and it is awesome: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MLB6V4

If have a computer sitting around your TV looks ugly or out of place, go to newegg or tigerdirect and pick up a different tower for it. They have media center towers for fitting them into an entertainment center decor. Like this one:

http://www.nmediapc.com/HTPC%203000/3000big.jpg